Everbridge critical communications systems were used by over 900 US counties, cities, businesses, transportation authorities and hospitals to send millions of messages when Hurricane Matthew struck. [ + ]

The Association of Global Automakers has called on the FCC to provide more certainty on plans to allow Wi-Fi and connected-vehicle applications to share the 5.9 GHz band. [ + ]

The ACMA is mulling re-farming additional spectrum for mobile broadband and has released a discussion paper on the subject. [ + ]

Public Safety Communication Europe will hold a two-day conference in Athens on 23–24 November, covering a range of topics of interest to the public safety community. [ + ]

Inmarsat and Rockwell Collins will expand their relationship to include the new SwiftBroadband-Safety service for cockpit and aircraft operations across the aviation industry. [ + ]

Barrett Communications has supplied high-frequency (HF) radio equipment and technical support to yachtsman Jon Sanders as he prepares to undertake his 10th circumnavigation of the world. [ + ]

This photo spread shows US Air Force personnel removing microwave dishes from a tower at an air base in Qatar. [ + ]

Barrett will be providing HF radio communications support at the Dirk Hartog Yacht Race in Western Australia this year. [ + ]

Unrealistic and high-priced spectrum will result in a lack of investment in next-generation mobile networks, according to the GSMA. [ + ]

Russia is installing jamming equipment on the country's mobile phone towers in order to confuse or misdirect cruise missiles in case of war. [ + ]

The Inter System Interoperability for TETRA-Tetrapol Networks (ISITEP) project has initiated interoperability tests in Brussels, which will connect mission-critical radio networks from six countries. [ + ]

A former head of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency has come out in support of the forthcoming FirstNet public safety mobile broadband network, saying it is "long overdue". [ + ]

Finland's Bittium says it has conducted the first ever voice over LTE (VoLTE) call on the Public Safety Band 14 LTE Network during a test at the NIST campus in Boulder, Colorado. [ + ]

Comms Connect Melbourne early bird registration closes Friday, 14 October. So make sure you sign up today and save up to $150! [ + ]

Emergency Communications Network successfully delivered more than 11.5 million critical communications on behalf of clients as Hurricane Matthew targeted Florida's east coast. [ + ]