Industry News
Melbourne's Federation Square selects Simoco's Xd DMR
Melbourne's Fed Square Pty Ltd has chosen Simoco's Xd DMR technology to deliver critical communications support to the cultural and entertainment precinct in the heart of Melbourne. [ + ]
ABRY Partners takes stake in KORE; KORE acquires RacoWireless
ABRY Partners has acquired a majority interest in KORE Wireless, while KORE has announced the acquisition of RacoWireless, a company that provides end-to-end connectivity solutions for IoT/M2M. [ + ]
Call for papers - Comms Connect 2015 events in Sydney and Melbourne
Organisers are now calling for expressions of interest to present case studies and other papers at the Comms Connect conferences in Melbourne and Sydney in 2015. [ + ]
Govt opens consultations on future of spectrum in Australia
The Department of Communications has released a consultation paper on the future management of spectrum in Australia and is seeking public comment by 2 December 2014. [ + ]
BAI radio tower goes off-grid and onto solar power
BAI's Muswellbrook broadcast tower is going off-grid and will run entirely on solar power thanks to the introduction of advanced battery storage technology. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 7 November 2014
The duress button system that won't work; the paging system that won't work; Hams, military in joint exercise; and Russia launches its latest milcomsat.
[ + ]Latest monthly update from Radio Spectrum Management New Zealand
The New Zealand regulator has identified serious cases of interference caused by LED lighting and is calling for cross submissions to its review of the Radiocommunications Act 1989. [ + ]
WRC will consider spectrum allocations for global flight tracking
The International Telecommunications Union passed an important resolution that aims to improve global flight tracking for civil aviation. [ + ]
Vicom appointed as a Tektronix full portfolio distributor
Tektronix has announced the appointment of Vicom as a Tektronix full portfolio distributor in Australia of instrumentation from Tektronix and Keithley. [ + ]
Tait to install DMR Tier 3 for Manitoba Hydro
Tait Communications will supply an 80-site trunked DMR Tier 3 VHF network and more than 3700 Tait 9300s to Manitoba Hydro in Canada. [ + ]
Rail management system will rely on GPS, broadband comms and IT
Live testing will soon begin of a next-generation rail freight management system on the national rail track system, to be implemented by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and Lockheed Martin Australia. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 31 October 2014
Hoax radio calls annoy authorities; a TETRA detector for your car; Motorola protests Airbus contract; Germany flags spectrum auction; US Army sets up comms for Ebola fight; free satcoms for NATO.
[ + ]Tax-exempt financing for public safety comms equipment
Zetron has partnered with the Government Capital Corporation in the US to offer tax-exempt financing to help public safety agencies purchase new equipment. [ + ]
Telstra, Motorola Solutions join forces for public safety broadband
Telstra and Motorola Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to further develop public safety broadband solutions based on Telstra's LTE Advanced Network for Emergency Services (LANES) capability. [ + ]
Fourth GPS satellite for 2014 successfully launched
Unlike the ill-fated Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket launch on Wednesday, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket has successfully boosted the latest GPS satellite into orbit. [ + ]
