Whether it’s a new set of solar panels on a neighbor’s roof or a freshly installed smart thermostat at home, burgeoning renewable and smart technologies represent steps toward a sustainable future. But much of their potential will remain untapped unless the power grid is managed in a much more flexible way. Interoperability is key to unlocking flexibility on the grid.

Edgybees, a provider of real-time high precision geo-registration and visual augmentation of aerial video, announced $9.5 million in Series A funding, led by Seraphim Capital, with participation from Refinery Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, Kodem Growth Partners, OurCrowd and Verizon Ventures.

The Smart Cities Council named Brisbane, Australia, and Nashville, Tennessee, and Orange County, Florida, in the U.S., as Readiness Challenge Winners for 2021.

As the critical communications industry gradually transitions, we are expecting to see it complement or replace highly reliable and secure TETRA and other radio networks with LTE technologies.

Many cities around the world are planning for, purchasing and bringing online their smart safe city programs and technology systems to integrate their public safety, health, city services and citizen engagement capabilities to better serve and safeguard citizens.

Sequans Communications received a multimillion dollar grant from the French government to support technologies the government has determined to be strategic for the national interest.

2020 was a busy year for the industry as the COVID-19 pandemic forced first responders to find new ways to provide services and a variety of regulatory actions drastically changed the spectrum landscape.

Ondas Holdings announced today the first commercial shipment of its Mercury software-based radio platform to a major North American Class I rail customer.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced final rules for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. The new rules require remote ID of drones and allow operators of small drones to fly over people and at night under certain conditions.

Police forces rely on body-worn cameras to improve the safety and accountability of their frontline teams, capture evidence and maintain transparency. In the first three months of the COVID-19 lockdown, U.K. police forces saw a 21 percent increase in assaults on their officers, according to a study published by the Press Association, which put greater demands on frontline staff and public safety organizations.