The Fort Pierce (Florida) Police Department joined the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) for public safety. The Fort Pierce Police Department is using FirstNet on its department-issued phones and hot spots.

The FCC modified certain Part 22 VHF/UHF paging licenses operated by State Radio Communications Engineering in South Dakota to facilitate implementation of the South Dakota Interagency Communications System (SDICS).

Beijing Daxing Airport, due to open in September, is slated for a TETRA network connected with Beijing International Airport to secure daily operations.

The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) announced that Commscope, Federated Wireless and Google have joined Nokia in being approved as certified professional installer (CPI) training program administrators for the Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service (CBRS).

Cybersecurity, utilities and 5G, grid modernization, spectrum access for wireless deployment, grid resilience, rural broadband deployment by utilities, and the growing convergences between the energy and telecom sectors are among the topics that will be discussed at the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) Telecom and Technology conference June 17-21 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) released its annual report to Congress for fiscal year 2018. The year saw the beginning of the deployment of the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).

First responders were able to see 5G technology in action when the first members of the 5G First Responder Lab recently showcased their technology.

The FCC rechartered its Technological Advisory Council (TAC) for a two-year term commencing May 17. Dale Hatfield, executive fellow with Silicon Flatirons and a member of the MissionCritical Communications editorial advisory board, and a National Emergency Number Association (NENA) employee are just two of the experts serving on the 42-member council.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a temporary general license (TGL) amending the export administration regulations (EAR) to Huawei Technologies and its 68 non-U.S. affiliates, which were added to the Entity List May 16.

For the sixth consecutive year, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) received an unmodified, or “clean,” audit opinion on its financial statements.