Brazil ponders 700 MHz auction; Noosa mulls beach emergency beacon; Delay in final NZ 700 MHz; Children's channel to use TETRA; Global amateur radio conference in August.

Motorola will concentrate its efforts on mission-critical communications following the US$3.45 billion sale of its enterprise business to Zebra Technologies. [ + ]

An upcoming conference will feature an expert on the increased prevalence of unofficial evacuation centres during times of disaster and emergency. [ + ]

Nottinghamshire Police Force has submitted an order for 3000 Sepura handheld radios to refresh their existing fleet. [ + ]

Organisers have put together a stellar line-up of expert speakers from around the world for the APCO Australasia conference and exhibition in Melbourne. [ + ]

Triple-0 black spots blamed in NSW; Testing LTE for UK first responders; Modernising 911; Alaskan amateurs exercise their skills.

Construction will soon commence on a new German radioastronomy station to be part of the International LOFAR Telescope. [ + ]

The newest addition to the GPS constellation increases the precision of position, navigation and timing data sent to users around the world. [ + ]

Radio Spectrum Management New Zealand has released its April update, with information on VHF usage and a comprehensive review of all spectrum allocations. [ + ]

Sepura partners with Talking Headsets for the supply of DMR products and solutions in the UK. [ + ]

Aeroflex's 3920B Series Digital Radio Test Set now supports dPMR and NXDN vocoder operation. [ + ]

Agencies can enhance situational awareness and predictive policing efforts with the Real-Time Crime Centre Starter Kit from Motorola Solutions. [ + ]

A TETRA system has been implemented for Fortescue Metals Group's (FMG) long-haul railway in Western Australia's Pilbara region. [ + ]

Pipeline towers in the pipeline; Taiwan to auction 2600 MHz blocks; The day the ham bands went silent; LTE: data up, speeds down.

ACMA's annual spectrum management conference will be held in Sydney in September. [ + ]