It's been a very busy year for the critical communications industry, with seemingly endless developments in all sectors of the field. [ + ]

At part of Comms Connect in Melbourne, Ranjan Bhagat from Zetron Australasia made a presentation about next-gen control room solutions. [ + ]

Victorian roads will become safer and less congested, with the state government investing in connected and automated vehicles. [ + ]

Tait Communications and JVCKENWOOD have announced the formation of a partnership. [ + ]

Jens Throstrup has been appointed as the new CEO at DAMM Cellular Systems, effective from January 2019. [ + ]

ACMA's 5G auction in Australia has now concluded, with four companies winning spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band. [ + ]

Deployable mobile radio transmission sites in bushfire-affected areas aim to strengthen communications coverage for Queensland emergency responders. [ + ]

The top three winners of the 5th annual Bell Labs Prize have been announced by Nokia. [ + ]

An industry-first, commercially ready 5G hybrid indoor radio solution has been successfully launched by Nokia and the China Mobile Research Institute. [ + ]

The NZ Government has removed a moratorium on new licences in the TS and TX bands. [ + ]

Sepura has appointed Roland Pettersson as a new business development manager for Scandinavia. [ + ]

Two major milestones have now been reached in the OneSKY project, according to Airservices Australia. [ + ]

Over 400,000 Sepura TETRA radios have now been delivered to BDBOS users in 11 German states. [ + ]

The Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority has chosen Barrett Communications to supply its HF radiocommunications for national parks and conservation areas. [ + ]

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) plans to expand its fleet of buses with Teltronic onboard terminals. [ + ]