Industry News
Victorian and US partnership for public safety
Information sharing capability for public safety will be improved through a newly formed partnership between Emergency Management Victoria and the US Department of Homeland Security. [ + ]
Samsung's LTE technology for public safety
Samsung has demonstrated the latest in its LTE technology for the public safety industry. [ + ]
Car racing club upgrades with Icom NZ radios
A car racing club in Christchurch, New Zealand, has undergone a communications upgrade with Icom NZ radios. [ + ]
TechED 2015 to feature technology trends and 'hands on' learning
Join industry professionals for TechED 2015, the education and networking event for the automation industry on 28-30 July at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]
Mongolian public safety agencies get Sepura DMR
The Municipality of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, has selected Sepura DMR technology for its public safety organisations. [ + ]
Faster mobile phone charging — wirelessly
The latest in Qi specification technology that makes it possible to charge mobile phones wirelessly has been announced by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). [ + ]
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 3 July
This week: Axell about to become Cobham, one in five M2M connections expected in China/Far East by 2019, UK calls for concepts for new military comms system and MEOsats boost data throughput. [ + ]
Australian partner appointed for Iridium Push-to-Talk
Melbourne-based Beam Communications has been appointed an official service provider for the Iridium Push-to-Talk satellite communications service. [ + ]
Hytera to upgrade Netherlands' national TETRA network
The Netherlands' government has awarded Hytera a firm contract to renew the country's ageing C2000 TETRA network. [ + ]
NZ's RSM boosts its radio compliance capabilities
Unlicensed radio signals can now be more easily tracked, following commissioning of new monitoring gear by New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management authority. [ + ]
US-Mexican officials report progress in spectrum talks
FCC and Mexican officials have reported progress on various spectrum issues in a recent meeting that US officials had with their Mexican counterparts, including realignment of the 800 megahertz band. [ + ]
Comms Connect comes to Brisbane, 30 July 2015
Together with ARCIA, Comms Connect will present a one-day industry conference in Brisbane on 30 July, featuring case studies, technical presentations and panel sessions, followed by networking drinks and ARCIA's industry dinner. [ + ]
Crosscom acquired by CSE Group
Australia's Crosscom is being acquired by global giant CSE, making it part of a worldwide $387m company with more than 1300 employees. [ + ]
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 19 June 2015
Airwave UK rumoured to be up for sale, 1000 radios left unused in boxes, Firstnet director testifies, drones tipped for tower inspections, inflatable antennas and Qatar's TETRA AVLS. [ + ]
DHS hasn't fixed interoperability problems
The US Department of Homeland lacks "reliable interoperable communications for emergencies, as well as daily operations and planned events", said its Inspector General. [ + ]
