Interoperability in the 'Apple Isle'
25 July, 2016 by Jonathan NallyTasmania's emergency services interoperability gateway has been in operation for more than a year and will soon be boosted by a new common dispatch system.
Qld police deploys 2200 more body-worn cameras
22 July, 2016 | Supplied by: TASER International BVThe Queensland Police Service has purchased 2200 body-worn cameras from Axon Public Safety Australia, taking to 2700 the number of cameras it has deployed on the Evidence.com cloud platform.
PLB aids rescue on the Birdsville Track
21 July, 2016 | Supplied by: GME Pty LtdFollowing a major motorcycle accident on the remote Birdsville Track, the Royal Flying Doctor Service was guided to a rescue thanks to a portable locator beacon.
Lessons learned from cross-border comms experiment
13 July, 2016A fictional tornado set the scene for a US–Canada cross-border experiment involving public safety broadband communications and social media.
Finland pilots Airbus's Tactilon Agnet
06 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Airbus/Secure Land CommunicationsThe 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, 2016 | Supplied by: GME Pty LtdA 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.
Rivada leads joint bid for FirstNet
15 June, 2016Seven major communications firms have joined forces to become one of the bidders for the USA's national public safety broadband LTE communications network.
Console control for coastal radio
06 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Omnitronics Pty LtdGone are the days of 'octopus operators' controlling multiple radios, as Geraldton's Volunteer Marine Rescue station upgrades its dispatch system.
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.
Interview: Jan Thompson, Ericsson
31 May, 2016 by Jonathan NallyAhead of his presentation at Comms Connect Sydney, we spoke with Jan Thompson, Global Head of Safety and Security for Ericsson, to find out where the company is heading in the public safety sector.
Location data law fails to pass
30 May, 2016 by Jonathan NallyA proposed US law that would have made it easier for law enforcement officials to obtain location data from smartphones during emergencies has been defeated.
Convicted for finding TETRA network flaws
25 May, 2016A word of caution: if you find security flaws in your local police radio network, be careful how you approach them. One Slovenian researcher has found out the hard way.
Operating outside LTE service areas
24 May, 2016 | Supplied by: NEC CorporationNEC's device-to-device communication technology will enable the transmission of images outside LTE service areas for public safety personnel.
