Industry News
Red Dot Design Award for Hytera's wearable 'gadget'
A wearable gadget that tackles an individual's communication, safety and wellbeing requirements has won a Red Dot Design Award 2014 in the category of Design Concept. [ + ]
DFAT issues request for tender for global communications
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade today released a Request for Tender for its first major procurement under the International Communications Network (ICN) Program. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 15 August 2014
Emergency centre behind schedule; UK may block comms sales to Israel; FCC streamlines tower regulations; Busy day for beacons; Innovation centre for LTE-A and 5G.
[ + ]Expert panels to convene at Comms Connect Melbourne
Four panel discussions featuring local and international experts will be held during the Comms Connect conference in Melbourne at the beginning of October. [ + ]
Hytera to deliver PMR project in Chongqing
Chongqing's Public Security Bureau has recently contracted Hytera to complete a PMR project that will result in a Hytera DMR Trunking Pro system being installed across the city. [ + ]
RSM New Zealand releases latest business update
Radio Spectrum Management New Zealand is reviewing the Radiocommunications Act and has extended the deadline for the phase-out of 25 kHz LMR channels by four years. [ + ]
NSW Telco Authority's latest communiqué available
Rod Gilmour, chairperson of the NSW Telco Authority, has released his latest communiqué to update industry on Authority developments. [ + ]
oneM2M invites comments on candidate specs for M2M/IoT comms
oneM2M, the global partnership developing standards for M2M comms and the Internet of Things has made its initial Candidate Release of Technical Specifications available for comment. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 8 August 2014
Critical Comms' latest issue out now; Comms Connect Melbourne 2014; FirstNet Acting GM blog post; Critical Communications Middle East; M2M winners.
[ + ]Backhaul, August 2014: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
Backhaul takes you on a trip down memory lane as we look at developments in the critical communications industry 25 and 10 years ago.
[ + ]Registrations are open for ACMA's RadComms2014 conference
Registrations are now open for ACMA's RadComms2014: Spectrum rebooted - taking stock conference in Sydney in September. [ + ]
KORE Wireless promotes M2M for primary industry
M2M wireless network provider KORE Wireless will sponsor and present at the upcoming MobileTech 2014 conferences in Brisbane and Auckland. [ + ]
Ericsson to deliver NBN fixed wireless and satellite ground services
NBN Co has chosen Ericsson Australia to deliver fixed wireless and satellite services to businesses and consumers across regional and rural Australia. [ + ]
7th Boeing GPS IIF satellite launched to orbit and operational
The GPS IIF-7 satellite was launched into orbit on 1 August, becoming the seventh of 12 such satellites Boeing has built for the US Air Force, and the third on-orbit delivery this year. [ + ]
Global Standards Collaboration meets in France
The 18th meeting of the Global Standards Collaboration (GSC), held from 22-23 July, was hosted by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in Sophia Antipolis, France. [ + ]
