Leadership from SAFECOM and the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) signed and endorsed the draft 2019 National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) at a joint meeting last month.

Beijing Daxing Airport, due to open in September, is slated for a TETRA network connected with Beijing International Airport to secure daily operations.

The FCC addressed an 800 MHz rebanding case referred to it for de novo review from mediation by the 800 MHz Transition Administrator (TA) involving disputes between Tom D. Phillips and Nextel of Texas, a subsidiary of Sprint.

Cybersecurity, utilities and 5G, grid modernization, spectrum access for wireless deployment, grid resilience, rural broadband deployment by utilities, and the growing convergences between the energy and telecom sectors are among the topics that will be discussed at the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) Telecom and Technology conference June 17-21 in Fort Worth, Texas.

First responders were able to see 5G technology in action when the first members of the 5G First Responder Lab recently showcased their technology.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announced the completion of four key deliverables in support of setting version 3.0 of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system into action by Nov. 30.

The FCC rechartered its Technological Advisory Council (TAC) for a two-year term commencing May 17. Dale Hatfield, executive fellow with Silicon Flatirons and a member of the MissionCritical Communications editorial advisory board, and a National Emergency Number Association (NENA) employee are just two of the experts serving on the 42-member council.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a temporary general license (TGL) amending the export administration regulations (EAR) to Huawei Technologies and its 68 non-U.S. affiliates, which were added to the Entity List May 16.

To help ensure that critical infrastructure is protected and can be restored quickly when severe weather or other catastrophic events occur in Illinois, ComEd organized a statewide drill. Called “Operation Power Play,” the drill will test how agencies coordinate in the face of a significant weather or man-made event.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announced the importance of information and communications technology (ICT) service providers accessing the “Emergency Preparedness and Response Checklist ATIS-0100019.”