According to Radio Spectrum Management, the IoT VHF test bed from 210–220 MHz is now available for licensing. [ + ]

Globetrotting reporter Gert Jan Wolf has produced a couple of his signature videos covering the highlights of last year's Comms Connect Melbourne event. [ + ]

Airbus communications technology will be utilised at the Motocross Enduropale racing event in France. [ + ]

The 1994 land speed record attempt relied on comms for essential telemetry, while in 2009 free PLBs were being handed out to keep bushwalkers safe. [ + ]

Taiwan's regulatory authority has commissioned a nationwide spectrum monitoring system produced by Rohde & Schwarz. [ + ]

Hytera has signed a contract with TRENSURB that will see it provide TETRA for the Porto Alegre Metro in Brazil. [ + ]

The ACMA is consulting on proposed updates to the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2015. [ + ]

Sepura equipment will be used by Södertörn's fire defence association as it upgrades its TETRA digital radios. [ + ]

Following its strategic direction, Codan Radio Communications — a division of Codan Limited — has now rebranded to Codan Communications. [ + ]

A roadmap for critical communications evolution has been laid out by TCCA in a new white paper. [ + ]

A new government radio site will boost emergency communications at the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney's CBD. [ + ]

It's been a very busy year for the critical communications industry, with seemingly endless developments in all sectors of the field. [ + ]

At part of Comms Connect in Melbourne, Ranjan Bhagat from Zetron Australasia made a presentation about next-gen control room solutions. [ + ]

Victorian roads will become safer and less congested, with the state government investing in connected and automated vehicles. [ + ]

Tait Communications and JVCKENWOOD have announced the formation of a partnership. [ + ]