Industry News
Mobile bandwidth, SDN will drive telcos in 2020: report
Faster mobile bandwidth and SDN will reshape Australia's telco sector in 2020 and provide new opportunities for operators, according to new research. [ + ]
US budget request includes US$72m for the NTIA
The funding would be used to modernise spectrum management, improve the security of telecommunications infrastructure and boost research. [ + ]
Hamburg firies to get Motorola TETRA two-way pagers
Hamburg, Germany, has contracted with Motorola Solutions to equip the city's fire department first responders with 3000 TETRA two-way radio pagers. [ + ]
ARCIA 2020 event calendar released
ARCIA has released its calendar of conferences, training workshops, industry dinners and awards nights for 2020. [ + ]
FCC Chairman proposes white space changes
Ajit Pai's proposal would permit higher transmit power and higher antennas for fixed white space devices in rural areas. [ + ]
Softbank completes first 5G connected car test
Non-standalone 5G networks have been successfully used to commercially operate connected cars in what Nokia is claiming to be a world first. [ + ]
Sepura a finalist in Cambridge News Business Awards
Sepura is up for Large Business of the Year at the Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards after reaping "record revenues" in 2019. [ + ]
VIDEO: Communications for airport emergencies
In these two videos we see first-hand the role radiocommunication plays when simulating an airport emergency, followed by what happens during the real thing. [ + ]
Southern Linc goes with Ericsson MCPTT
US communications service provider Southern Linc has chosen Ericsson to supply 'next-generation' mission-critical PTT communications equipment. [ + ]
STREAMWIDE to integrate with Airbus Tactilon
The French communication firm has revealed more details of the agreement and partnership it announced with Airbus Secure Land Communications at the end of 2018. [ + ]
OneWeb successfully launches 34 communication satellites
The second batch of OneWeb satellites for a constellation that will eventually number 648 was launched aboard a Soyuz rocket on 7 February. [ + ]
Ericsson, LG and others pull out of MWC over coronavirus
Ericsson has joined LG Electronics, Amazon and NVIDIA in pulling out of the Mobile World Conference over novel coronavirus fears. [ + ]
NTT Docomo looks ahead to 6G, despite 5G's infancy
Most companies are still looking to deploy and refine 5G, but NTT Docomo is already looking ahead to evolved 5G and 6G. [ + ]
DARPA program aims for next-gen RF electronics
US military research agency DARPA has selected several teams to develop mixed-mode integrated circuits for next-generation communication systems. [ + ]
Globalsat Group to improve Brazil railway comms
Brazil's railways are set to receive satellite connectivity and new push-to-talk radios in a bid to improve speed and train, vehicle and operator safety. [ + ]
