Articles
Dinner shows off industry’s strength
The 2009 Industry Gala Dinner, hosted by ARCIA, at the Palladium in Melbourne drew over 370 radio communications professionals from far and wide this year, demonstrating the industry’s strength despite growing concerns of stability during the financial crisis earlier this year.
[ + ]Talking to each other - a major theme for 2009
For each of the last three years, I seem to have said the same thing - RadioComms Connect is better, bigger, more crowded; there is more enthusiasm, more positive feedback than the last one; and in 2009 I am saying it all over again.
[ + ]TETRA poised to take on the world
This overview of TETRA was one of the 26 or so papers on a range of diverse topics that were presented at RadioComms Connect in Melbourne.
[ + ]Aluminium cable no longer a lightweight
Telecom operators often find themselves pulled into a polarised situation that includes cost-control and planning for new bandwidth-hungry applications. Across the industry, operators are re-aligning their network strategies to preserve their operating margins.
[ + ]Wireless motion detectors have low power consumption
Motion detectors have become ubiquitous in homes and workplaces as a form of protection, and as a means of triggering light sources indoors and out. However, these detectors need wires to function, making their installation laborious as well as costly. The good news is that this is all about to change. ABB, in cooperation with one of its partners, has developed a wireless motion detector.
[ + ]Keeping the mind up with IP technology - Part 1
The internet changed the world. We can find information, gain visibility and communicate - basically anytime, anywhere. Not unlike why our predecessors built radio networks in the first place.
[ + ]VoIP may solve problems of interoperability - Part 1
Lack of interoperability in radio communications is an urgent problem affecting all levels of government and it not only concerns Australia as this article reveals. Although US based, a lot of the problems discussed here also apply to this country.
[ + ]HF set to take on new millennium
In the new millennium, when it seems everyone has a mobile phone and is networked and connected 24 hours a day, seven days a week, what is happening to the more traditional forms of communications such as HF radio?
[ + ]Historical display keeps heritage alive
Today, there are few prouder staff at Tait Radio Communications than Ian Gardiner. One of the original 12 employees of Tait Electronics, Ian fulfilled the wish of late company founder Sir Angus Tait by developing the company’s historical display.
[ + ]Radio keeps mine assets on track
Keeping track of mining vehicles and monitoring assets using radio telemetry can play a major role in keeping a mining company competitive and efficient.
[ + ]Digital trunked network on stream in Melbourne
NX Digital 1 has launched its digital UHF trunked mobile network in Melbourne, using Kenwood’s NXDN Common Air Interface.
[ + ]Tetra - the latest dish on the menu
All of us have our favourite restaurant and many of us find it so easy to order ‘the usual’ rather than have a fresh look at the menu.
[ + ]Challenges of handheld RF test equipment
In these increasingly challenging times where speed and reliability are virtually everything, radio communication field technicians need portable test tools they can trust.
[ + ]VoIP may solve problems of interoperability - Part 2
In the second part of our article we take a look at an IP-based interoperability solution enables public safety agencies to continue using their existing radio and communications systems while gaining the inherent benefits of IP networks.
[ + ]Take a pill for intestinal problems
Physicians in the US state of Wisconsin are testing the SmartPill GI monitoring system to evaluate slow gastric emptying, a gastrointestinal motility disorder known as gastroparesis.
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