Industry News
Memory requirements for SDR designs reduced by 50%
Green Hills Software and Objective Interface Systems have collaborated on a technique that reduces the memory footprint of the software used to build software-defined radios (SDRs).
[ + ]South African Police on the ball with Tait radios
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has chosen to use Tait radios and has committed to a new two-year multi-million dollar contract.
[ + ]Motorola dealer of the year award
Bearcom has received the 2006 Motorola Australasian Dealer of the Year Award for the 12th consecutive year at the annual Motorola Dealer Conference in Melbourne last month.
[ + ]Indoor positioning of radio terminals
At the TETRA World Congress, 11-14 June 2007 in Madrid, the Danish company Zonith A/S will present its solution for indoor positioning of TETRA radio terminals.
[ + ]Satellite links provided for nationwide rail communication infrastructure in Australia
Telstra Corporation has awarded an eight-year contract to Beam Communications to supply Iridium-based satellite equipment as part of a new interstate communication infrastructure for the Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd (ARTC).
[ + ]Shanghai facility to include research and development
RF Micro Devices has announced the addition of a research and development (R&D) centre in the company's Shanghai facility.
[ + ]A series of EMC, safety and compliance courses
Euro-engineer Keith Armstrong will be in Australia-New Zealand until July 2007 to present a series of up-to-date EMC courses to industry and the public, sponsored by EMC Technologies.
[ + ]SKA site relocates
The University of Western Australia has welcomed an announcement by Premier Alan Carpenter on the relocation of the site for the proposed $2 billion square kilometre array (SKA) radio astronomy project.
[ + ]PLBs win approval
Australia’s GME has international approval of its MT410 series of personal locator beacons (PLBs).
[ + ]Distribution agreement announced
Daniels Electronics has entered into a distribution agreement with Relm Wireless. Daniels’ entire line of products will be distributed as part of Relm's two-way radio communication solutions, particularly for government and public safety applications.
[ + ]Contract extension awarded with WSCA
Daniels Electronics has been awarded a two-year contract extension with the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) for Public Safety Communications.
[ + ]Partnership to produce antenna assemblies
Richardson Electronics has received a contract from Globalstar to produce antenna assemblies for a line of Satcom asset tracking products. The contract represents a total of 60,000 antennas to be delivered over the next two years.
[ + ]Global demand for WiFi on trains
Train operators and service providers from all over the world will meet in London to discuss progress in providing passengers and rail staff with on-board internet connections.
[ + ]New global manager
Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) has appointed Marc Kaumle as its global product manager for its Wireless INdoor Solutions (WINS) sector.
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