Just a few years ago, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) were mostly a curiosity when it came to public-safety communications. However, as more and more agencies and businesses have adopted the technology, public safety has given it a second look and used it in a variety of applications.

The winners of a July government-run hackathon in Singapore that challenged participants to design solutions with the application of artificial intelligence (AI) traveled from Singapore to Motorola Solutions’ headquarters.

A group of industry organizations continued to make their case for the need for the FCC to retain at least two priority access licenses (PAL) on a census tract basis in every market in the 3.65 GHz band.

The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), a coalition of New York and Massachusetts aerospace and academic institutions, signed a multiyear collaboration agreement with Thales. The agreement supports NUAIR’s efforts to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems into traditional, controlled airspace and supports its ability to conduct operations at its New York UAS test site’s 50-mile UAS traffic management corridor.

George Flanderijn was appointed sales manager for the DACH region — the German speaking part of Europe — for Radiocrafts, a provider of RF modules and wireless solutions.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) released a report on vehicle to everything (V2X) use cases.

ATIS and US Ignite launched a joint initiative to give cities the ability to enhance their smart cities' data-sharing capabilities. This new initiative is bringing city thought leaders and industry together to create a blueprint for the secure and interoperable exchange of data beyond city operational boundaries.

Iskratel announced that it successfully implemented its internet of things (IoT)-based Incident-Response Management (IRM) for Slovenian Railways.

Wayne Tatro joined the Ondas Networks as an advisor, focusing on strategy and business development for the newly added transportation business unit, dedicated to mission-critical internet of things (IoT) applications in rail and transit.

Sprint and Ericsson announced a global agreement to build a core network dedicated specifically to internet of things (IoT) and an IoT operating system. The new environment is designed to create an optimal flow of device data, enabling immediate, actionable intelligence at the network edge for end users and enterprises, the companies said.