The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) successfully tested four prototype technologies for early detection of wildfires in California.

An AT&T executive said that it is possible that the FirstNet buildout will finish ahead of the March 2023 completion date mandated in its contract with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority).

Telit announced that four more of its modules are now certified and approved for use on FirstNet.

Although it was the COVID-19 pandemic that accelerated the adoption of telemedicine by EMS and 9-1-1 systems across the country, its use is likely only going to continue to grow. Telemedicine in EMS and 9-1-1 has many potential benefits and will be a key tool to help communities achieve the vision of a people-centered EMS system described by EMS Agenda 2050.

With the official start of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season this month, C Spire is offering a free public-safety data priority service designed to help local and state emergency first responders send and receive critical mobile data communications during a crisis or natural disaster.

Mutualink, in partnership with Stafford County and Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), successfully deployed and is powering the Virginia Smart Community Testbed, the state’s first smart city deployment.

Leonardo signed an agreement for the acquisition of 70% of the share capital of Alea, a company specializing in mission- and business-critical communication software, with the option for a subsequent acquisition of the remaining 30%.

The FCC released coordination procedures for the 3.45 – 3.55 GHz bands. In March, the FCC announced a planned auction of new flexible use licenses in the band.

The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) filed an ex parte letter urging the FCC to provide business-critical entities access to the 4.9 GHz band noting that the record at the FCC already supports primary critical infrastructure industry (CII) access to this band.

On 2 June, the BroadGNSS project successfully hit the first milestone of its open market consultation (OMC) phase with a successful webinar with interested suppliers.