A new report offers recommendations for how the FCC and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) can free additional mid-band spectrum, which the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) said will be crucial for next-generation networks.

The FCC accelerated the transition to 406 MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) in a fourth report and order. ELTs are radio beacons that are carried on board aircraft and triggered in the event of a crash or other unplanned downing.

The FCC denied a state of Wisconsin petition for reconsideration that asked the commission to reconsider its denial to extend the deadline for filing its construction notifications for 25 Part 22 paging licenses operating as a part of Wisconsin’s statewide, interoperable public-safety communications network.

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) announced that RADWIN, Federated Wireless and Saankhya Labs joined the alliance, which advocates for laws and regulations that will lead to more efficient spectrum use.

Witt O’Brien’s released a first-year progress report on the U.S. Virgin Islands’ (USVI) recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The report discusses the challenges of processing 9-1-1 calls after the storms, which knocked out 80 percent of cell tower sites on St. Croix and St. Thomas.

pdvWireless reported its second-quarter results for the three and six-month periods ended Sept. 30.

The FCC approved the Sierra Wireless AirPrime EM7565 Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) embedded module as the first embedded module available for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) networks in the U.S.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai launched a comprehensive review of the Wireless Resiliency Cooperative Framework, a voluntary wireless industry commitment to promote resilient wireless communications and situational awareness during disasters.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai appointed members to serve on the FCC’s Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). The BDAC provides advice and recommendations to the FCC on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed internet access.

Critical Infrastructure Coalition members met with the FCC to discuss the cost and technical challenges with reconfiguring the 900 MHz band. They said the commission should wait on a 900 MHz rulemaking until after interference testing takes place.