The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) determined that three Motorola Solutions patents are valid. The PTAB, however, determined that four claims in one of those patents are unpatentable.

India’s COAI, an association representing telecom, internet, technology and digital services companies, partnered with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), a European information, communications and technology (ICT) standardization organization, to collaborate on areas of mutual interest.

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the United States of America signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to catalyze and deepen cooperation between the two countries in the field of space.

Diane Rinaldo became acting assistant secretary for communications and information for the Department of Commerce and administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), following the abrupt resignation of David Redl.

An FCC report found that three key factors were the predominant causes of the unacceptably slow restoration of wireless service in the Florida Panhandle following Hurricane Michael in 2018.

David Redl, administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in the Department of Commerce and assistant secretary of Commerce for communications and information, resigned.

Only 38.7% of valid test calls conducted during recent dispatchable location testing for 9-1-1 calls produced a result that meets the requirements for actionable dispatchable location as defined by Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) standards. Dispatchable location testing in the E9-1-1 Location Technologies Test Bed was conducted during the second half of 2018.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a discussion draft of its privacy framework, a set of industry standards and best practices designed to assist organizations in managing cybersecurity risks.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) finalized its testing stage of five Spectrum Access System (SAS) vendors proposing to operate in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum at 3.5 GHz. The SAS manages parameters upon which CBRS systems will rely.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network performs more than 25% faster than commercial networks, according to data from AT&T, which is building out the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).