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. [ + ]

Etherstack will offer its DMR Tier 2 and Tier 3 Protocol Stack software integrated with existing DMR products from semiconductor company CML Microcircuits. [ + ]

In conjunction with ARCIA, Comms Connect will present a one-day conference in Brisbane on 27 July, featuring case studies and technical presentations, followed by ARCIA's industry dinner. [ + ]

SES Government Solutions has been awarded a contract to continue providing the US Department of Defense with satellite communications from the Thule Tracking Station in Greenland. [ + ]

Keysight Technologies Australia will conduct a series of IoT seminars in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide in August, and will also hold a special webcast for FieldFox users. [ + ]

The operator of Finland's VIRVE public safety network will trial Airbus's Tactilon Agnet application to see how TETRA and LTE systems can work together. [ + ]

Hear the latest about expiring spectrum licences, mobile broadband, IoT and more at the spectrum planning forum hosted by ACMA on 18 July. [ + ]

The KPN LoRa network is now available throughout the Netherlands — the first country in the world to have a nationwide LoRa network for IoT applications. [ + ]

First Choice Communications, Icom America and Etherstack partner to deliver a UHF P25 trunked solution for the City of Roanoke police and fire departments. [ + ]

PowerTrunk has been chosen by Agnico Eagle Mines to deploy a TETRA network at the Meliadine gold mine in Canada. [ + ]

Sepura's flagship series of hand-portable radios, the SC20, has been approved for use on Airwave, the UK emergency services network. [ + ]

A GPS personal distress beacon has helped to locate and save a man who was gored by a wild bull in Central Queensland. [ + ]

Bittium and Leonardo-Finmeccanica have demonstrated cross-platform radio technology for effective joint European military operations. [ + ]

Panasonic Europe has acquired Alan Dick Communications, a UK technology integration specialist providing end-to-end telecoms-based services to the transportation and mobile telecoms sectors. [ + ]

GME has been named a platinum sponsor for the Campervan & Motorhome Club of Australia's (CMCA) 31st National Rally, to be held in Canberra from 8 to 14 October. [ + ]