Industry News
Simoco to demonstrate DMR and P25 at Comms Connect Sydney
Simoco will demonstrate its open standards-based DMR and P25 solutions to visitors at Comms Connect in Sydney in June. [ + ]
Sepura verifies next-generation platforms for mission-critical comms
Sepura has announced verification of its next-generation terminal and infrastructure platforms, including multi-protocol capability conforming to ETSI PMR and 3GPP standards. [ + ]
Spectrum reform to drive innovation and productivity, says Turnbull
The federal government has announced that it will review current spectrum policy arrangements to ease the compliance burden on users and improve accessibility for new technologies. [ + ]
Barrett's $6 million contract with Asian border protection agency
Barrett Communications has been awarded a $6 million contract to supply HF equipment to an undisclosed border security agency in Central Asia as part of a United States Assistance program. [ + ]
Macquarie Uni joins international 5G research team
Macquarie University researchers have joined an international line-up of universities to develop 5G wireless technologies. [ + ]
Motorola to manage network and comms for Queensland LNG project
A five-year, $10m deal will see Motorola ensure application performance and uptime certainty for QGC's liquefied natural gas project in southern Queensland. [ + ]
Zetron and Simoco complete testing of integrated P25 DFSI-based solution
Zetron and Simoco have completed successful joint testing of Zetron's MAX Dispatch system using the P25 DFSI with Simoco's P25 conventional network. [ + ]
Axell Wireless TETRA system for Singapore’s first responders
Axell Wireless has supplied equipment for Singapore's TETRA public safety network, which supports police, fire and other mission-critical organisations. [ + ]
Exelis to open Asia-Pacific HQ and R&D facility in Melbourne
Exelis will build a state-of-the-art research and development, testing and systems integration facility in Melbourne to support both local and export opportunities. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
