President Donald Trump signed the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (H.R. 4998) into law, saying the bill will help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain.

PCTEL announced its results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. The company reported revenue of $22.9 million in the quarter and $90.6 million for the year, 8% higher in the quarter and 9% higher for the year compared with 2018.

FIRST iZ, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) allowing drones to be dispatched autonomously by 9-1-1 operators, partnered with Hush Aerospace (HUSH) to design and manufacture airframes in the U.S. to be used in the FIRST iZ solution.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) Network Reliability Steering Committee (NRSC) offers a list of proactive steps that telecommunications service providers can take to prepare for and respond to a wide array of emergency situations.

The Senate unanimously passed the Secure and Trusted Telecommunications Networks Act, which includes $1 billion in funding to help small rural telecom carriers to replace existing Huawei and ZTE equipment.

The House communications and technology subcommittee held a hearing on numerous public-safety-related bills Feb. 27, but the bulk of the testimony and questions revolved around network resiliency and the importance of wireless carriers working more closely with utilities and public safety.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released fiscal year (FY) 2020 notices of funding opportunity for eight DHS preparedness grant programs totaling nearly $1.8 billion. The grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments, as well as transportation authorities, nonprofit organizations and the private sector, to improve the nation’s readiness in preventing and mitigating terrorist attacks and major disasters.

President Trump signed an executive order that directs U.S. critical infrastructure to build in resilience against disruptions to GPS or any other single source of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT).

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Industry Specification Group on Securing Artificial Intelligence (ISG SAI) appointed Alex Leadbeater from British Telecom (BT) as its chair. Kate Reed with the National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) was appointed first vice chair, and Tieyan Li from Huawei was appointed second vice chair.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $750,000 to SecuLore Solutions, a cybersecurity company, to improve and increase the resiliency of the nation’s emergency communications infrastructure, including next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) technologies.