Industry News
ETSI to hold rail comms workshop
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute will hold its first workshop on railway operations radiocommunications beyond GSM-R. [ + ]
Giant US electric utility goes P25
Florida Power & Light Company, the United States' third largest electric utility, has chosen a Harris P25 radio system to replace its legacy network. [ + ]
Rivada awarded patent for DSA tech
Rivada Networks has been awarded a Eurasian patent for its Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage technology for LTE networks. [ + ]
Airbus proposes improvement to Belgian ASTRID network
Airbus Defence and Space and its partners have proposed radiocommunications solutions to improve the security and the capacity of the ASTRID network in Belgium. [ + ]
Emergency Vehicle Priority switched on in Mackay
Emergency services vehicles in Mackay will get to their destinations faster thanks to award-winning traffic technology switched on this month. [ + ]
Rakel upgrade imminent for Sweden
Rakel, the Swedish radiocommunications network, will likely receive an upgrade in the near future to address future security threats. [ + ]
CommTel Network Solutions upgrades mission-critical network
CommTel Network Solutions is deploying DragonWave Harmony Radio links and Hub 800 nodal switches as part of an upgrade to its mission-critical services network. [ + ]
Sepura gets new chairman and CEO
Sepura has announced that it has appointed Alan Lovell as chairman and David Barrass as interim CEO, both with immediate effect. [ + ]
Ericsson posts first loss in four years
Ericsson AB has reported its first loss in almost four years, after a horror third quarter that has smashed its share price. [ + ]
Haiti hurricane relief supported by SES
SES will support Haiti hurricane relief by providing emergency.lu connectivity services in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. [ + ]
Etherstack signs deal with NEC
Etherstack has signed "a substantial technology licensing contract" with NEC Corporation which would see Etherstack's wireless technology used in NEC products. [ + ]
Satcom, Honeywell appointed partners by Inmarsat
Inmarsat has appointed Satcom Direct (SD) and Honeywell Aerospace as global distribution partners for its next-generation SwiftBroadband-Safety aviation service. [ + ]
Cape Town conference for spectrum discussion
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance's 2017 Global Summit in Cape Town will be co-hosted by ICASA, the South African spectrum regulator. [ + ]
Motorola upgrades TETRA technology in Paraiba
Motorola Solutions will upgrade the Paraiba Secretariat of Social Safety and Defense mission-critical communications system. [ + ]
EWN to use Optus and SatSleeve
Remote workers will be kept in the loop via satellite comms in a deal between Optus Satellite and Aeeris, operator of the Early Warning Network. [ + ]
