Aeroflex has introduced the 6401 AIME A-GPS which it claims is the only test platform available that supports the industry-standard TTCN A-GPS protocol test cases as well as the Minimum Performance tests and the Open Mobile Alliance SUPL V1.0 (secure user plane location) conformance tests, as mandated by the Global Certification Forum and PTCRB handset certification bodies. [ + ]

Codan Limited has acquired Australian-based metal detection and electronics business, Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd. [ + ]

Standard Communications has announced the mutual cessation of its distribution agreement with Garmin International. [ + ]

A transceiver integrated on a single chip that operates at 60 GHz on the CMOS process has been announced by NICTA, Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence. [ + ]

The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s conference on the management of the radiofrequency spectrum, Radcomms08, will be held in Melbourne 30 April to 2 May and offers the opportunity to hear the latest developments in spectrum management. [ + ]

The Australian Radio Communications Industry Association (ARCIA) has started receiving applications for its industry-wide accreditation program. [ + ]

Global communications specialist Codan Limited has announced the proposed $70.5 million acquisition of Australian-based metal detection and electronics business, Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd. [ + ]

The WiMAX Forum has announced the beginning of Mobile WiMAX certification testing and evaluation of Mobile WiMAX products in AT4 wireless facilities in Malaga, Spain. [ + ]

Australia will have access to a new source of Earth-observing satellite information from India’s remote sensing satellite, Resourcesat-1. [ + ]

The Holst Centre presented a plastic 64-bit inductively coupled passive RFID tag operating at 13.56 MHz at the International Solid State Circuit Conference. [ + ]

Internode has started connecting users to its high-speed national network, claiming to be the first Australian broadband company to deliver a region-wide, wireless broadband service using WiMAX. [ + ]

Aeroflex has entered into a multi-year contract to supply advanced manufacturing test solutions worth in excess of $10 million with a supplier of mobile phones and communications devices. [ + ]

Anritsu Company has been awarded a contract by the National Football League (NFL) to supply the league with 36 MS2721B Spectrum Master handheld spectrum analysers. [ + ]

Savi Technology has begun deploying solar-powered RFID readers and signposts, enabling users in the defence and commercial sectors to conserve energy and reduce costs while tracking supplies in real time. [ + ]

The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) of Western Australia has chosen the Vertex Standard VX829 handheld transceiver as its front-line radio for the WAERN (Western Australia Emergency Radio Network) Project. [ + ]