Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 30 May 2014
30 May, 2014DMR in anti-terrorism drill; Sepura acquires Fylde Micro; World Radiosport Team Challenge; Short-range radio workshop; M2M partnership.
Backhaul, May 2014: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
29 May, 2014Come on a trip down memory lane as we look at the state of the industry 25 and 10 years ago.
Sepura verifies next-generation platforms for mission-critical comms
29 May, 2014Sepura has announced verification of its next-generation terminal and infrastructure platforms, including multi-protocol capability conforming to ETSI PMR and 3GPP standards.
Asia-Pacific operators fall behind Europe in network sharing
28 May, 2014Should networks be shared? Research by Analysys Mason shows that European cellular operators think so, but Asia-Pacific operators aren't so sure.
Macquarie Uni joins international 5G research team
27 May, 2014Macquarie University researchers have joined an international line-up of universities to develop 5G wireless technologies.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 23 May 2014
23 May, 2014Poor radio puts Tassie lives at risk; US county dodging dead zones; Brazil's 4G woes; Tornado warning system failure.
A new era of mobile intelligence
21 May, 2014 by Bruce Brda*With more information flowing between citizens, responders and agencies, it is ultimately intelligence that will help build a safer community.
Telstra achieves 450 Mbps with LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation
20 May, 2014Telstra has achieved a world first on its mobile network by demonstrating live network speeds of 450 Mbps using LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation across a trial combination of 1800 and 2600 MHz bands.
Canadians are coming - public safety officials to visit Australia
20 May, 2014Canadian public safety and security officials will take part in a trade mission to Australia and New Zealand in September and October.
Government actions $100m mobile black spot program
19 May, 2014The government has committed $100 million to improve mobile coverage by rolling out new mobile base stations, funding for which will be allocated through a competitive selection process.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 16 May 2014
16 May, 2014Public safety demos on LTE network; Text-to-speech 911; Unbreakable secure comms; Simoco opens KL office; Tait presents podcasts.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 9 May 2014
09 May, 2014South Korea eyes 700 MHz for safety; DARPA wants to deal with congestion; Town plans dispatch regionalisation; Military communications report.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 2 May 2014
02 May, 2014iPad video assists emergency managers; Browned off by brown-out; LTE up in the air; The growth of hams; Anonymous to take over airwaves?
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 25 April 2014
25 April, 2014Satellite comms are unsafe; Google's Project Loon; Colorado's poor radio system; Second-hand drones as Wi-Fi hotspots; World LTE Summit 2014.
Antennas that come in any shape you like
23 April, 2014A breakthrough known as a 'metasurface lens' may see dish antennas replaced with ones that conform to any surface shape.
