Interview with Dean Brookes, Tait Communications
17 August, 2015 by Jonathan NallyWe spoke with Tait Communications' new GM for Asia Pacific, Dean Brookes, to get an insight into the company's approach to developments in the critical communications sector.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 14 August 2015
14 August, 2015This week: The importance of interoperability, secret WWII listening base, seeing through walls with Wi-Fi, Silver Lake invests in Motorola, EPIRB saved lives in Qld boating accident, Taiwan jumps into 5G research, and Europe in LTE slow lane.
Lapsley, Smart step down from APCOA
11 August, 2015APCO Australasia has announced the resignation of two key thought leaders and APCOA directors, Craig Lapsley and James Smart.
Interview with Steve Karandais, Keysight Technologies
10 August, 2015 by Jonathan NallyWe speak with Keysight's GM about the separation from Agilent, how the company has a new lease on life and how it aims to stay ahead of the pack in test and measurement.
NPSTC issues response to FirstNet draft RFP
10 August, 2015The biggest challenge for FirstNet's national public safety broadband network is the need to balance the procurement process against the flexibility to adjust policies and operational requirements, said NPSTC.
Backhaul, August 2015 — the industry 25 and 10 years ago
08 August, 2015In July 1990, Kenwood Electronics was hugely expanding its warehousing in Sydney and Philips Radio was winning Australian Design Awards; and in July 2005, P25 radio was just beginning to make its presence felt in the market.
ACMA temporary licensing shutdown this month
07 August, 2015The ACMA has advised that all apparatus licence processing will be suspended for two weeks from Friday, 14 August to Tuesday, 1 September 2015, so the agency can update its licensing systems.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 7 August 2015
07 August, 2015Chicago tests LTE real-time video, Public safety LTE market to boom, FBI radio procurement challenged, FCC boss eyes 600 MHz for 5G, SK Telecom to test LTE-M, Elbit wins US$45m comms contract.
Command and control room/PSAP market research
04 August, 2015According to a recently published IHS report, the global market for command and control room technologies and services is projected to exceed US$7 billion by 2019.
Danger in the air? — Radio waves and cancer
03 August, 2015A study on the metabolic effects of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation in living cells has concluded that a metabolic imbalance caused by radiation from wireless devices could be the link to a number of health risks.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 31 July 2015
31 July, 2015Sydney's emergency comms go silent, Tait Academy numbers double, 9-1-1 service goes cloudy, Norway and Russia discuss spectrum, South Korea to test LTE PTT, and FirstNet looking at mobile comms.
Acting before the comms crisis hits
30 July, 2015 by Hamish Duff, President, ARCIAImproved planning and coordination between government departments and authorities will result in better radio communications infrastructure and a more viable sector, says ARCIA's Hamish Duff.
PSMB is not the end state
30 July, 2015 by Deborah Weiss, CIO, ESTAThe value of public safety mobile broadband will not be in the network but in how it will be used to improve the service delivered to the community and the safety of officers in the field, says ESTA's Deborah Weiss.
Smaller and smarter antennas
27 July, 2015Inspired by the directional hearing of a tiny fly, one scientist is exploring how to make compact, powerful antennas for transmitting jamming signals in an electronic attack and how to develop better antennas for finding the source of a hostile signal.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 24 July 2015
24 July, 2015Don't miss Comms Connect Brisbane on 30 July, Microsoft releases open-source SDR, San Francisco's rail radio upgrade, FirstNet plans, local council recognises amateurs, and are you paying too much for your satcoms?
