New communication towers have been installed by Telstra in the Western Desert's Ngaanyatjarra Lands, under the state government's Royalties for Regions Regional Mobile Communication Project. [ + ]

Sepura has successfully completed DMR interoperability testing with the Italian organisations Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, and Radio Activity srl. [ + ]

BAI has teamed with solar power provider Photon Energy on a pilot project to power a broadcast antenna near Muswellbrook in NSW. [ + ]

New privacy laws might be needed to protect against a wave of 'eyes in the sky,' according to a federal parliamentary committee. [ + ]

RFI Wireless has been appointed master distributor for the Wireless Pacific X10DR Secure Wireless Microphone for the professional LMR market in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

ACMA has proposed reducing spectrum licence fees for professional users of wireless microphones through the use of apparatus licences. [ + ]

In its monthly update, Radio Spectrum Management New Zealand has announced auctions for AM and FM licences and news regarding the 2.5 GHz managed spectrum park band. [ + ]

The Digital Mobile Radio Association has awarded Simoco with a certificate of recognition as a laboratory for testing interoperable communications systems. [ + ]

Power failure leaves 911 silent; 'Silent frequencies' warn of attack; Lock your radio room's door; Hams and medicos exercise together; Alaskan radio array gets reprieve.

Simoco's Xd DMR Tier III has been chosen for the Royal Adelaide Show, 5-14 September, which attracts around half a million visitors each year. [ + ]

The federal government is reviewing the operation of the national Triple Zero operator to ensure that arrangements take advantage of new technologies and provide improved services. [ + ]

The federal government has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Boeing Defence Australia to improve the military's HF communications capability (BDA). [ + ]

Tait Communications has implemented a trial P25 system for a 48,000-strong police force in Minas Gerais, Brazil, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ + ]

APCOA wants your input; Huawei wins rail contracts; Radio for Red Bull races; Vote on Russian tower’s fate; DARPA seeks jam-resistant comms.

Inmarsat's first Inmarsat-5 Global Xpress (GX) satellite has begun commercial service on orbit, with the US government becoming the first customer within the satellite's Indian Ocean coverage area. [ + ]