Australia's Radlink Communications was a finalist at the recent International Critical Communications Awards in London. [ + ]

Zetron has announced a partnership with Tait Communications to offer vehicle and workforce tracking with the development of a DMR Tier III Location Services solution. [ + ]

Inmarsat has revealed that more than 600 distress alerts from marine vessels in urgent need were broadcast over the Inmarsat C service in 2015. [ + ]

REFFIND has added a free emergency beacon to its mobile platform, allowing organisations to check on employees during emergencies or catastrophic events. [ + ]

Inmarsat has signed a CGC terminal agreement with Thales for European passenger in-flight connectivity. [ + ]

Figures released from GSMA show the 4G market doubled in 2015 with mobile accounting for 4.2% of global GDP. [ + ]

Today marks the end for Chris Chapman as chair and CEO of ACMA after 10 years on the job. [ + ]

This well-regarded conference featuring multiagency presentations will bring together experts to cover all phases of emergency and disaster management — prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. [ + ]

When you can't even get a solid mobile connection in your house — but a marine crew in Antarctica can. [ + ]

New study by GSMA forecasts 72% global unique subscriber penetration by 2020, indicating the need for new growth opportunities like 5G and M2M. [ + ]

ARCIA has released a white paper titled 'Electronic Equipment for Hazardous Areas', which covers requirements for intrinsically safe radio equipment and the applicable Australian standards. [ + ]

A new 5G white paper depicts use cases from the most important vertical sectors and details how the resulting requirements will shape the 5G system design. [ + ]

Inmarsat and Actility will deliver an integrated solution for IoT, connecting objects deployed anywhere on the planet, even in the most remote and hostile locations. [ + ]

NZ radio tower demolished, tower climber safety workshop, calls centres to consolidate, US and Mexico talk border spectrum, AT&T testing 5G, military comms vendor survey. [ + ]

Time is running out to submit proposals for papers to be presented at Comms Connect Sydney, with the deadline of Friday, 26 February rapidly approaching. [ + ]