TSBC calls for boats to carry EPIRBs
08 August, 2016 by Jonathan NallyIn its report into a fatal boating accident in 2015, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has reiterated its call for vessels to carry EPIRBs.
FirstNet reviews ICAM and Local Control issues
05 August, 2016 by Jonathan NallyThe Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) of the US public safety mobile broadband agency, FirstNet, has reported on Identity, Credential and Access Management, and Local Control matters.
Single sign-on for public safety
29 July, 2016A US project is seeking to demonstrate a reference design for multifactor authentication and mobile single sign-on for the public safety/first responder sector.
Backhaul, December 2015 — the industry 25 and 10 years ago
21 July, 2016Do you remember when 'high speed' meant 256 kbps? Do you know what OTC was? Jump into our time warp and find out what was happening in the radio world of yesteryear.
Guiding principles born of collaboration
18 July, 2016ARCIA is working with the ACMA and Airservices Australia to implement measures for the peaceful coexistence of LMR and air band radio, said the Association's president, Hamish Duff.
Public safety comms must embrace connectivity
14 July, 2016 by Professor Thas A NirmalathasThere are great opportunities for the public safety sector to take advantage of the growth in connectivity, but collaboration is needed to fast-track the transformation.
Wireless sensor research breakthrough
13 July, 2016ANU researchers are a step closer to harvesting renewable or ambient energy from mobile phone base stations to power wireless sensors.
Keysight claims breakthrough in 100+ GHz
28 June, 2016Keysight Technologies has announced indium phosphide chipsets that will usher a new series of oscilloscopes with bandwidths greater than 100 GHz and lower noise floors.
3GPP standardises LPWA technologies
27 June, 2016The 3rd Generation Partnership Project has standardised three low-power, wide-area (LPWA) technologies in licensed spectrum in Release 13.
Cross-platform military radio demo
24 June, 2016Bittium and Leonardo-Finmeccanica have demonstrated cross-platform radio technology for effective joint European military operations.
Disaster management centre annual report
07 June, 2016Australia's Centre for Disaster Management and Public Safety has issued its annual report covering its research sectors, including mission-critical communications.
US public safety band report
07 June, 2016NPSTC has issued an update report on requirements for a T-Band spectrum auction and for public safety relocation out of the band.
Radar sats and laser comms in orbit
02 June, 2016Satellite radar data has been sent down to Earth via a 35,000 km, 600 Mbps laser link to a relay satellite.
Huawei and IHS’s public safety LTE white paper
02 June, 2016A joint Huawei and HIS white paper looks at trends in private LTE network development and makes recommendations for the deployment of LTE-based public safety networks.
Backhaul, May 2016: the industry 10 and 25 years ago
31 May, 2016Take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field in Australia in the distant and not-too-distant past.
