The first day of RadioComms Connect ended with Chris Chapman, chairman and CEO of ACMA, launching the second review paper, ‘The 803-960 MHz band - Exploring options for future change’. [ + ]

Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope will provide an improved view of the sun and its solar storms. [ + ]

Axell Wireless has gained approval from the ACMA for its digital channel selective UHF repeater. [ + ]

Barrett Communications will acquire the US-based company HAL Communications. [ + ]

An electricity supplier and grid operator in Taiwan has selected Tait to improve its communications system. [ + ]

ORBIT Communications Systems will supply the Brazilian Air Force with a communication system to be installed onboard the P-95 maritime patrol aircraft. [ + ]

The Emergency Alert warning system that sends text alerts to mobile phones based on their location during an emergency has been officially launched in Victoria. [ + ]

MiMOMax will be at RadioComms Connect, on stand 19, showing its latest IP linking solutions. [ + ]

Telstra’s chief technology officer, Prof Hugh Bradlow, will take to the stage at RadioComms Connect conference, 4 December, to give the opening keynote address for 2012. [ + ]

Five wireless market predictions for next year have been released by Ilan Rubin, managing director at Wavelink. [ + ]

A CSIRO report reveals how emerging technologies help emergency services better manage natural disasters and minimise their effects on people, infrastructure and the environment. [ + ]

Rugged Hytera radios were used in the Dallaglio Flintoff Cycle Slam charity ride in the UK. [ + ]

Comtec has received a contract to advise, project manage and integrate both private mobile radio and radio services for The Shard in London. [ + ]

Chris Chapman will give the closing keynote address at this year’s RadioComms Connect on 4 December with his paper, 400 MHz and Beyond. [ + ]

DARPA’s WNaN radios have been selected for the US Army’s NIE 13.1 experiment at Fort Bliss. [ + ]