The Next Generation 911 Institute (NG911 Institute) announced the results of its 2022 board of directors election.

The FCC will consider an item to improve 9-1-1 reliability at its November Open Meeting.

The FCC opened a new window for applications under its Honors Engineer Program. During this window, the commission will be accepting applications from recent graduates with an engineering degree and current students graduating in December 2022.

The FCC proposed rules to bolster the operational readiness and security of the nation’s public alert and warning systems, the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). These systems warn the public about emergencies through alerts on their televisions, radios, and wireless phones.

In four weeks, the doors to Hall 10.2 in the Congress Centre East of Koelnmesse will open to visitors to the international trade fair PMRExpo. The 22nd edition of Europe’s the professional mobile radio (PMR) show will take place this year from 22 to 24 November.

Rave Mobile Safety announced users of the company’s Rave Panic Button and Rave 911 Suite solutions can now significantly improve safety outcomes in facilities by uploading high quality, actionable floorplans generated by Critical Response Group (CRG). The new integration will further enhance safety efforts by giving 9-1-1 dispatchers, law enforcement, and first responders better situational awareness, which can help expedite response and improve safety outcomes.

In a letter, the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT) urged members of Congress to pass legislation.

Tasmania Police were able to successfully test a new encrypted radio system earlier this month, after being granted an early access trial of the Tasmanian Government Radio Network (TasGRN) at the recent T20 Cricket World Cup event in Hobart.

RapidSOS closed a $75 million financing round, bringing total capital raised to more than $250 million.

Motorola Solutions acquired Futurecom Systems, a provider of radio coverage extension solutions for public-safety agencies, based in Ontario, Canada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.