Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Wavsens have developed a method for using radio signals to create real-time images and videos of hidden and moving objects, which could help firefighters find escape routes or victims inside buildings filled with fire and smoke. The technique could also help track hypersonic objects such as missiles and space debris.

The Peel Regional Police Department has undertaken a digital transformation comprised of 25 projects. Central among those 25 projects are a public-safety broadband network, the implementation of a new CAD system and an upgrade to next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) services.

The Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) released “ISSI/CSSI Interoperability Test Requirements CAB, Rev2 (June 2021),” which takes the place of the October 2019 version.

The FCC adopted a report and order that adopts rules to help prevent diversion of 9-1-1 fees to uses besides 9-1-1 by states and other taxing jurisdictions.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) committee on Methods for Testing and Specifications (TC MTS) has recently completed a first set of seven standards addressing the testing of the internet of things (IoT) message queuing telemetry trasnport (MQTT) and constrained application protocol (CoAP) protocols, and the foundational IoT security profile.

The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) released a standard for the emergency incident data object (EIDO) format used in next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) systems.

Skyward, a Verizon company, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test cellular-connected unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Three U.S. Senators introduced a bill that would make Ligado responsible for the costs of potential interference to GPS from its 5G network.

AT&T announced that it is expanding FirstNet’s dedicated fleet of deployable network assets. The FirstNet fleet now boasts more than 100 land-based and airborne portable cell sites.

Nokia and Ligado Networks announced an agreement for Nokia to develop 5G base station radios compatible with Ligado’s L-band spectrum. The partnership will be the first in North America to develop a commercial L-band offering to enable operators, service providers and enterprises to expand their 5G services.