Germany's Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has signed a public service contract for TETRA digital radios with Sepura and Hytera. [ + ]

Codan's Sentry H was successfully deployed in Canada's Arctic north during exercise NORTHERN WARRIOR 2018. [ + ]

UK spectrum regulator Ofcom has released a guide to how the upcoming 2.3 and 3.4 GHz spectrum auction will operate. [ + ]

US scientists have invented a new sensor technology that consumes essentially zero power during standby states. [ + ]

The ACMA will seek industry feedback on compliance priorities at special spectrum 'tune-ups' in Sydney and Melbourne in April. [ + ]

Erillisverkot has selected as operator of Finland's Virve 2.0 mission-critical mobile broadband service. [ + ]

Dozens of additional public safety agencies in Castilla-La Mancha can now be connected with radio and broadband, following the Telecom CLM transition to the latest critical communications system by Motorola Solutions. [ + ]

Teltronic will provide a complete TETRA communication system for Istanbul Metro's new Üsküdar-Ümraniye-Çekmeköy (UUC) driverless train line. [ + ]

Brazil's BH International Airport has upgraded its radio system to a Motorola DIMETRA TETRA solution. [ + ]

Australian satcoms provider Pivotel will be a launch partner for Iridium's next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT. [ + ]

The Australasian TETRA & Critical Communications Forum's new website aims to better serve those seeking information on mission-critical systems. [ + ]

Early bird discounts for Comms Connect Auckland will be closing this Friday, 16 March. [ + ]

Australia will stand for re-election to the Council of the International Telecommunication Union later this year. [ + ]

A further 29 new stations were switched on during February, as part of the federal government's $220 million Mobile Black Spot Program. [ + ]

Updates on Ofcom's plans for improving mobile coverage and 5G rollout support in the UK have now been published. [ + ]