The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that eight companies that will assist the federal government in establishing requirements for future suppliers of remote identification. Remote ID will enable unmanned aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones, to provide identification and location information while operating in the nation’s airspace.

Global Certification Forum (GCF) and 450 MHz Alliance formalized a new partnership and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see a GCF certification initiative extend to users of the 450 MHz band.

Union Pacific Railroad deployed RADWIN's portfolio of point-to-point and point-to-multipoint solutions to monitor and manage hundreds of remote railyards located west of the Mississippi River in the central and western U.S. by implementing high-throughput video surveillance networks and connecting remote railyard buildings.

As expected, the FCC adopted rules that make 1,200 megahertz of spectrum in the 6 GHz band available for unlicensed use. These new rules will usher in Wi-Fi 6, the next generation of Wi-Fi, and play a role in the growth of the internet of things (IoT), the FCC said.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai circulated a draft order that would approve with conditions Ligado’s application to deploy a low-power terrestrial nationwide network in the L-Band that would primarily support 5G and internet of things (IoT) services. The draft order would both promote more efficient and effective use of the country’s spectrum resources and ensure that adjacent band operations, including GPS, are protected from harmful interference.

Erillisverkot, the provider of Finland’s planned Virve 2.0 public-safety broadband network, will acquire the broadband radio access network (RAN) as a service from Elisa and the core systems from Ericsson.

Digital Ally announced its operating results for 2019. Total revenues decreased in 2019 to $10.4 million from nearly $11.3 million in 2018.

In November, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) assessed small, commercially available drones for priority needs of first responders through its First Responder Robotic Operations System Test (FRROST) program. FRROST took place over four days, with a different drone assessed each day.

Axon entered into a commercial partnership with Flock Safety, a venture-backed provider of automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology. The agreement will make it easier and more cost effective for police departments to deploy a network of both fixed and mobile ALPR capabilities by offering Flock Safety's ALPR solution alongside Axon's upcoming Axon Fleet 3 in-car video and mobile ALPR solution, the companies said.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai circulated draft rules permitting unlicensed devices to operate in the 6 GHz band. The proposed rules would make 1,200 megahertz of spectrum available for unlicensed use.