The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) announced approval of Compliance Certification Services as a WInnForum approved Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) device (CBSD) certification test lab. The list of approved labs now stands at more than 15 organizations from around the world.

Softil and Zetron announced that Softil’s BEEHD mission-critical services (MCX)-enabling technology will be used by Zetron to expand the LTE Push-To-Talk (PTT) integration capabilities of its dispatch solutions.

The Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) filed a motion asking the FCC to extend the reply comments deadline to its ongoing further notice of proposed rulemaking (FNPRM) on what to do with the 4.9 GHz band.

Standards work and new communications technology innovations were at the top of mind for MissionCritical Communications reader during 2021, as those stories were sprinkled throughout the most read stories of 2021.

ATIS’ Next G Alliance and the 5G Forum signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further their mutual goals of advancing cooperation in next-generation mobile communications.

The FCC proposed action to improve the clarity and accessibility of visual Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages to the public, particularly to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and launched an examination of broader measures to enhance the system’s overall functionality and accessibility.

A group of 11 public-safety and critical infrastructure industries (CII) entities filed a petition for rulemaking to make changes to FCC’s rules for low-power indoor devices in the 6 GHz band, as well as a petition of stay to delay those rules until the petition of rulemaking can be considered.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) named Jeremy Zollo chief market engagement officer, a new position created to oversee the organization’s collaboration with stakeholders across market segments, including public safety, industry, academia and government partners.

CentralSquare Technologies announced that the Pomona (California) Police Department selected CentralSquare's Public Safety Suite Pro as its go-forward public safety suite.

The Defense Information Systems Agency selected AT&T to consolidate the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) disparate data communications networks onto a single modernized data communication platform.