Emergency smartphone technology wins big prize
11 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Flinders UniversityAn 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, 2016 | Supplied by: Airbus/Secure Land CommunicationsThe 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.
LMR market trends and forecast, 2015–22
13 April, 2016A new report forecasts the land mobile radio systems market will be worth over US$25 billion by 2022.
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, 2016 | Supplied by: Fujitsu AustraliaFujitsu has been awarded a $15.3 million contract to deliver Tasmania's first unified computer-aided dispatch system for emergency services.
Zetron computer-aided dispatch (CAD) System update
21 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Zetron Australasia Pty LtdZetron has released its computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system with a range of updated capabilities, designed to improve the ways public safety agencies obtain, use and track incident information and resources.
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.
REFFIND adds emergency beacon feature for employee safety
01 March, 2016 | Supplied by: REFFIND LimitedREFFIND has added a free emergency beacon to its mobile platform, allowing organisations to check on employees during emergencies or catastrophic events.
German Federal security forces equipped with tiny TETRA radios
12 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Airbus/Secure Land CommunicationsGerman Federal security forces will be kitted out with the smallest TETRA handheld radios currently available in the world.
Ericsson to continue managing the TMRN
04 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Ericsson Australia Pty LtdEricsson will continue to manage the Tasmanian emergency services radio network for the next four years.
Op-ed: Rescuing stranded spectrum for PSMB
01 February, 2016 by Brian Carney, Senior VP, Rivada Networks | Supplied by: Rivada NetworksIn this invited opinion piece, Brian Carney of Rivada Networks responds to the conclusions of the Productivity Commission's recent PSMB report.
Ericsson's evolution in public safety and security
27 January, 2016 by Jonathan Nally | Supplied by: Ericsson Australia Pty LtdSwedish comms giant Ericsson is making the provision of public safety and security solutions a priority for its business.
