Airbus Defence and Space, as part of a research consortium, was the winner for the category 'Best Evolution to Future Broadband' at the ICCA 2016 Awards. [ + ]

FirstNet's CTO Devices Team has outlined its vision for a Vehicle Network System (VNS) and the role it can play in incident deployment and coverage extension. [ + ]

Sweden studies mobile broadband, 48 radio towers demolished, Comms Connect Sydney early-bird rates, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and is 1 smartphone worth 7 radios? [ + ]

Simoco Group has appointed Brett McInnes as CEO Simoco Australasia, with a remit that spans business growth, sales and product management and development. [ + ]

Fujitsu has been awarded a $15.3 million contract to deliver Tasmania's first unified computer-aided dispatch system for emergency services. [ + ]

Sierra Wireless has signed a global distribution agreement with Richardson RFPD in response to emerging market demand for industrial IoT/M2M solutions. [ + ]

Third-party authorisations are sometimes a source of confusion, so the ACMA has prepared some guidance on how to submit them. [ + ]

Comms Connect NZ is almost here, amateur radio expedition to Iran, FirstNet and NG911 converging, and city tests rugged smartphones with PTT. [ + ]

After recently announcing a successful trial, Inmarsat said its Fleet Xpress broadband solution is now ready to bring in a new era of ship communications. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions has opened its Convergence Suite Developer Program to all comers, with the aim of producing applications that bridge LMR and broadband communications technologies. [ + ]

Frequentis has been chosen to modernise the Ports of Jersey control centres via an integrated communication system and implementation of a vessel traffic service. [ + ]

Airbus Defence & Space has appointed Fred Gallart to the top position at the company's Secure Land Communications division for Latin America. [ + ]

Take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago. [ + ]

30 new engineering roles are currently up for grabs at Codan Radio Communications to help support new product development growth. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions has just held its annual channel partner conference, attended by 70 partners from across Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]