We take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago.

Anritsu has received the 2014 Price-to-Performance Leadership award in the Vector Network Analyser (VNA) market from Frost & Sullivan. [ + ]

Airwave Solutions UK has secured a contract with the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to provide TETRA Messenger to their community responder groups. [ + ]

Icom's IC-M506 was awarded the title of 2014's best marine VHF radio at the 2014 NMEA International Marine Electronics Conference & Expo in Florida. [ + ]

The Productivity Commission has been tasked with undertaking a cost-benefit analysis of the best way to deliver a mobile broadband capability for public safety agencies. [ + ]

Simoco has announced an upgrade of its DMR offering that includes the capability for full duplex calling on its range of DMR portables. [ + ]

Hytera was the official radio supplier for the WGC-HSBC 2014 held earlier this month at the Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club. [ + ]

Anritsu has successfully  demonstrated stable peak data throughput for a Category 9 LTE device and network simulator using 3x Carrier Aggregation (3x CA). [ + ]

Mayday call to be investigated; Microsoft's whitespace plans; UK military spectrum auction; Keeping in touch on an ocean race; Call for speakers for SAR conference.

China has resumed motorcycle escorts for visiting foreign leaders in Beijing, with communications supported by Hytera communication products. [ + ]

Inmarsat has completed construction of the final four satellite access stations for its Global Xpress fleet, including two sites near Auckland, New Zealand. [ + ]

Tait has commissioned hundreds of portable and mobile radios for emergency services in a Mississippi county, with a solution that has saved the county around US$1m. [ + ]

NEC Australia's microwave radio technology will be deployed in three of the largest provinces of the Solomon Islands territory to boost mobile and fixed line broadband capacity. [ + ]

TechRentals has just turned 40, having begun serving customers through the sale and repair of electronic equipment way back in 1974. [ + ]

FirstNet publishes RFI results; Canada to upgrade military comms; Is SMS 'threading' the answer?; Dow Chemical chooses Motorola TETRA.