Increasing network requirements across large organizations adopting software-driven operations are fueling the deployment of private Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. Businesses are implementing automation, analytics and machine communications to enhance productivity and efficiency, as well as security.

The FCC denied three petitions for reconsideration to operate on frequencies that had been terminated. The petitions were from Butler County, Pennsylvania; the Nevada Department of Transportation (DOT); and the Mt. Hope/Funks Grove (Illinois) Fire Department.

The FCC granted two separate Travelers Information Station (TIS) waiver requests, one from the city of Longmont, Colorado, and one from the city of Lago Vista, Texas.

The FCC granted an instant request for waiver from Nassau County, New York, to extend the construction period for nine frequency pairs at three fixed base locations for call sign WQUM833 and for nine frequency pairs at three fixed base locations for call sign WQUT752.

Axon filed a lawsuit against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in Phoenix. In its 29-page complaint, Axon asked the court to declare the FTC's structure and administrative procedures unconstitutional, and to adjudicate the legality of Axon’s Vievu acquisition in a federal court.

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Motorola Solutions a $23.8 million contract to sustain the U.S. Navy’s enterprise LMR system, which is used to coordinate the deployment and actions of the first responder community at Navy bases worldwide. The contract contains four options, which if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $93.6 million.

Nedaa, a Dubai government security networks provider, completed preparations for Dubai’s New Year’s Eve celebrations happening at the Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa.

Digital Ally announced U.S. Patent No. 10,521,675 will be added to the firm’s patent portfolio. The ‘675 patent allows the software from recording video cameras to scan film frame by frame to capture and store legible vehicle markings, such as license plate characters.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to take comments on an action to require the remote identification (remote ID) of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). UAS remote ID in U.S. airspace would address safety, national security and law enforcement concerns regarding the further integration of these aircraft into the airspace and enable greater operational capabilities, the FAA said.

The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), in cooperation with the Safer Buildings Coalition, announced the initiation of efforts to develop a new engineering technician certification program for Emergency Responder Radio Communication Systems (ERRCS). In November 2019, the NICET Board of Governors recognized the need for qualified individuals to design, install, test, inspect and maintain these in-building radio communication systems.