Industry News
Fujitsu awarded contract for Tasmanian emergency dispatch system
Fujitsu has been awarded a $15.3 million contract to deliver Tasmania's first unified computer-aided dispatch system for emergency services. [ + ]
Sierra Wireless signs distribution agreement with Richardson RFPD
Sierra Wireless has signed a global distribution agreement with Richardson RFPD in response to emerging market demand for industrial IoT/M2M solutions. [ + ]
ACMA primer on third-party authorisations
Third-party authorisations are sometimes a source of confusion, so the ACMA has prepared some guidance on how to submit them. [ + ]
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 1 April
Comms Connect NZ is almost here, amateur radio expedition to Iran, FirstNet and NG911 converging, and city tests rugged smartphones with PTT. [ + ]
Fleet Xpress ushers in 'smart' ship operations
After recently announcing a successful trial, Inmarsat said its Fleet Xpress broadband solution is now ready to bring in a new era of ship communications. [ + ]
Motorola calls for developers to help build apps
Motorola Solutions has opened its Convergence Suite Developer Program to all comers, with the aim of producing applications that bridge LMR and broadband communications technologies. [ + ]
UK port upgrades control centre and comms
Frequentis has been chosen to modernise the Ports of Jersey control centres via an integrated communication system and implementation of a vessel traffic service. [ + ]
Airbus appoints Latin America head
Airbus Defence & Space has appointed Fred Gallart to the top position at the company's Secure Land Communications division for Latin America. [ + ]
Backhaul, March 2016: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
Take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago. [ + ]
Codan recruiting 30 new engineering positions
30 new engineering roles are currently up for grabs at Codan Radio Communications to help support new product development growth. [ + ]
Sepura opens new Australian office
Sepura has opened a new office in Melbourne, featuring training and demonstration facilities and the capacity to improve the supply of products for local partners. [ + ]
Motorola Solutions partner award winners
Motorola Solutions has just held its annual channel partner conference, attended by 70 partners from across Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Teltronic to provide comms at Rio Olympic Games
Teltronic will provide critical communications for the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which will include upgrades to the existing TETRA network currently used by Rio police. [ + ]
Codan's wins US$3.2m US Forest Service contract
Codan Radio Communications has won a US$3.2 million order to supply MT-4E repeater systems to the US Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. [ + ]
Iberdrola chooses Zetron's AcomNOVUS for Spanish control centres
Zetron has announced that its AcomNOVUS control room solution has been selected by energy company Iberdrola to equip its control centres across Spain. [ + ]