Telstra Corporation has awarded an eight-year contract to Beam Communications to supply Iridium-based satellite equipment as part of a new interstate communication infrastructure for the Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd (ARTC).

Euro-engineer Keith Armstrong will be in Australia-New Zealand until July 2007 to present a series of up-to-date EMC courses to industry and the public, sponsored by EMC Technologies.

The University of Western Australia has welcomed an announcement by Premier Alan Carpenter on the relocation of the site for the proposed $2 billion square kilometre array (SKA) radio astronomy project.

Australia’s GME has international approval of its MT410 series of personal locator beacons (PLBs).

Daniels Electronics has entered into a distribution agreement with Relm Wireless. Daniels’ entire line of products will be distributed as part of Relm's two-way radio communication solutions, particularly for government and public safety applications.

Richardson Electronics has received a contract from Globalstar to produce antenna assemblies for a line of Satcom asset tracking products. The contract represents a total of 60,000 antennas to be delivered over the next two years.

Daniels Electronics has been awarded a two-year contract extension with the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) for Public Safety Communications.

Train operators and service providers from all over the world will meet in London to discuss progress in providing passengers and rail staff with on-board internet connections.

Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) has appointed Marc Kaumle as its global product manager for its Wireless INdoor Solutions (WINS) sector.

Global wireless solutions group, Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) has announced the appointment of Fred Rees to the key position of vice-president, sales and marketing for RFS Asia Pacific.

Astronomers from CSIRO, the Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) and the University of Tasmania have made the first broadband hook-up between Australian radio telescopes, completing in just hours an experiment that would previously have taken weeks.

Christchurch-based ARM solutions provider, Bluewater Systems has promoted sales director Sarosh Dubash to the position of CEO.

Leading broadcast services provider, Broadcast Australia, has recruited Mike Dallimore to its expanding international team.

Richardson Electronics has announced it will distribute Radiotronix's FCC-approved Wi.USB-DTS-R base station, which allows USB PC-connectivity to a Wi.232DTS-R network.

Arrow Asia Pac has announced an agreement to acquire the component distribution business of Adilam Pty Ltd from 1 June 2007. Adilam is an electronic component distributor in Australia and New Zealand.