After unexpectedly high market demand for some apparatus licences, ACMA has decided to auction broadband wireless access licences in the frequency band 1900-1920 MHz in regional and remote areas during the first quarter of 2007

Radiocommunication underground has always been a difficult and specialised branch of technology. Mines and underground railways where conditions can be dark and cramped have always been in particular need of reliable contact with the surface

By taking advantage of a phenomenon that earlier designers had struggled to avoid, engineers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a new approach to phased-array antenna design

Often called "the most beautiful woman in films", Hedy Lamarr was not only a beautiful and talented actress but an innovative and intelligent inventor. She proved this by co-inventing spread spectrum technology

The concept of radio interoperability has gained ground over the past couple of years. Public safety organisations use a variety of disparate communications systems

In recent years, mobile operators have been forced to change their technologies when rolling out the latest mobile telephony networks because councils and the public have become much more aware of the intrusion that towers and antennas create

With the full implementation of Police Metropolitan Radio Network project in 2007, Western Australia Police (WAPOL) will have one of the most efficient communications and dispatch systems in the world

The events in the US and around the world since September 11, 2001 have spurred increased popular interest in public safety communications interoperability

Just when we thought we had rid ourselves of the plague it has come back in a more modern form, infecting pets, airports and supermarkets through radio frequency identification tags (RFID)

The avenue for growth in remote electrical tilt antenna technology has been cemented with the collaborative development of an open communications protocol by 3GPP and the AISG advisory group, supported by Radio Frequency Systems

This follow-up perspective on last issue's article that looked at the realities of outsourcing, takes the author further into the disadvantages and limited advantages of a system that at face value appears to have great attractions

While the 'distance-to-fault' (DTF) transmission line test is irreplaceable as a site diagnostic tool, the growing trend to specify threshold DTF performance levels is worrying RF practitioners the world over

HF radio had long been associated with health services in Australia due to its connection with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. New advances in HF technology are resulting in HF being used throughout the South Pacific and neighbouring islands

From these sectors our industry has adopted many business approaches that have provided real benefits for users, manufacturers and service providers

Only a week after their custom-built mobile weather radar had been finished and newly deployed out at the University of Auckland's Ardmore field site, a tornado whirled through