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Motorola Solutions to buy Airwave UK
Motorola Solutions will spend approximately US$1.2 billion to acquire Airwave UK, in a move aimed at widening its managed services and support business. [ + ]
Icom NZ's growing success
Icom New Zealand has expanded its business by 30% over the past few years through a combination of technical innovation and a focus on dealer and marketplace relationships. [ + ]
Comms community needs to work together
Vendors, practitioners, users and government need to work together on a plan that includes spectrum, funding and technology, said ARCIA's president Hamish Duff.
[ + ]Marine comms under control
The Port Authority of NSW has installed an Omnitronics DX-Altus Radio Management System to control communications across Sydney Harbour and Port Botany. [ + ]
Motorola launches DMR Tier III Capacity Max
Motorola has launched into the DMR Tier III world with a new offering called Capacity Max, which it says will bring enhanced voice and data capabilities as well as lower costs. [ + ]
Comms Connect underway in Melbourne
Day one of Comms Connect is underway, with industry experts gathered to participate in a range of technical workshops, to be followed tomorrow by the main conference and exhibition. [ + ]
Nokia steps up its push for PSMB
Nokia Networks is making a concerted effort to capture a bigger slice of the public safety comms market and is exhibiting for the first time at the Comms Connect event in Melbourne this week.
[ + ]The benefits of a radio management system
Implementation of a radio management system can maximise cost-benefit over both the short and the long term. [ + ]
Comms Connect Melbourne — just days away!
Register today for the biggest national showcase of technologies and trends for the business- and mission-critical communications sector. [ + ]
NSW GRN — a progress report
Critical Comms checks in with the NSW Telco Authority to get an update on recent achievements and plans for the next 12 months. [ + ]
TETRA Forum changes name, widens scope
The Australasian TETRA Forum has changed its name to the Australasian TETRA + Critical Communications Forum (ATCCF), in line with the TCCA's international mandate for open standards. [ + ]
Evolving to fast data
New technology promises to transport public safety communications to the next level, including expectations of spectrally efficient streaming video at ±2.5 kHz. [ + ]
Australasia's prime comms industry event
Comms Connect Melbourne is less than two weeks away, so now's the time to register to take part in the full program or for free access to the exhibition and selected presentations. [ + ]
Digital diversity in the Australian comms landscape
We speak with Vertel's Andrew Findlay to find out how the company's DMR network is going, and where technology is heading next.
[ + ]The best strategy — public or private?
Privately licensed spectrum provides enterprises and governments an opportunity to improve outcomes by moving beyond the use of public networks or class spectrum licences.
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