Industry News
Padova Police selects Sepura's SC20
The Municipality of Padova's police force has deployed more than 300 Sepura SC20 radios, replacing existing TETRA units after a successful user trial in the Italian city. [ + ]
Industry collaborators announced for 5G security project
AMI, AT&T, CableLabs, Cisco, Dell, Intel, Keysight, MiTAC, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks and T-Mobile have been chosen by NCCoE for the 5G Cybersecurity Project. [ + ]
RSM issues reminder about illegal radios
New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management agency has issued a reminder to the industry and the public concerning the supply and use of illegal radios. [ + ]
Telcos, energy networks addressing power outages
Energy Networks Australia and Communications Alliance have signed an MOU to improve collaboration and knowledge-sharing to better respond to emergency situations. [ + ]
Barrett HF delivered for Vanuatu Police project
The HF software-defined radios will be used for the first phase of an inter-island project under the Vanuatu–Australia Defence Cooperation Program. [ + ]
Spectrum allocations for 5G
The federal government has begun the process to allocate spectrum in the 850/900 MHz bands to support deployment of 4G (and later 5G) mobile services. [ + ]
First findings from Virve 2.0 devices RFI to be announced
Initial findings from Finland's Virve 2.0 mobile devices RFI will be presented in an online session on Thursday, 5 November as part of Critical Communications Week. [ + ]
$10m for rapidly deployable emergency comms
COWs, SatCOWs, NBN Road Muster trucks and portable satellite kits will be acquired and pre-positioned ahead of the 2020–21 bushfire season. [ + ]
ARPANSA appoints electromagnetic energy director
Dr Sarah Loughran is the inaugural director of ARPANSA's activities under the federal government's enhanced electromagnetic energy program. [ + ]
More engineers to be trained for HF radar
Defence, BAE Systems Australia and the University of Adelaide have signed an MoU for the establishment of a Centre for High Frequency Technologies. [ + ]
Pre-verification of MCPTT conformance test case
Fully interoperable standards-based critical broadband services have moved closer with pre-verification of a mission-critical push-to-talk conformance test case. [ + ]
Optus claims Australian 5G speed record
Optus has achieved average download speeds of over 2.5 Gbps using the first of 151 planned high-speed 5G base stations to be deployed in Sydney and Melbourne. [ + ]
Satellite-enabled connectivity for energy, utilities and mining
Inmarsat, AST and Harvest Technology Group have signed an agreement that will enable real-time video and audio via ultra-low-bandwidth satellite communications. [ + ]
Ofcom's new spectrum licence EMF conditions
UK spectrum regulator Ofcom is introducing new licence conditions and launching an online tool to ensure radio equipment adheres to international EMF guidelines. [ + ]
Motorola to upgrade Taiwan high-speed rail comms
Motorola Solutions has announced that it will upgrade Taiwan's High Speed Rail service with the latest TETRA technology. [ + ]
