Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a flexible, portable measurement system to support design and repeatable laboratory testing of 5G wireless communications devices with unprecedented accuracy across a wide range of signal frequencies and scenarios.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) and the DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program are leveraging their innovative funding mechanisms to further develop a critical cybersecurity technology from CryptoMove, a start-up based in Oakland, California.

Keysight Technologies and Qualcomm Technologies have enabled the Global Certification Forum (GCF) to activate certification of a cellular vehicle-to-everything communications (C-V2X) test plan.

Government authorities and logistics providers across the world are constantly having to adapt to an increasing number of challenges facing the transport sector. The movement of goods and people across large areas can be very challenging, especially when trying to ensure operations are always as efficient, safe and sustainable as possible. Fortunately, the internet of things (IoT) combined with satellite communications networks can provide the solution to overcome these challenges.

Nokia announced it partnered with Vivo to provide private wireless services for Vale’s Carajás mine in Brazil. The service will be part of an Industry 4.0 project by Vale to deploy autonomous drill platforms and trucks.

The FCC fined HobbyKing $2,861,128 for marketing drone transmitters that do not comply with FCC licensing rules.

DRONERESPONDERS today announced the release of “The Five C’s: Principles on the Responsible Use of Drones by Public Safety Agencies,” which provide a new tool to help guide the development and deployment of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or drones by first responders.

AiRXOS, a provider of unmanned traffic management (UTM) solutions, announced an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) solution for energy organizations to plan, schedule, operate and monitor all facets of their UAS operations from a single platform.

Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants announced a collaboration that will exploit Iridium’s satellite communications to safely control unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from a central control hub. This will enable Flylogix to move from local drone piloting at the airfield to centrally controlled operations, increasing the resilience of their services to offshore installations.

The General Inspectorate for the Romanian Police, the national police force and main civil law enforcement agency in Romania, signed a contract with Motorola Solutions for an integrated body-worn camera solution that consists of 12,000 body-worn cameras including back-end VideoManager software.