John Facella became the president of the Radio Club of America (RCA) Jan. 1. Facella followed Carroll Hollingsworth who served as an RCA board member for 20 years.

The Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) released several updated P25 CAP documents related to Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) and Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) conformance testing.

2020 was a busy year for the industry as the COVID-19 pandemic forced first responders to find new ways to provide services and a variety of regulatory actions drastically changed the spectrum landscape.

Ondas Holdings announced today the first commercial shipment of its Mercury software-based radio platform to a major North American Class I rail customer.

ESChat announced availability of its second-generation Android product, as the company continues to build upon its position in the broadband push-to-talk (PTT) market.

A Christmas morning bombing in Nashville knocked out FirstNet services for several hours due to commercial power outages and the exhaustion of backup power sources.

The FCC adopted a new application fee schedule that updates the commission’s fee schedule in both the types of applications and other processes covered by the fees, as well as the fee amounts.

The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) filed petitions asking for reconsideration and a stay of the FCC’s recent decision to allow states to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum to commercial and other entities.

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International asked the FCC to reconsider its recent rules allowing states to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum to commercial and other entities.

A California bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the assets of Hytera Communications’ U.S. subsidiaries to a newly formed Hytera entity. However, the approved sale does not include some assets involved in litigation with Motorola Solutions. A separate hearing on those issues will be held in January.