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Solar flare to cause geomagnetic disturbance

08 March, 2012

A solar flare heading for Earth may cause geomagnetic disturbance including communication faults in the wireless and radio spectrums.


Indoor location system

13 April, 2011

A location system may make it easier for emergency services personnel to locate mobile phone users inside large buildings.


Wireless could fill emergency soft spots

26 May, 2010 by

Recent emergency situations have arisen in Britain, including severe flooding, extreme weather and even terrorist attacks. These have highlighted, repeatedly, just how vulnerable some sections of society can be in such circumstances. Now British researchers, writing in the International Journal of Emergency Management suggest that wireless could hold the key to remedying this problem.


Simoco Transit Case transportable suitcase

07 April, 2010

The Simoco Transit Case is a transportable suitcase specifically designed for the company's SRM9000 series of radios.


Approval for EPIRBs

28 April, 2009 by

GME has received Cospas Sarsat approval for its GPS-equipped emergency position indicating radio beacons, the manually and water activated MT403G and the automatic MT403FG.


Approval for EPIRBs

28 April, 2009 by

GME has received Cospas Sarsat approval for its GPS-equipped emergency position indicating radio beacons, the manually and water activated MT403G and the automatic MT403FG.


Satellite project in Korea

29 January, 2009

ES&S has been awarded a major contract with the Defence Acquisition Program Administration of Korea.


Emergency communications via satellite

29 August, 2008

A 10 kg GSM mobile phone network has been developed by European researchers to allow rescue workers to set up communications hours, or even minutes, after a man-made or natural catastrophe.


GPS panic system

01 June, 2008

MySpot is a personal security tracking system for GPS-enabled smartphones.


Mobile comms comes of age

26 April, 2007

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.


Mobile communication

07 February, 2007

Rescue workers in disaster areas and air and sea passengers are claimed to benefit from a range of mobile communication systems available from Powertec Telecommunications.


Emergency services slowly receiving the message

11 May, 2005

Radio communications between emergency services has reached a point where it is essential that political games and technical wrangling must be put aside for the common good


Remote monitoring, control and alarm system

30 January, 2004

Halytech Spider SMS is a remote monitoring, control and alarm system, which can monitor digital and analog inputs, control outputs, generate SMS alarms, respond to SMS commands and log data. It includes all software, hardware and a mobile phone module (both GSM and CDMA types are available).


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