The effective delivery of critical communications is crucial to ensuring public safety and to enabling businesses to protect personnel and property during major planned and unplanned events. At the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution, the industry is looking to see how 5G, big data, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) can be harnessed to further enhance critical communications in the context of an ever-changing technological landscape.

Comtech Telecommunications announced three orders, ranging from $2 million to $14 million, that its command and control technologies group received during the third quarter.

The Department of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report that offers a guide to government, civil society and industry actions that would dramatically reduce the threat of botnets and similar cyberattacks.

Drone provider DJI and Mircosoft announced a strategic partnership to bring advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities to DJI drones, helping businesses harness the power of commercial drone technology and edge cloud computing.

AT&T added the LG V35 ThinQ smartphone to First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) device ecosystem. The phone will be available online at the end of this week and will be available at AT&T stores in early June.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that while regional working groups established by the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 have enhanced emergency communications capabilities, better collaboration between those groups could further enhance capabilities.

Around 600 agencies have signed up for First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) services, AT&T chief financial officer John Stephens said during Cowen’s Technology, Media and Telecom Conference May 30 in New York.

CyberSaint Security announced the closing of a $3 million growth round of financing co-led by Audeo Capital and founding investor BlueIO.

The Australian Radio and Communications Association (ARCIA) and the U.S.-based Government Wireless Technologies and Communications Alliance (GWTCA) signed an agreement to share information regarding the development and use of wireless and associated communications technologies in their respective countries.

The FCC approved additional immediate funding to accelerate the restoration of communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that were damaged and destroyed during the 2017 hurricane season.