Kymeta announced that the FCC granted it blanket authorization for the operation of its u8 terminal — a next-generation electronically steered, flat-panel earth station in motion (ESIM) platform.

A variety of public-safety organizations filed with the FCC asking the commission to remove consideration of a report and order that would allow states to lease portions of the 4.9 GHz band from the agenda for its September 30 meeting.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking information on innovative solutions to enable dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) within the DoD’s currently allocated spectrum with the goal of accelerating spectrum sharing decisions and 5G deployment.

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Operational Experimentation (OpEx) Program wants to evaluate technology solutions for first responders.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Skyward, a Verizon company, a temporary waiver that allows company pilots to fly the Percepto Sparrow drone from their homes to inspect critical communications infrastructure near the Big Hollow wildfire in Washington. The waiver permits operations 24 hours a day, with less than 3 miles of visibility and no pilot or observer on site.

Nokia’s public-safety artificial intelligence (AI) prototype won first place in an app challenge held by AFCEA International’s Emerging Professionals in Intelligence Committee (EPIC).

Tyler Technologies, a provider of public-safety and government software solutions, experienced what it called a “security incident.”

Sonim Technologies partnered with goTenna to enhance optimal reliability and connectivity for the Sonim XP8 ultra-rugged smartphone in off-network situations. goTenna's innovative mesh networking protocol is embedded into lightweight, low-cost tactical-grade radio devices and paired with easy-to-use mobile devices and applications enabling mobile, long-range connectivity even without cell, Wi-Fi or satellite.

EUCAST integrated CommAgility’s LTE software into South Korea's public-safety network, a project led by the country's Ministry of the Interior and Safety, due to its proven robustness and reliability.

The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) asked the FCC to withdraw a report and order that would allow states to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum to commercial entities, utilities and other from consideration for its Sept. 30 meeting.