The US Department of Veterans Affairs intends to deploy a resilient emergency high frequency radio network to connect 200 medical centres spread throughout the nation. [ + ]

Sepura's Florida-based partner Scientia Global has been awarded a contract to supply a TETRA system for Lebanon's Internal Security Forces - Land Mobile Radio Project. [ + ]

HF radio network warns against attacks; California a step closer to text-to-911; UAE begins phase 2 of TETRA rollout; Sino-Japanese hotline on the cards; Germany joins Euro satellite scheme.

Airwave has opened a Middle East office in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, its fourth country-based bureau. [ + ]

Sepura has announced the availability of its DMR Tier III solution to the global market, a move that was accelerated by the recent acquisition of UK firm Fylde Micro. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions has delivered its 200,000th TETRA digital radio terminal for use by German public safety organisations. [ + ]

Simoco recently took part in the Comms Connect event in Melbourne where it showcased its latest developments in true open-standards communication solutions from their P25 and DMR portfolios. [ + ]

An audit by Victoria's Auditor-General has found that the state's Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) dispatch system is working well in most respects but still has issues to solve. [ + ]

RSM New Zealand's latest industry update covers new general user licences for fixed-link and short-range devices, an extension to the Radiocommunications Act review and auction of AM and FM licences. [ + ]

ARCIA's annual Adelaide seminar and dinner will take place on 13 November and will include a special members-only briefing on the ARCIA Economics Research project. [ + ]

An arson attack on a Chicago air traffic control centre by a telecoms employee caused a widespread communications blackout and loss of command and control functions. [ + ]

JVC Americas Corp. and Kenwood U.S.A. Corporation, subsidiaries of Japan-based JVCKenwood Corporation, have merged to form a single subsidiary, JVCKenwood USA Corporation. [ + ]

Organisers are calling for abstract submissions for the 2015 Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference, which will be held on the Gold Coast in May next year. [ + ]

Axell Wireless founder moves on; LTE Direct tests; FCC looks at 5G freqs; NPSTC releases console guidance; Mission-critical railway comms; Fitting Wi-Fi to aircraft.

WA Commerce Minister Michael Mischin has responded to a request from Critical Comms to clear up some apparent confusion regarding the role of radio in emergency communications in the state. [ + ]