T-Band has always been somewhat of a complicated spectrum resource in which to conduct frequency coordination. The band was made available about fifty years ago, before propagation prediction and other spectrum management tools were widely available as they are today. Consequently, the FCC adopted license assignment rules based on what they knew back in the early 1970s. Systems were analog, channels were 25 kHz wide, and deploying trunking technology was not yet a routine system decision. Protocols adopted by the FCC may have made sense 5o years ago, but not so much today.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awarded $949,999 to Honolulu-based small business Oceanit Laboratories to develop a sensor system capability that is resistant to spoofing or data manipulation.

The FCC is seeking comment on appropriate industry stakeholders to form a search committee to select a reimbursement clearinghouse to oversee the reimbursement of relocation expenses for certain secondary, non-federal licensees in the 3.45 – 3.55 GHz band.

The FCC released a public notice seeking comment on using the 5.03 – 5.091 GHz band to support unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a request for information (RFI) on technology solutions that analyze crowds and their size.

L3Harris and the Florida Department of Management (DMS) signed a contract for the deployment of the long-delayed new Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS).

Polaris Wireless is collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies to deliver Polaris’ vertical Z-axis location through the Qualcomm Location Suite.

Cambium Networks announced it is a founding member of the Future Technologies Venture Innovation Center in Atlanta.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) board approved a $253 million budget for fiscal year 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the four winners of the 2021 Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) First Responder Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Endurance Challenge.