The International Telecommunications Union passed an important resolution that aims to improve global flight tracking for civil aviation. [ + ]

Tait Communications will supply an 80-site trunked DMR Tier 3 VHF network and more than 3700 Tait 9300s to Manitoba Hydro in Canada. [ + ]

Tektronix has announced the appointment of Vicom as a Tektronix full portfolio distributor in Australia of instrumentation from Tektronix and Keithley. [ + ]

Hoax radio calls annoy authorities; a TETRA detector for your car; Motorola protests Airbus contract; Germany flags spectrum auction; US Army sets up comms for Ebola fight; free satcoms for NATO.

Live testing will soon begin of a next-generation rail freight management system on the national rail track system, to be implemented by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and Lockheed Martin Australia. [ + ]

Telstra and Motorola Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to further develop public safety broadband solutions based on Telstra's LTE Advanced Network for Emergency Services (LANES) capability. [ + ]

Unlike the ill-fated Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket launch on Wednesday, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket has successfully boosted the latest GPS satellite into orbit. [ + ]

Zetron has partnered with the Government Capital Corporation in the US to offer tax-exempt financing to help public safety agencies purchase new equipment. [ + ]

Organisers of the 2015 Australian & New Zealand Search and Rescue Conference are calling for submission of abstracts for papers and presentations. [ + ]

The Hsinchu County Fire Council in Taiwan has integrated Zetron's MAX Dispatch with a JVC Kenwood NEXEDGE digital radio network. [ + ]

Dispatchers told "don’t mention the 'E' word"; Stolen radios lead police straight to thief; Cell phone dead zone could have had dire consequences; Cold War 'Elephant Cage' antenna to go.

Tait will provide a digital radio network for use by transport, utilities, logistics and SME services and critical infrastructure agencies across the UK. [ + ]

Optus has completed the on-orbit testing of its latest satellite, Optus 10, which is now being moved to its operational geostationary orbital position. [ + ]

Sepura's Florida-based partner Scientia Global has been awarded a contract to supply a TETRA system for Lebanon's Internal Security Forces - Land Mobile Radio Project. [ + ]

The Scottish Parliament has chosen Simoco's DMR, including 250 hand portable radios, audio accessories, fixed mobiles and a 4-channel trunked system. [ + ]