General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a contract modification by the US Navy to improve HF communications for the Navy's four-channel, AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radios. [ + ]

In its report into a fatal boating accident in 2015, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has reiterated its call for vessels to carry EPIRBs. [ + ]

Navarino will bring more than 1200 vessels to the Fleet Xpress service over a six-year period, after entering into an agreement with Inmarsat. [ + ]

Dubai's Nedaa has signed a renewed five-year agreement with Dubai Metro network operator Serco for the provision of its TETRA communications system. [ + ]

Hytera was been awarded a four-year contract to supply and maintain local and long-distance radiocommunications systems to European Union delegations worldwide. [ + ]

New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) has suspended the fourth round of 3.5 GHz allocation and established a technical working group for the replanning of the band. [ + ]

Celliboost has developed a stand-alone system that uses ordinary mobile infrastructure for fast transmission of large-volume, landline-quality data, audio and video. [ + ]

Criminal suspects on the run could now be convicted more easily, following collaboration between Airbus Defence and Space and Facewatch on new radio support applications. [ + ]

The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has outlined the alternative path states could take to connect to FirstNet. [ + ]

The Queensland Police Service has purchased 2200 body-worn cameras from Axon Public Safety Australia, taking to 2700 the number of cameras it has deployed on the Evidence.com cloud platform. [ + ]

Following a major motorcycle accident on the remote Birdsville Track, the Royal Flying Doctor Service was guided to a rescue thanks to a portable locator beacon. [ + ]

Do you remember when 'high speed' meant 256 kbps? Do you know what OTC was? Jump into our time warp and find out what was happening in the radio world of yesteryear. [ + ]

RFI Technology Solutions was inducted into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame at the recent 2016 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame awards ceremony. [ + ]

O3b Networks is supporting Digicel Samoa's LTE services by providing core connectivity services through the O3b satellite-enabled network. [ + ]

Inmarsat has received type approval from the Government of the People's Republic of China for its IsatPhone 2 technology, making it the only international firm authorised to provide mobile satellite voice services in the country. [ + ]