The DMR Association and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute have signed a letter of intent to work together in the area of digital mobile radio.

KiwiRail and Xworks Radio Interoperability Systems won the Information, Communication Electrical and Electronic Technology category at the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards in Wellington.

Radiometrix is strengthening its position within the Indian market by collaborating with the distribution firm APC Technologies.

Berkeley Varitronics Systems has won an award for the Wolfhound family of security products at the 2010 Innovation Awards.

The ACMA has completed licensing for spectrum for mobile telecommunications services at more than 2000 sites throughout regional and remote Australia.

Garmin and ASUSTeK will alter their current co-branded business model for location-centric mobile handsets.

Wireless Telecom Group has signed a service agreement with Electroservices, Telford in Britain to become a fully authorised Wireless Telecom Service centre for the EMEA region.

The ACMA is replanning part of the 2.5 GHz band to facilitate new uses such as wireless access services while retaining parts of the band used by current licensees for electronic news gathering.

Marc Colborne is the new general manager of Airwave Solutions Australia.

The ACMA is seeking views on the configuration and allocation of ‘digital dividend’ spectrum. It has released a discussion paper seeking comment on technical and policy issues associated with the reallocations of this spectrum.

Ben Woods, an apprentice with Tetracom, has been selected as the first recipient of the Sir Angus Tait Memorial Scholarship in 2010. The award is administered by ARCIA on behalf of contributors Tait and Westwick-Farrow and is intended to encourage a student to actively pursue study leading to a career in radio communications engineering at an Advanced Diploma level or higher.

Icom Australia has donated two M35 marine transceivers to the Frankston Yacht Club in Victoria. In addition, the company will provide free technical support for the radios.

Swissbit AG has appointed Glyn as its exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand.

C4i has brought into service the ninth of 20 fire control centre SwitchplusIP systems being delivered to Aviation Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) of Airservices Australia.

MiMOMax has opened an Australian office based in Sydney.