A coalition of Puerto Rican advocates, racial and social justice organizations, and media and telecommunications experts asked FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to appoint an independent commission to examine the causes for communications failures in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria last year.

The U.K. Home Office and Motorola Solutions reached an agreement on terms for the new direction of the U.K. Emergency Services Network (ESN), as well as an agreement on terms to extend the Airwave nationwide digital radio network.

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) released a new report that addresses how sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can be leveraged to address some information communications technology (ICT) challenges.

The renewal of the Netherlands’ C2000 TETRA network is delayed, according to a letter from Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Ferd Grapperhaus.

The French Ministry of the Interior (MoI) released a request for information (RFI) about licensed shared access and air ground air communications. The call for competences relates to establishing a radio network of the future (RRF) for public protection and disaster response (PPDR) communications.

Anritsu will demonstrate its ability to test emerging Citizen Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) chipsets and modules. The Anritsu analyzer will conduct throughput tests on a Sierra Wireless Long Term Evolution (LTE)-Advanced Pro cellular module that supports CBRS band applications.

AT&T and the city of Los Angeles are in talks regarding a smart city public-private partnership using internet of things (IoT) technology and deployment of small cell technology, with public safety as a main driver.

The FCC announced a temporary freeze, effective Sept. 13, on the acceptance of certain applications related to Part 90 services operating in the 896 – 901/935 – 940 MHz spectrum band until further notice.

Harris was selected to provide a countywide public-safety communications solution that serves more than 1,300 users in Hialeah, Florida.

A Florida administrative law judge (ALJ) recommended that the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) dismiss a protest from Harris over the award of a contract for a new statewide Project 25 (P25) network to Motorola Solutions. ALJ J. Bruce Culpepper additionally recommended that the department award the contract to Motorola.