The ninth Boeing-built GPS IIF satellite has reached orbit and begun sending signals, following its launch on 25 March. [ + ]

The police forces of the city of Lodz, Krakow and Szczecin in Poland have selected Sepura's TETRA technology for their secure communications. [ + ]

The TETRA terminals installed base in Asia is set to grow by 11% by 2018, with shipments expected to reach almost 200,000 units in that year, according to new research from IHS. [ + ]

The UK will move one of its communication satellites to the Asia Pacific region for the first time to deliver protected and secure satellite communications services. [ + ]

Vertel has announced the national rollout of its new DMR Tier lll open standard trunked radio network, with the first phase in NSW complete. [ + ]

Hytera has launched the XPT Digital Trunking System, which is able to accommodate up to 1200 users and 16 channels in a single system without a dedicated control channel. [ + ]

Codan Radio Communications has announced the launch of Stratus, a hybrid P25 and LTE communications network solution that is interoperable with all P25 vendor subscribers and consoles. [ + ]

The push for near-universal adoption of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity APT 700 MHz band is gaining momentum around the globe, according to the ACMA. [ + ]

Zetron and Kodiak announced that they are partnering to implement standardised IP interfaces to seamlessly integrate the Kodiak Broadband PTT solution with Zetron dispatch consoles. [ + ]

Discounts and early-bird registrations are available for the Australian & New Zealand Disaster & Emergency Management and Search & Rescue conferences, to be held on the Gold Coast in May. [ + ]

Sepura has taken out the Best use of TETRA in Utilities at the International TETRA Awards, for a solution installed for Luxembourg's primary electricity transmission and distribution operator. [ + ]

Finnish authorities have settled on a broadband solution that uses commercial mobile networks to complement the country's existing TETRA public safety network. [ + ]

Vertel has selected Tait infrastructure to establish a multivendor ecosystem for its national DMR Tier III network. [ + ]

Telstra's LANES (LTE Advanced Network) has been awarded the 'Broadband for all: Outstanding LTE Contribution' award at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [ + ]

Airservices Australia will trial a new 15-minute tracking standard for commercial aircraft Inmarsat's global flight tracking ADS-C messaging service. [ + ]