With the original funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division set to end, NIST has provided additional funding to allow the division to continue its research.

A proposed bill would take proceeds from an auction of the 3.1 – 3.45 GHz band and allocate a portion to expanding the implementation of next-generation 911 (NG 911).

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel shared new draft rules to improve the reliability and resiliency of wireless networks during emergencies. If adopted by a vote of the full commission, the rules would help reduce wireless phone outages for the public and support faster service restoration after hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters.

The amount of video recorded by businesses and organizations is growing substantially every year. By the end of 2022, research firm Omdia estimates there will be two billion video surveillance cameras installed worldwide. However, much of that video is not being used.

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security and Wireless Telecommunications bureaus announced that they will begin accepting licenses for interstitial channels in 800 MHz mid band July 7.

The FCC announced dates for compliance with new rules related to the Emergency Alert System (EAS).

The U.K. Home office told the U.K. Competition and Market Authority that Motorola Solutions should be required to provide an interworking solution between its Kodiak mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) solution and an alternative MCPTT solution.

Hytera Communications refiled an appeal, and Motorola Solutions refiled a cross-appeal in the ongoing the theft of trade secrets litigation between the two companies.

A new white paper from SAFECOM and the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) found that LTE is unlikely to replace LMR in the near future. Instead, the report said, the two technologies are likely to merge.

Not many people think about 911 until they themselves are involved in an emergency. It’s the number everyone knows but hopes they will never have to dial. And then, when they do have to, the expectation is that help will arrive at the incident location precisely and instantaneously.