Articles
Building a sustainable future for government operational telecommunications
Rod Gilmour, chairman of the NSW Telco Authority, presents an update on the role of the Authority and the work it is doing to coordinate government communications and improve efficiencies. [ + ]
Adelaide Oval puts Simoco Xd DMR to work
The people of Adelaide have a brand new stadium at which to enjoy sporting and concert events, protected and managed using a state-of-the-art Simoco communications network. [ + ]
CASE STUDY: EA Network's DMR Tier III
New Zealand utility EA Networks has installed a Tait DMR Tier III system to connect and protect its vast South Island electricity and fibre network. [ + ]
London's Met Police trialling body-worn video cameras
London's Metropolitan Police is equipping 500 officers with body-worn video cameras, in a £1 million trial of the technology. [ + ]
Unused spectrum in New Zealand
The Radio Frequency Users Association of New Zealand is undertaking research to show that there's not as much spectrum to go around as some people might think. [ + ]
Industry talking - In search of harmony
ARCIA President Hamish Duff reports on positive developments in discussions with ACMA, as well as concerns over state government spectrum issues. [ + ]
A shared dispatch centre solution
By installing the same dispatch system, three emergency communications centres are preparing to share, access and use each other’s radio resources. [ + ]
Asia-Pacific operators fall behind Europe in network sharing
Should networks be shared? Research by Analysys Mason shows that European cellular operators think so, but Asia-Pacific operators aren't so sure. [ + ]
Securing a SCADA network from attack
Organisations such as utilities companies must take extra steps to secure their SCADA and industrial control systems from cyberattack. [ + ]
A new era of mobile intelligence
With more information flowing between citizens, responders and agencies, it is ultimately intelligence that will help build a safer community. [ + ]
Satellite comms helping to modernise railway control
Satellite communications will soon make train travel safer by improving how the networks are controlled in remote areas where ground equipment is too costly. [ + ]
Comms Connect Sydney 2014 preview
Australia's leading radio and communication conference and exhibition, Comms Connect - being held as a satellite event in Sydney for the first time - is just weeks away. [ + ]
When lives are on the line
The duress button on a portable radio has become an essential component of public safety communications. But the functionality has not yet made it into every sector. [ + ]
Open standard DMR Tier III trunking
Andy Grimmett, Simoco Group, examines some of the many different PMR/LMR technologies and argues that DMR Tier III is emerging as the dominant PMR/LMR standard. [ + ]
The centre of attention
Critical Comms visited the P25 Solution Centre in Sydney to get a first-hand look at the open standards ecosystem in action. [ + ]
