Successful P25 interoperability test for Simoco and Omnitronics
01 December, 2014Simoco and Omnitronics have completed P25 interoperability testing of Simoco's SB2025NT Simulcast/Voting infrastructure and Omnitronics RediTALK dispatcher solution, via the DRG100 radio gateway.
ARCIA releases economic report on LMR spectrum use
27 November, 2014A long-awaited economic report reveals that spectrum used for land mobile radio (LMR) services in Australia generates benefits of between $1.99 billion and $3.72 billion every year.
Backhaul, November 2014: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
27 November, 2014We take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 21 November 2014
21 November, 2014Mayday call to be investigated; Microsoft's whitespace plans; UK military spectrum auction; Keeping in touch on an ocean race; Call for speakers for SAR conference.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 14 November 2014
14 November, 2014FirstNet publishes RFI results; Canada to upgrade military comms; Is SMS 'threading' the answer?; Dow Chemical chooses Motorola TETRA.
Technology breakthrough in full-duplex functionality
13 November, 2014Circulator technology developed at the University of Texas has the potential to double the useful bandwidth in wireless communications by enabling full-duplex functionality, with potential widespread uses in mobile phones and other wireless devices.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 7 November 2014
07 November, 2014The duress button system that won't work; the paging system that won't work; Hams, military in joint exercise; and Russia launches its latest milcomsat.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 31 October 2014
31 October, 2014Hoax radio calls annoy authorities; a TETRA detector for your car; Motorola protests Airbus contract; Germany flags spectrum auction; US Army sets up comms for Ebola fight; free satcoms for NATO.
Telstra, Motorola Solutions join forces for public safety broadband
30 October, 2014Telstra and Motorola Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to further develop public safety broadband solutions based on Telstra's LTE Advanced Network for Emergency Services (LANES) capability.
Microwave research brings 100 Gbps within reach
28 October, 2014Swedish researchers have designed a 140 GHz transmitter chip which, in laboratory testing, has achieved a transmission rate of 40 Gbps - twice as fast as the previous world record.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 24 October 2014
24 October, 2014Dispatchers told "don’t mention the 'E' word"; Stolen radios lead police straight to thief; Cell phone dead zone could have had dire consequences; Cold War 'Elephant Cage' antenna to go.
Optus completes on-orbit testing of latest satellite
23 October, 2014Optus has completed the on-orbit testing of its latest satellite, Optus 10, which is now being moved to its operational geostationary orbital position.
Wi-Fi and 5G speed records set
23 October, 2014Research by Samsung Electronics has resulted in 5G speeds that are more than 30 times faster than 4G, as well as 60 GHz Wi-Fi technology with data transmission speeds of 4.6 Gbps.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 17 October 2014
17 October, 2014HF radio network warns against attacks; California a step closer to text-to-911; UAE begins phase 2 of TETRA rollout; Sino-Japanese hotline on the cards; Germany joins Euro satellite scheme.
Victoria's ESTA gets mixed report card from Auditor-General
15 October, 2014An audit by Victoria's Auditor-General has found that the state's Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) dispatch system is working well in most respects but still has issues to solve.
