The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System Authority (LA-RICS) looks set to acquire an LTE network for first responders. [ + ]

The latest issue of APCO Australasia's Public Safety Bulletin is now available for download or online reading. [ + ]

IEEE Spectrum will host an antenna design simulation webinar on the morning of 6 December, with emphasis on evaluation using COMSOL Multiphysics. [ + ]

Development of an inland rail project between Melbourne and Brisbane will be closely watched by suppliers of critical communications equipment and services. [ + ]

Spectralink IP-DECT Server 400 and 6500 and Wi-Fi 84-Series wireless solutions, available in Australian from Wavelink, have become qualified for Microsoft Lync 2013. [ + ]

Motorola's Norway win; Irish EPIRB inquiry; Hytera radio for the Bolivarian Games; Femto FM transmitter.

Zetron's Acom EVO system has achieved P25 Phase II-compliance with an installation underway that will interface with a Motorola ASTRO 25 Phase II system. [ + ]

Silvercomm is to upgrade from an MPT system to a Tait DMR Tier III network to service its Melbourne-based customers. [ + ]

Simoco is demonstrating its range of railway communications technology at this year's AusRAIL PLUS, at the Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre in Australia, 26-28 November. [ + ]

Welcome to Backhaul, where in each issue of Critical Comms we’ll take a trip down memory lane and look at the state of the industry 25 and 10 years ago.

Barrett HF equipment has been put to the test in the deep freeze of the Antarctic, during a rescue exercise conducted by the Chilean and Argentinean armies. [ + ]

A live demonstration of P25 System Interconnections has been presented at the Comms Connect conference in Melbourne by supporting members of the P25 Solution Centre. [ + ]

Following last month's auction of New Zealand's 4G spectrum, a supplementary auction will be held in an attempt to unload the one lot that remained unsold. [ + ]

Axell Wireless has received ACMA approval for its CSR 4008 channel selective repeater, broadening the company's public safety solutions offerings for the Australian market. [ + ]

Funkwerk's FT4 S Ex TETRA radio, IECEx- and ATEX-certified for M2 mining, has been teamed with Rohill's TetraNode solution for use in hazardous underground mining and tunnelling environments. [ + ]