Nominations are still open for the Australian Radio Communications Industry Association (ARCIA) Industry Gala Dinner, which will be held 23 November 2016. [ + ]

In the lead-up to the national industry awards, ARCIA has recognised individuals from Victoria and South Australia. [ + ]

The German public safety TETRA network, BDBOS, now has extra functionality with the opening up of further use of control channels. [ + ]

The European Communications Office is on the hunt for a spectrum management expert to join its small team in Copenhagen. [ + ]

More than 80 employees of Hytera channel partners in Australia and New Zealand have been awarded Hytera College Training Certificates following local training. [ + ]

More than a decade after the Hurricane Katrina disaster, first responders in the US are still waiting for the promised new nationwide public safety network. [ + ]

The Bangladesh Ministry of Defence has contracted Barrett Communications to supply tactical radio communications equipment to the Bangladesh Army. [ + ]

Norway's DNK, operator of the Nødnett digital radio network, has become part of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection. [ + ]

The NTIA has appointed outside experts to serve on the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee to advise on spectrum policy and technical issues. [ + ]

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute will hold its first workshop on railway operations radiocommunications beyond GSM-R. [ + ]

Florida Power & Light Company, the United States' third largest electric utility, has chosen a Harris P25 radio system to replace its legacy network. [ + ]

Rivada Networks has been awarded a Eurasian patent for its Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage technology for LTE networks. [ + ]

Airbus Defence and Space and its partners have proposed radiocommunications solutions to improve the security and the capacity of the ASTRID network in Belgium. [ + ]

Emergency services vehicles in Mackay will get to their destinations faster thanks to award-winning traffic technology switched on this month. [ + ]

Rakel, the Swedish radiocommunications network, will likely receive an upgrade in the near future to address future security threats. [ + ]