Finland pilots Airbus's Tactilon Agnet
06 July, 2016The operator of Finland's VIRVE public safety network will trial Airbus's Tactilon Agnet application to see how TETRA and LTE systems can work together.
Emergency services need 21st-century comms
30 June, 2016 by Mark Burgess, CEO, Police Federation of AustraliaGuaranteed broadband spectrum allocation and 'ownership' of access is essential if emergency services are to meet their obligations, says the Police Federation of Australia.
Man gored by bull saved by personal distress beacon
24 June, 2016A GPS personal distress beacon has helped to locate and save a man who was gored by a wild bull in Central Queensland.
Belgium's ASTRID paging system updated
23 June, 2016A refreshed paging system for emergency services volunteers in Belgium will ensure continuity for the 2.3 million messages sent every year.
Interview: Caroline Milligan, Crest Advisory
06 June, 2016 by Jonathan NallyHow are emergency services using social media and other digital technologies to respond to incidents? To find out, we spoke with Crest Advisory's Caroline Milligan.
Console control for coastal radio
06 June, 2016Gone are the days of 'octopus operators' controlling multiple radios, as Geraldton's Volunteer Marine Rescue station upgrades its dispatch system.
Operating outside LTE service areas
24 May, 2016NEC's device-to-device communication technology will enable the transmission of images outside LTE service areas for public safety personnel.
Emergency smartphone technology wins big prize
11 May, 2016An emergency smartphone communications system, which can operate without mobile phone towers, has won a prestigious international award for post-disaster relief work in the Pacific.
South Africa arms public safety with Airbus radios
05 May, 2016The Stellenbosch Municipality in South Africa has chosen to equip its police and firefighters with P8GR pagers and other radios from Airbus Defence and Space.
Triple Zero location tracking boosted
03 May, 2016Calls to emergency services from mobile phones now contain improved location information, following upgrades to the Triple Zero service.
SES delivering connectivity in rural Bangladesh
14 April, 2016Satellite company SES is helping to connect doctors and communities in rural Bangladesh.
FirstNet's vision for a Vehicular Network System
11 April, 2016FirstNet's CTO Devices Team has outlined its vision for a Vehicle Network System (VNS) and the role it can play in incident deployment and coverage extension.
Fujitsu awarded contract for Tasmanian emergency dispatch system
07 April, 2016Fujitsu has been awarded a $15.3 million contract to deliver Tasmania's first unified computer-aided dispatch system for emergency services.
Building a public safety broadband network — the US experience
15 March, 2016 by Chief Jeff JohnsonWhen it comes to comms, if there's one lesson Australia's public safety professionals can learn from their US counterparts, it's to get involved and be a part of the process.
600 satellite alerts from marine vessels in 2015
02 March, 2016Inmarsat has revealed that more than 600 distress alerts from marine vessels in urgent need were broadcast over the Inmarsat C service in 2015.
