Industry News
Successful milsat anti-jamming comms test
Boeing has applied new anti-jamming technology to an existing military satellite for the first time, expanding the military's potential to access secure communications more affordably. [ + ]
LTE news: Taiwan considers 2.6 GHz; Verizon goes underground
Taiwan considers joining China's LTE bandwagon by allocating some of the 2.6 GHz band mobile services and Verizon switches on LTE in 35 Manhattan subway stations. [ + ]
Disaster and emergency conference - call for papers
The 2014 Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management conference will be held on the Gold Coast in May. [ + ]
Defence communications unit recognised
ADF personnel who served with the Force Communications Unit in Cambodia in the 1990s have received a Meritorious Unit Citation. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 24 January 2014
WA firefighters battle interference; Hams to AX the VK prefix; Black spots follow network shift; In-vehicle repeater proposal supported.
[ + ]Comms Connect Sydney - call for papers
Organisers of the Comms Connect Sydney 2014 conference have set a deadline of 14 February for submission of paper abstracts. [ + ]
German fire brigade chooses Sepura TETRA
Over 2500 Sepura TETRA radios will be supplied by Selectric GmbH to fire brigades in the Middle Franconia region of Germany. [ + ]
Last of New Zealand's 700 MHz spectrum auctioned
Telecom has secured the final 700 MHz radio spectrum auction in New Zealand with a bid of NZ$83 million. [ + ]
Swedish transport operator goes with Sepura TETRA
Swedish Radio Supply AB has been awarded the contract for the deployment of Sepura TETRA radios to transport operator Värmlandstrafik. [ + ]
LTE continues worldwide growth
A new report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association shows LTE is making inroads across the globe. [ + ]
Sweden's Rakel network to pilot data services
Airbus Defence and Space has been chosen to pilot secure data services for the Swedish nationwide radio communications network Rakel. [ + ]
JVC Kenwood and Airbus form broadband alliance
Industry heavyweights Airbus and JVC Kenwood have formed an alliance to further develop public safety wireless broadband technology. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 17 January 2014
Lives put at risk by CB use; Volunteers trained in emergency comms; Towers to weather the storm; Follow an emergency call; Truck crash affects 911 centre.
[ + ]Vietnam selects Tait DMR Tier 3 for pilot project
The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security has chosen a Tait DMR Tier 3 trunked digital radio network for its Traffic Police pilot project. [ + ]
RFUANZ conference and exhibition only four months away
The annual Radio Frequency Users Association of New Zealand conference will be held in Wellington in May. [ + ]
