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, 2014
We take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago.
Anritsu receives VNA Price-to-Performance Leadership Award
26 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Anritsu Pty LtdAnritsu has received the 2014 Price-to-Performance Leadership award in the Vector Network Analyser (VNA) market from Frost & Sullivan.
Icom's IC-M506 awarded best marine radio
24 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Icom New ZealandIcom's IC-M506 was awarded the title of 2014's best marine VHF radio at the 2014 NMEA International Marine Electronics Conference & Expo in Florida.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 21 November 2014
21 November, 2014
Mayday 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.
Inmarsat's Global Xpress ground network completed
18 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Inmarsat Services LtdInmarsat has completed construction of the final four satellite access stations for its Global Xpress fleet, including two sites near Auckland, New Zealand.
TechRentals turns 40 - happy birthday!
17 November, 2014 | Supplied by: TechRentalsTechRentals has just turned 40, having begun serving customers through the sale and repair of electronic equipment way back in 1974.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 14 November 2014
14 November, 2014
FirstNet 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.
Call for papers - Comms Connect 2015 events in Sydney and Melbourne
13 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Comms Connect (WFevents)Organisers are now calling for expressions of interest to present case studies and other papers at the Comms Connect conferences in Melbourne and Sydney in 2015.
ABRY Partners takes stake in KORE; KORE acquires RacoWireless
13 November, 2014 | Supplied by: KORE Wireless Asia Pacific Pty LtdABRY Partners has acquired a majority interest in KORE Wireless, while KORE has announced the acquisition of RacoWireless, a company that provides end-to-end connectivity solutions for IoT/M2M.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 7 November 2014
07 November, 2014
The 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.
Vicom appointed as a Tektronix full portfolio distributor
03 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Vicom Australia Pty LtdTektronix has announced the appointment of Vicom as a Tektronix full portfolio distributor in Australia of instrumentation from Tektronix and Keithley.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 31 October 2014
31 October, 2014
Hoax 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.
Tax-exempt financing for public safety comms equipment
30 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Zetron Australasia Pty LtdZetron has partnered with the Government Capital Corporation in the US to offer tax-exempt financing to help public safety agencies purchase new equipment.
