Ben Woods, an apprentice with Tetracom, has been selected as the first recipient of the Sir Angus Tait Memorial Scholarship in 2010. The award is administered by ARCIA on behalf of contributors Tait and Westwick-Farrow and is intended to encourage a student to actively pursue study leading to a career in radio communications engineering at an Advanced Diploma level or higher.

Icom Australia has donated two M35 marine transceivers to the Frankston Yacht Club in Victoria. In addition, the company will provide free technical support for the radios.

Swissbit AG has appointed Glyn as its exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand.

C4i has brought into service the ninth of 20 fire control centre SwitchplusIP systems being delivered to Aviation Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) of Airservices Australia.

MiMOMax has opened an Australian office based in Sydney.

The Australian government will fund an upgrade of the national emergency warning system, 'Emergency Alert', to deliver warnings to mobile phones based on the location of the handset.

TechRentals has been appointed a national distributor of the Anritsu Master product range. With an emphasis on portability, the range is compact, rugged and easy to use.

Daniels Electronics has posted test results and Supplier’s Declaration of Compliance documents to the US Department of Homeland Security Responder’s Knowledge Base.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has finalised radiocommunications licensing arrangements to facilitate mobile communication services on aircraft.

Radio IP Software Inc has reached a technology agreement with The Genesis Group that will develop a stand-alone reporting platform for Radio IP’s family of mobile VPN products, including the MTG, ipUnplugged and Mult-IP software suites.

ComGroup has made a $10m investment in new technologies and R&D to strengthen its market position and deliver communications solutions in sectors ranging from oil and gas to emergency services.

Daniels Electronics has posted test results and supplier’s declaration of compliance documents to the US government on the MT-4E P25 radios that encompass base station, repeater and transportable repeater configurations for the UHF band with VHF and 700/800 MHz bands to follow.

Tait has introduced the two newest members of the NSW Police Dog Squad, Gus and Gadget.

Tait Radio Communications has strengthened its senior management team with two new members.

Andrew Solutions, the CommScope division, has promoted Navin Vohra to be vice-president of sales, Asia Pacific.