Harold A Rosen, whose work helped make possible the global broadband communications that shapes modern society, has received a lifetime achievement award from Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. [ + ]

Market intelligence firm ABI Research has released its latest DAS Vendor Competitive Assessment. Topping the assessment is CommScope, which is followed by TE Connectivity, Axell, Corning and SOLiD. [ + ]

Stéphane Téral, Infonetics' principal analyst for mobile infrastructure and carrier economics, believes that Brazil will not be mobile-ready for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ + ]

Airwave, a mission-critical voice and data communications provider, has launched Airwave Smart Mobile at Critical Communications Europe 2014 in Amsterdam. [ + ]

Digital radio company Sepura has appointed Jonathan Hamill into a newly created senior executive role of VP government and public safety. [ + ]

The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communication System Authority (LA-RICS) has selected Motorola Solutions to develop a wireless public safety broadband network (PSBN). [ + ]

Zetron, a provider of mission-critical systems, has announced that implementations of its Advanced Communications (AcomEVO) system have logged more than 2 million hours of successful operation at user sites throughout North and South America and Australia. [ + ]

UK-based company Ocean Signal, which specialises in communications and safety at sea, has announced the appointment of All Sat Communications as its new distributor in Australia. [ + ]

National Instruments and Lund University have announced a collaboration on the development of a test bed capable of prototyping a massive MIMO system. [ + ]

Kordia Group has announced the appointment of Ken Benson to the position of chief executive of Kordia Australia. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions has launched an emergency vehicle of the future with the unveiling of a fully operational concept connected patrol car, equipped with state-of-the-art technology. [ + ]

Aeroflex has announced that it is actively working on developing technologies towards potential 5G wireless systems, and is a founding member of the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) program, led by the University of Surrey, UK. [ + ]

Tait Communications has joined forces with enterprise mobility expert Mobile Mentor to expand communications possibilities for public safety agencies. [ + ]

The Hon Lianne Dalziel, Mayor of Christchurch, will present at the Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference on the Gold Coast, 5-7 May. [ + ]

Codan's Envoy HF software-defined radio has been successfully deployed by a leading global humanitarian organisation. [ + ]