Industry News
Digi-Key offers self-serve portal
An updated version of its online returns and order issues portal for international customers. [ + ]
Firefighters wanted for coming summer in Victoria
It promises to be another tough year so training needs to start early. [ + ]
Samsung and TPG to trial Australia's first 5G vRAN
Joining forces to trial 5G for mobile and fixed wireless services in Glebe area. [ + ]
Motorola Solutions CRS installed for UK Police
Enables dispatchers to focus on their primary tasks, removing the complexity of dealing with different systems. [ + ]
Airbus TETRA systems rolled out in China metro rail
TETRA systems for three metro lines in the cities of Foshan, Shenzen and Zhengzhou. [ + ]
Challenge to find drones for emergency comms
Drones have potential to hover in place to provide wide Wi-Fi access. [ + ]
BAI Communications acquires US company Mobilitie
Marries Mobilitie's assets and operations with BAI across 5G outdoor and indoor wireless infrastructure. [ + ]
Iridium awarded US Army R&D contract
The contract is to develop a payload to be hosted on small satellites that supports navigation systems, guidance and control. [ + ]
Vehicle-to-everything connectivity global partnership
The partnership will support the interoperability, reliability and safety of cellular vehicle-to-everything systems. [ + ]
Telstra sells half of its towers business
Telstra has sold close to half of its towers business for $2.8 billion. [ + ]
Sydney lockdown closes ARCIA July calendar
A decision was made to defer ARCIA's Sydney events during the COVID lockdown. [ + ]
Fire and emergency management sector to attend AFAC21
Research, resilience, preparedness and new services are just some of the subjects to be explored. [ + ]
UK to provide emergency sign language video calls
Ensuring correct communication between caller and first responders on the emergency line. [ + ]
Cradlepoint enables connectivity for Australian COVID vaccination program
Aspen Medical has rolled out Cradlepoint NetCloud for mobile clinics. [ + ]
5G uptake progresses across the globe, report claims
Subscribers continued to adopt 5G at two and a half times the rate of subscriber growth as 4G LTE. [ + ]