Third-party authorisations are sometimes a source of confusion, so the ACMA has prepared some guidance on how to submit them. [ + ]

Comms Connect NZ is almost here, amateur radio expedition to Iran, FirstNet and NG911 converging, and city tests rugged smartphones with PTT. [ + ]

After recently announcing a successful trial, Inmarsat said its Fleet Xpress broadband solution is now ready to bring in a new era of ship communications. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions has opened its Convergence Suite Developer Program to all comers, with the aim of producing applications that bridge LMR and broadband communications technologies. [ + ]

Frequentis has been chosen to modernise the Ports of Jersey control centres via an integrated communication system and implementation of a vessel traffic service. [ + ]

Airbus Defence & Space has appointed Fred Gallart to the top position at the company's Secure Land Communications division for Latin America. [ + ]

Take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago. [ + ]

30 new engineering roles are currently up for grabs at Codan Radio Communications to help support new product development growth. [ + ]

Sepura has opened a new office in Melbourne, featuring training and demonstration facilities and the capacity to improve the supply of products for local partners. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions has just held its annual channel partner conference, attended by 70 partners from across Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

Teltronic will provide critical communications for the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which will include upgrades to the existing TETRA network currently used by Rio police. [ + ]

Codan Radio Communications has won a US$3.2 million order to supply MT-4E repeater systems to the US Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. [ + ]

Zetron has announced that its AcomNOVUS control room solution has been selected by energy company Iberdrola to equip its control centres across Spain. [ + ]

A group of intrepid radio enthusiasts and researchers is bound for one of Australia's most remote outposts, Heard Island, in the Southern Ocean. [ + ]

TETRA technology deployed by Airbus Defence and Space has provided fast and secure communications for organising personnel during the Biathlon World Championships 2016, recently held in Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway. [ + ]