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Putting emergency comms to the test
Tests in New York City have suggested how to improve emergency radio communications inside large buildings and tunnels. [ + ]
Satellite system sends data for a song
Global Sensor Network would make it easier and cheaper to communicate with remote regions within Australia and globally. [ + ]
New software alleviates wireless traffic
GapSense software lets devices exchange simple stop and warning messages to avoid interfering with one another. [ + ]
Radio’s polar pioneer
Walter Hannam helped establish communications between Antarctica and the rest of the world in the early days of exploration of the frozen continent. [ + ]
Galileo fixes Europe’s position in history
Europe’s answer to GPS, Galileo, has achieved a fundamental step forward with its first ground position fix using four satellites. [ + ]
Comms Connect 2013: get involved
RadioComms Connect returns in 2013 as Comms Connect, and the organisers have issued a call for papers from the industry. [ + ]
Radar to benefit from delays
Phased-array radar systems are replacing the familiar rotating dish and new time delay technology aims to make them smaller and cheaper. [ + ]
Fighting disasters with social media
Much more can be done to use social media more effectively during crises, says Queensland academic Associate Professor Axel Bruns. [ + ]
Mobile phone pioneer wins 2013 Marconi prize
Forty years to the day after he helped launch the age of portable mobile telecommunications, the Marconi Society has announced that Martin Cooper is the recipient of the 2013 Marconi Prize, considered the pinnacle honour in the field of communication and information science. [ + ]
How vulnerable do you feel?
A new study gauges public feelings of vulnerability to failure of the internet, mobile phones, electricity. [ + ]
Smart antenna market report released
The global market for smart antennas is expected to grow at a significant rate from 2012 to 2018. [ + ]
LTE developments not until 2018-20
The TETRA & Critical Communications Association has advised the timescales for critical communications services over LTE. [ + ]
Radio system takes pole position
Icom Australia provides Nissan Motorsport with a total communications solution for the 2013 and 2014 V8 Supercar Championship seasons. [ + ]
Real-time system stays ahead of crooks
An integrated law enforcement system from Motorola combines video, sensors, alarms and computer-aided dispatch. [ + ]
Mine comms - maintaining contact
The Nantou zinc mine in Burkina Faso needed a way to give underground workers safe and secure communications with the surface. [ + ]
