Government authorities employ various measures to prevent illegal transmissions in restricted areas. These measures are aimed at enhancing security in critical facilities such as airports, power plants, prisons, and border crossings. Software-defined radio (SDR) technology is becoming a core component in solutions for detecting illegal transmissions and preventing intrusions in critical facilities.

As the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) prepares to announce its high-level strategy for the $50 billion Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund, in the coming weeks, the agency released a summary of responses to a Request for Information (RFI) on incentives, infrastructure, research and development, and workforce needs to support a strong domestic semiconductor industry.

In a letter to members of the U.S. Senate, the National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA) expressed concern about a bill that would fund NG 9-1-1 that the Senate is currently considering.

Airgain announced a collaboration with the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI), which works in the development of mobile and fixed broadband communication networks and multimedia systems and is based in Berlin, Germany.

The FCC entered into partnerships with 42 state and local government agencies to assess the geographic accuracy of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) in areas across the country during local tests planned for September 12 and 13.

An Illinois judge denied most of a Motorola Solutions petition to dismiss a Hytera Communications lawsuit alleging anticompetitive behavior against it. The judge also partially dismissed two claims in the suit and fully dismissed one claim.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) filed an application with the FCC to renew the license for its 758 – 769/788 – 799 MHz, or Band 14, spectrum.

Over the course of a week in late July, staff from the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) and the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) collaborated with several federal, state and local agencies for the 2022 Urban Operational Experimentation (OpEx), which also brought together technology developers and first responders to take part in demonstrations and evaluations.

A new report from Mission Critical Partners explores the challenges that emergency communications centers (ECCs) and the public-safety industry at large face and explores strategies and tactics that are needed to achieve needed improvements.

The Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition sent a letter to U.S. Senate leadership asking them to amend a bill the Senate is currently considering to include more funding for the transition to next generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1).