Télécoms Sans Frontières, Inmarsat celebrate 20-year partnership
30 July, 2020 by Amy SarcevicTélécoms Sans Frontières' partnership with Inmarsat has provided essential communications in over 140 humanitarian crises.
Capita to deliver ESN infrastructure for London Underground
28 July, 2020 by Jonathan Nally | Supplied by: CapitaTransport for London has contracted Capita to design and deliver key elements of the network infrastructure for the upcoming Emergency Services Network.
FCC to modernise first responder priority comms programs
23 July, 2020The FCC is to modernise its service rules to improve priority treatment of voice, data and video services for emergency personnel.
Construction begins on SA's new emergency services HQ
21 July, 2020 by Amy SarcevicThe $80 million purpose-built facility will enhance the state's response capabilities and allow for better collaboration and streamlining of inter-agency communication.
VIDEO: Lessons learned from the summer bushfires
20 July, 2020Steve Warrington, CEO of Victoria's Country Fire Authority, looks back at the 2019–20 fire season and the lessons that can be learned from it.
FCC reiterates vertical location rules, deadlines
20 July, 2020The US Federal Communications Commission has redoubled on its efforts for quickly locating people who call 911 from wireless phones in multistorey buildings.
Big budget boost for NZ search and rescue
17 July, 2020New Zealand's search and rescue bodies will benefit from a $54.8 million boost, which includes funding for communication technology.
Hamburg police, fire services prepare for future comms
15 July, 2020The German city's police and fire control rooms will be equipped with a multimedia system able to handle phone, digital radio, text, webchat and social media.
BroadWay's prototype phase has begun
14 July, 2020Three consortia have been chosen to build prototypes for the BroadWay pan-European broadband communication system.
Finland's Codea joins TCCA
01 July, 2020Codea's software is used by rescue services, hospitals and private ambulance companies for navigation and for the handling of emergency missions.
Royal Commission calls for communications input
24 June, 2020The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has invited input on emergency services communications and other topics.
A critical time for Australia's comms ecosystem
23 June, 2020 by Geoff SpringAustralia's public safety communications ecosystem urgently needs to be officially recognised as critical infrastructure in order to secure its future.
EE, Nokia to trial 4G LTE air-to-ground network
22 June, 2020EE has signed an agreement with Nokia to build a nationwide 4G LTE air-to-ground network for the UK's Emergency Services Network.
FirstNet Board approves US$218m network upgrade
22 June, 2020The upgrades will set the FirstNet network core on the path to 5G and will expand the fleet of deployable assets.
Planning for Australia's connectivity during natural disasters
16 June, 2020 by Gavin Wilson*Authorities must include network technology that can provide failover or fast pop-up options for connectivity during disasters.
