Industry News
New company may boost safety radio
Airwave Solutions Australia has been formed in a partnership between Airwave Solutions (UK), a private mobile radio network operator, and Broadcast Australia, an independent national wireless communications network operator.
[ + ]LTE handset certification
Aeroflex and w2bi (Wireless to Business Integration) have agreed to pool their test expertise and technology to jointly develop a network certification platform for LTE mobile devices.
[ + ]Boost to Asian supply chain
Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) has expanded its partnership with Malaysian distributor C&C Universal Engineering to establish a bonded warehousing facility in Port Klang.
[ + ]Safety radio sector receives a boost
Australia’s public safety communications sector has been boosted with the establishment of emergency and private mobile radio network specialist, Airwave Solutions Australia, that promises network resilience, security, coverage and interoperability for a wide variety of public safety agencies.
[ + ]TETRA network expanded
EADS Defence & Security is extending the TETRA radio network of Stadtwerke München. Around 1000 subscribers use the network, which is being expanded from 15 to a total of 31 TB3 base stations.
[ + ]Agreement renewed
Daniels Electronics has renewed its radios distribution agreement with Kenwood USA that will continue to distribute Daniels radios for public safety and government agencies throughout the US.
[ + ]Transport spectrum event
A focus on technical innovation in transport and how it is driving changes in radiofrequency spectrum planning and use is the topic of the Transport Spectrum Tune-Up in Melbourne on 18 November.
[ + ]Test system for Marine Corps
Aeroflex has won a five-year, $47m contract with the US Marine Corps to supply ground radio maintenance automatic test systems.
[ + ]Sensors may lead to better sleep
IMEC and its research affiliate, Holst Centre, have demonstrated a wireless sleep staging system.
[ + ]Centre to boost SKA prospects
A $100 million International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has been opened in Perth.
[ + ]Factory automation under scrutiny
Motorola has won a contract to provide a TETRA digital trunked radio communications network to Urumqi Airport, China, together with Beijing Civil Aviation Tianyu Technology Development.
[ + ]WAPOL coverage extended
Motorola Australia is providing an extension of the mobile data system of the Western Australia Police (WAPOL) and the Western Australia Department of Corrective Services (DCS) that will more than double the previous coverage area, providing the community with better-equipped police and prison officers.
[ + ]World Cup scores radio system
Andrew, through its South African affiliate company Systems Designs, will provide indoor wireless coverage and capacity solution, the Intelligent Optical Network (ION) fibre distributed antenna system, in five of the 10 South African stadiums to be used for the 2010 World Cup.
[ + ]New association for digital mobile radio
Several of the world’s device and network suppliers in digital radio services have launched the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Association.
[ + ]Innovation recognised
MiMOMax Wireless has won first place in the 2009 Federation of Communication Services (FCS) Radio Business innovation award.
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