The ACMA has published draft rules for the digital dividend spectrum auction [ + ]

The Duke of York attended the opening of Hytera’s relocated UK headquarters in Slough. [ + ]

The NAIT bill is in New Zealand Parliament’s Committee Stage. [ + ]

The Tait RFUANZ Industry Excellence Awards will be held on 14 May in Te-Papa, Wellington, New Zealand. [ + ]

TR Minecom has been sold to US electronics manufacturer PBE. [ + ]

The ACMA is providing licensees the opportunity to apply for apparatus licences in the paired 500 MHz segments to replace device registration under their spectrum licences. [ + ]

Imec, the Holst Centre and partners have created what is said to be the world’s first RFID circuit made in low-temperature thin-film technology that allows reader-talks-first communication. [ + ]

Sepura celebrates its 10th birthday in the radio industry. [ + ]

An antenna design concept has been created to eliminate the proliferation of antennas on military equipment. [ + ]

The company has appointed Vasan Srinivasan as business development manager. [ + ]

A prototype of a radar system is now tracking orbiting space objects. [ + ]

Daniels Electronics will assemble and test radio telescope receivers for the ALMA telescope. [ + ]

RFID tags, developed by a CNSE research team, may solve the problem of tracking metal and liquids. [ + ]

Nottingham City Transport has launched a Tait voice and data communications system for its bus network. [ + ]

Snecma Propulsion Solide has adopted Sepura STP8000 hand-portable TETRA radios with man-down functionality. [ + ]