Tait Communications has been selected by Alliant Energy Corporation, a midwest US energy company, to deploy a 122-site DMR Tier 3 system - the largest to be rolled out in North America. [ + ]

The birthplace of radio lives on, ACMA lowers amateur licence fees, German spectrum auction attracts three bidders, radios found to be useless inside, DARPA calls for undersea communications innovations and Oregon holds emergency comms exercise. [ + ]

The ACMA has advised all 400 MHz licensees that licence processing will be suspended from 11-26 May. Renewals that fall due during this period should be paid beforehand.

The Department of Defence demolished the Omega communication tower on the former Naval Transmission Site at Darriman, Victoria, on 22 April. [ + ]

Comms users collide over vehicle frequencies, FM on your phone, radios for the community, carrier-hosted P25 service, Norway to ditch FM, and how safe is encryption? [ + ]

Tait Communications has launched a new online education program, Tait Radio Academy, with courses written by experts with decades of industry experience in education and radio technology. [ + ]

The Productivity Commission has released an issues paper to guide those intending to make submissions to the study it is undertaking into ways to secure a mobile broadband capability for Australia's public safety agencies. [ + ]

The Productivity Commission has released an issues paper to guide those intending to make submissions to the study it is undertaking into ways to secure a mobile broadband capability for Australia's public safety agencies. [ + ]

Sepura has delivered a complete TETRA solution to the Public Security Directorate of the Mexican municipality of Atizapán de Zaragoza as part of an extensive renovation project aimed at upgrading the public security technologies for public safety end-user organisations. [ + ]

The federal government's $100 million Mobile Black Spot Programme has reached an important milestone, with proposals now received from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone for funding under the program. [ + ]

Sepura has delivered a complete TETRA solution to the Public Security Directorate of the Mexican municipality of Atizapán de Zaragoza as part of an extensive renovation project aimed at upgrading the public security technologies for public safety end-user organisations. [ + ]

Comms Connect Sydney program released, Nokia's 5G test tops 10 Gbps, US military comms go underground, rail police want access to emergency frequencies, radio tower properties fetch US$369 million.

Tetracom has been awarded a $7 million contract by the South Australian Country Fire Service to upgrade all fire ground radio equipment over the next five years. [ + ]

Comms Connect Sydney program released, Nokia's 5G test tops 10 Gbps, US military comms go underground, rail police want access to emergency frequencies, radio tower properties fetch US$369 million.

Tait Communications has appointed Dean Brookes as the regional general manager of Tait Asia Pacific. He replaces Brett Smythe, who has been appointed to the new global role of general manager sales and channel development.