APCO Australasia has launched its new website that has been redesigned to include new information and services to better meet the needs of members and industry.

The announcement confirming the size of the spectrum 'digital dividend' from analog television switch-off has paved the way for the ACMA to consult potential spectrum purchasers.

Berkeley Varitronics showcased its latest Bloodhound cell detector at the West Virginia mock prison riot that was held in the grounds of the decommissioned West Virginia Penitentiary in West Virginia.

Vertex Standard has appointed Audioxtra as a primary distribution partner for its product range in Australia.

With the installation of Zetron’s series 4000 dispatch system and its series 3300 VoIP call-taking system, the emergency communication centre in Morgan County, West Virginia, is now equipped to deal with current and upcoming changes in public-safety technology.

TETRA is a radio system that is being widely used around the world in all sorts of applications. An opportunity to talk about these applications and the technology involved, and to display some of the latest equipment, was at the TETRA World Congress in Singapore.

Daniels Electronics, international supplier of radio base stations, repeaters and paging transmitters for public safety and natural resource applications, was named Technology Company of the Year at the annual Victoria Advanced Technology (VIATeC) awards banquet held on Thursday 13 May.

Airwave Solutions Australia has been appointed by FireWatch Australia in the federal government-funded trial of bushfire-detection technology.

The widespread growth of WiMAX in India has prompted Berkeley Varitronics to open a sales office in Pune, India.

The NGMN Alliance in Europe has endorsed the proposal to seek establishment of an ETSI industry specification group - open radio equipment interface - to further develop and maintain the specifications for open interfaces between remote equipment control and radio equipment.

Daniels Electronics has received its largest single order in the company’s 60-year history - $7.1m.

The growing need of the spectrum also encompasses challenges in planning the frequency bands and their monitoring to ensure legitimate usage with no interference to other users.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has held a one-day spectrum tune-up with a focus on the 2.5 GHz band.

Radio is essentially a friendly and useful tool but occasions can arise where its influence can be alarming.

Aeroflex has delivered a TM500 time division duplex-long term evolution mobile test system to the China Academy of Telecommunications Research.