First responders frequently encounter situations where an incident scene could be either potentially toxic, like an industrial accident, or physically dangerous, like a collapsed building or crumbling hillside. In these instances, the job still needs to get done, despite any personal risk—because lives could hang in the balance. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is facilitating important R&D specifically for these situations, providing solutions that will allow responders to send unmanned vehicles in first to assess the environments, help chart the best path forward, and deliver lifesaving supplies and communications to survivors.

By 2026 the total market share of the global embedded security market is set to reach $10 billion by Fairfield Market Research.

Etherstack announced its membership in TCCA, the global representative body for the critical communications ecosystem.

The FCC proposed a $34,000 against Jason Frawley for interfering with radio communications while crews were fighting a wildfire in Idaho.

The FCC voted to begin gathering information on the possible current and future needs, uses and impacts of offshore wireless spectrum use.

The FCC launched an examination into the state of technology that can more precisely route wireless 911 calls to the proper 911 call center, which could result in faster response times during emergencies.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) released its “ATIS Standard for a 5G Network Assured Supply Chain,” a new publication presenting a standard to secure 5G infrastructure from cybersecurity threats.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a new prize competition to advance incident command dashboard technologies that would allow for real-time tracking of assets, personnel and objects of interest during emergency scenarios.

Canada’s Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) Innovation Alliance announced its membership of TCCA.

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security and Wireless Telecommunications bureaus announced that they will begin accepting licenses for interstitial channels in 800 MHz mid band July 7.