The FCC Wireless Bureau sought comment Monday on a waiver request by MiMOMax Wireless allowing its Tornado radios to use emission designator W1W. The MiMOMax narrowband radio is certified for use under parts 15, 27 and 101 of FCC rules, and the company wants certification for part 90 private land mobile radio bands, said a public notice. Comments are due May 29, replies June 13, in docket 19-122.

The Aerospace Industries Association asked the Commerce Department for more time before it sets space-related export control regulations, in order to allow for its member companies to have "open discussions with the government," in comments filed in a Bureau of Industry and Security proposed rulemaking regarding the Commerce Control List for munitions. The trade group said it lacked an "industry consensus" on multiple changes being considered. The comments were solicited by State and Commerce after both requested public comments on a proposal for items listed on the U.S. Munitions List in categories IV and XV: launch vehicles and spacecraft. The proposal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to revive the National Space Council and review space-related export controls (see 1904180014). Comments were due April 22

St. Croix County, Wisconsin, got an FCC waiver to add 157.450 MHz as a repeater output channel to base stations for its VHF simulcast private land mobile radio system for first responders; to use the frequency for base-to-mobile voice communications rather than for paging; and to operate a transmitter output of 100 watts. The Public Safety Bureau "received no comments in response to its public notice" on the county's request, said the bureau's Thursday order.

CBP denied a request from MDT Armor Corp. that the company's temporary importation bond (TIB) be extended after it exported a vehicle beyond the TIB expiration date. CBP said in the April 9 ruling that it found MDT's explanations to be lacking. Panmet Group, an agent working on behalf of MDT, told CBP that it did submit a timely TIB extension request and "was under the impression that the request had been processed." CBP's ruling only applies to the TIB extension request and not liquidated damages, the agency said.

Government responses to the January 2018 false missile emergency alert in Hawaii (see 1801160054) resulted in fixes, but there's room for improvement, said emergency communications officials and lawyers in interviews. The false alarm drew scrutiny from the FCC, Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Hawaii agencies (see 1804110064). Some are pushing to bring back legislation filed last Congress to address some of the issues identified in reviews of the incident. Telecom-focused lawmakers said they're considering just that.

Government responses to the January 2018 false missile emergency alert in Hawaii (see 1801160054) resulted in fixes, but there's room for improvement, said emergency communications officials and lawyers in interviews. The false alarm drew scrutiny from the FCC, Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Hawaii agencies (see 1804110064). Some are pushing to bring back legislation filed last Congress to address some of the issues identified in reviews of the incident. Telecom-focused lawmakers said they're considering just that.

CBP denied a request from MDT Armor Corp. that the company's temporary importation bond (TIB) be extended after it exported a vehicle beyond the TIB expiration date. CBP said in the April 9 ruling that it found MDT's explanations to be lacking. Panmet Group, an agent working on behalf of MDT, told CBP that it did submit a timely TIB extension request and "was under the impression that the request had been processed." CBP's ruling only applies to the TIB extension request and not liquidated damages, the agency said.

Vivint received the Utah Genius Award as the leading company for the number of patents landed -- 74 out of a statewide 2,185 -- in 2018, it said Tuesday. The patents cover technology for the company’s smart home platform and services. Three Vivint executives were among the state’s top 20 patent recipients: Chief Technology Officer Jeremy Warren with 33; Chief Product Operations Officer Jim Nye, 22, and Executive Vice President Matt Eyring, 16, it said.

Vivint received the Utah Genius Award as the leading company for the number of patents landed -- 74 out of a statewide 2,185 -- in 2018, it said Tuesday. The patents cover technology for the company’s smart home platform and services. Three Vivint executives were among the state’s top 20 patent recipients: Chief Technology Officer Jeremy Warren with 33; Chief Product Operations Officer Jim Nye, 22, and Executive Vice President Matt Eyring, 16, it said.

The long-awaited Silicon Valley tech infusion promised by EVA Automation’s buy of Bowers & Wilkins three years ago landed in specialty AV stores Monday. That's when B&W’s Formation line debuted wireless audio products for whole-home sound that includes connecting to Spotify. The hi-res audio system touts 96/24-bit audio streaming and “imperceptible” one-microsecond in-room synchronization between speakers operating over a patented mesh network. Formation isn’t priced for the masses, said James Krakowski, vice president, sales-Americas, in an interview in Phoenix last week. The line is “competitive” with other wireless systems on the market based on the feature set, but when we asked about positioning against Sonos, Heos, Bluesound and Play-Fi, he said: “All of our products are positioned above that.”