Industry News
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 23 May 2014
Poor radio puts Tassie lives at risk; US county dodging dead zones; Brazil's 4G woes; Tornado warning system failure.
[ + ]Telstra to roll out nationwide Wi-Fi network
Telstra will develop one of the world's largest Wi-Fi networks, with two million hotspots expected across Australia. [ + ]
Sixth GPS III satellite launched into orbit
A Delta IV rocket successfully launched the sixth GPS IIF satellite on 16 May from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral. [ + ]
Zetron adds wired interface for AcomEVO to Cassidian's TETRA
Zetron has released a wired interface between its AcomEVO system and Cassidian's TETRA network. [ + ]
Canadians are coming - public safety officials to visit Australia
Canadian public safety and security officials will take part in a trade mission to Australia and New Zealand in September and October. [ + ]
Telstra achieves 450 Mbps with LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation
Telstra has achieved a world first on its mobile network by demonstrating live network speeds of 450 Mbps using LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation across a trial combination of 1800 and 2600 MHz bands. [ + ]
Government actions $100m mobile black spot program
The government has committed $100 million to improve mobile coverage by rolling out new mobile base stations, funding for which will be allocated through a competitive selection process. [ + ]
Craig Lapsley to head Victoria's emergency responses
The Victorian government has appointed Craig Lapsley as Victoria's first emergency management commissioner. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 16 May 2014
Public safety demos on LTE network; Text-to-speech 911; Unbreakable secure comms; Simoco opens KL office; Tait presents podcasts.
[ + ]US military satellites tame the Arctic
For the first time, military users have been able to transfer multimegabyte data files over stable satellite connections in the Arctic. [ + ]
Telstra trials 4G sites for aircraft comms
Telstra has tested 4G connectivity with aircraft in flight along the busy Sydney-Melbourne air corridor. [ + ]
Zetron's 60-position system uses CSSI with P25 Phase II
Zetron has announced the successful deployment of a 60-position installation of its Advanced Communications (AcomEVO) console system using the P25 Console Subsystem Interface. [ + ]
APCOA public safety award winners announced
The 2014 APCO Australasia Public Safety Award Winners were announced at the APCO Australasia gala dinner at Crown Palladium. [ + ]
NEC and NTT Docomo to trial 5G technologies
NEC Corporation has reached an agreement with NTT Docomo to jointly conduct trials aimed at the practical use of technologies for a 5G communication standard. [ + ]
ARCIA's June industry dinner - ticket bookings open
Bookings are now open for ARCIA's industry dinner and networking event at Dockside in Darling Harbour, Sydney, on 18 June. [ + ]
