Cobham SATCOM and Inmarsat have enabled in-air connected electronic flight bags (EFB) for the first time with Hawaiian Airlines. [ + ]

The CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope has been used in an astronomical search for intelligent life beyond Earth. [ + ]

Under an agreement between Siemens and DAMM Cellular Systems, the international train control standard ETCS will be combined with the long-range radiocommunication system TETRA for rail operators in Australia. [ + ]

A global SmarTWISP app developer program, launched by Airbus Defence and Space, intends to address the daily needs of professional mobile radio users. [ + ]

Public safety professionals, federal agency experts, app developers and industry representatives gathered this week to discuss interoperability for public safety apps. [ + ]

New Zealand utility Powerco has selected Zetron's AcomNOVUS integrated voice and data solution to improve the company's control centre and field communications. [ + ]

'Thunderstorms' in the ionosphere may be the cause of satellite blackouts when they fly over the equator between Africa and South America, new research shows. [ + ]

Keysight Technologies Australia will be holding software design seminars in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide during December. [ + ]

Codan Radio Communications has announced that it has received Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification for its 2210 Envoy HF radio. [ + ]

Research suggests the macrocell mobile backhaul equipment market will have been almost flat in 2016, but microwave and millimetre wave show promise in coming years. [ + ]

Special event amateur radio station VI4SEA is this week honouring the officers and sailors of HMAS Sydney and the SMS Emden, who engaged each other in battle in 1914. [ + ]

The latest GSMA study indicates that North America's mobile industry will be worth almost $1 trillion per year by 2020. [ + ]

Department 13 has been awarded a patent for power-efficient radio technology that it claims lowers the cost of components while improving signal quality. [ + ]

The TETRA network of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will be expanded by PowerTrunk, part of the Sepura Group. [ + ]

New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) has issued its latest monthly update, covering maritime and TV white space issues. [ + ]