Nortel has claimed to achieve the industry’s first live call over an Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) network delivering high definition video and VoIP.

An advertising/information display that can change its content to suit its audience at any particular moment has been created in Britain using interactive Bluetooth communications technology.

QinetiQ and Thorcom have signed an agreement that will enable emergency services to tackle a number of current data communications issues.

A recent investment boom in the Chinese city of Macau has seen a number of local and international casino chains open luxurious hotel and casino resorts. These developments incorporate high-rise hotels, gaming floors, shopping arcades, exhibition centres and even indoor sports stadiums.

Richardson Electronics has announced a worldwide partnership to distribute a frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) embedded wireless module developed by Radiotronix.

Wireless networking expert Ross Chiswell has become sales director for Colubris Networks to lead a major push into the Australian enterprise networking market.

Aeroflex and the Beijing StarPoint Telecommunication Software Company have announced an agreement to jointly develop the first full TD-SCDMA protocol conformance test system.

ST Electronics’ satellite business unit unveiled its Agilis brand ultra compact 1.2 m stabilised C-band VSAT (very small aperture terminal) antenna, at the CommunicAsia 2007 exhibition.

Green Hills Software and Objective Interface Systems have collaborated on a technique that reduces the memory footprint of the software used to build software-defined radios (SDRs).

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has chosen to use Tait radios and has committed to a new two-year multi-million dollar contract.

Bearcom has received the 2006 Motorola Australasian Dealer of the Year Award for the 12th consecutive year at the annual Motorola Dealer Conference in Melbourne last month.

Scientists in Japan have developed a technique for detecting explosives using radio waves.

At the TETRA World Congress, 11-14 June 2007 in Madrid, the Danish company Zonith A/S will present its solution for indoor positioning of TETRA radio terminals.

Telstra Corporation has awarded an eight-year contract to Beam Communications to supply Iridium-based satellite equipment as part of a new interstate communication infrastructure for the Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd (ARTC).

RF Micro Devices has announced the addition of a research and development (R&D) centre in the company's Shanghai facility.