Industry News
Wireless base stations distributor announced
Richardson Electronics has announced it will distribute Radiotronix's FCC-approved Wi.USB-DTS-R base station, which allows USB PC-connectivity to a Wi.232DTS-R network.
[ + ]Arrow Asia Pac to acquire Adilam
Arrow Asia Pac has announced an agreement to acquire the component distribution business of Adilam Pty Ltd from 1 June 2007. Adilam is an electronic component distributor in Australia and New Zealand.
[ + ]Emona is ‘highly commended’
Emona Instruments has received a Highly Commended placing in the ‘Learning’ category at the fifth Secrets of Australian ICT Innovation Competition Awards Ceremony held in March 2007 for the company’s Australian designed and manufactured internet-based telecommunications learning equipment, net*TIMS.
[ + ]Distribution deal for Daniels
Daniels Electronics has signed a distribution agreement to have EF Johnson distribute Daniels radios as part of the Project 25 compliant solution throughout North America.
[ + ]Mobile comms comes of age
As reliance on mobile communications devices grows, public safety, emergency services, law enforcement, defence and essential services organisations are using them more strategically to improve effective decision making and access critical information.
[ + ]Name change for Rosemount
Emerson Process Management has announced a name change for the company’s TankRadar gauging systems from Saab Rosemount to Rosemount.
[ + ]Black spot services
New technology that will eliminate the communication black spots which trouble emergency service officers has been launched by Telstra.
[ + ]Satellite phone company to sponsor yacht race
Globalstar, an Australian dual mode mobile satellite and cellular mobile telephone service provider, has announced its official sponsorship of this year’s television broadcast of the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day.
[ + ]Launch of satellite mobile service
Globalstar has launched its Mobile everywhere product at the ATUG (Australian Telecommunications Users Group) 2004 Regional Conference being held this month.
[ + ]Operation of Radio LANs in the 5 GHz band may be expanded
The operation of radio local area networks (RLANs) in the 5 GHz frequency range in Australia may soon be expanded under proposals being considered by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA).
[ + ]UniSA signs $1m technology development deal
The University of South Australia has joined forces with the SciVentures Pre-Seed Fund to take on the world's digital wireless communications market.
[ + ]Tiny nanotube antennas may yield better signals
In the future, mobile phone calls and television pictures could become a lot clearer thanks to tiny antennas thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair. At least that's the speculation of a University of Southern California researcher who has been investigating nanotube transistors.
[ + ]Lowering the cost of multimedia services for airlines
British company ERA Technology has received a grant from the UK Department of Trade and Industry under its Aeronautics Research Program to help fund research into new communications technology for the aerospace industry.
[ + ]ACA launches Vision 20/20 project
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has launched a project to provide strategic insights into the future of communications regulation.
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