The Brazilian state of Maranhao has expanded its radio communication network with Motorola Solutions to help drive down crime in the metropolitan region of Sao Luis. [ + ]

Blenheim Palace, the world-famous World Heritage Site in Oxfordshire, England, has upgraded its estate-wide communications system with a Sepura digital mobile radio (DMR) solution.

Codan Radio Communications has announced an expansion of its team in Dubai in an attempt to strengthen its operations in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. [ + ]

Malcolm Turnbull has appointed Dr Heather Smith as the new secretary of the Department of Communications and the Arts. [ + ]

Sepura has kicked off the new year with the announcement that it has appointed a new Group CFO. [ + ]

SITA has signed a five-year agreement with EGYPTAIR to update the airline's entire communications network. [ + ]

Australia's spectrum management conference, RadComms 2016, to be held from 9–10 March in Sydney, is now open for registration. [ + ]

Mobile base stations constructed under the federal government's Mobile Black Spot Programme have now been switched on in Qld and NSW. [ + ]

The world's most advanced mission-critical communications system installed by Motorola Solutions is now complete in Norway, servicing more than 45,000 public safety users. [ + ]

Key industry players explored the role TV white-space solutions will have in expanding access to broadband services throughout India at the recent WhiteSpace Alliance Global Summit on Digital India. [ + ]

Inmarsat has announced a new partnership with EM Solutions to develop reportedly the world's first combined MilSatCom/Global Xpress (GX) maritime satcom terminal. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions has been chosen as one of the suppliers for the UK's new national 4G network for its ambulance, fire and police services. [ + ]

Radio signals from nbn ground stations will enable the upgrade to nbn's fixed wireless service for rural and regional Australia. [ + ]

A 130-acre scientific research campus in Cambridgeshire, UK has opted for Sepura digital mobile radio (DMR) technology to improve and expand its communications across the estate. [ + ]

The ACMA has released its first Quarterly Snapshot, providing provisional headline information and data about its operations and customer satisfaction. [ + ]