Articles
Milanese airports go digital with Motorola TETRA
Italian airport operator SEA Group has selected a Motorola Solutions TETRA digital radio system for two Milanese airports. [ + ]
In-building LTE coverage research
In tests of indoor LTE coverage, researchers found that to achieve reliable coverage, transmissions from cell towers needed to be supplemented.
[ + ]Interview with Dean Brookes, Tait Communications
We spoke with Tait Communications' new GM for Asia Pacific, Dean Brookes, to get an insight into the company's approach to developments in the critical communications sector.
[ + ]Interview with Steve Karandais, Keysight Technologies
We speak with Keysight's GM about the separation from Agilent, how the company has a new lease on life and how it aims to stay ahead of the pack in test and measurement. [ + ]
Radio comms going multiplatform
Radio comms devices are becoming more multiplatform. We speak with Allan Detlefsen, DAMM's CCO, about his company's forays into this field. [ + ]
Danger in the air? — Radio waves and cancer
A study on the metabolic effects of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation in living cells has concluded that a metabolic imbalance caused by radiation from wireless devices could be the link to a number of health risks. [ + ]
Acting before the comms crisis hits
Improved planning and coordination between government departments and authorities will result in better radio communications infrastructure and a more viable sector, says ARCIA's Hamish Duff. [ + ]
PSMB is not the end state
The value of public safety mobile broadband will not be in the network but in how it will be used to improve the service delivered to the community and the safety of officers in the field, says ESTA's Deborah Weiss. [ + ]
Campus comms — boosting safety and reliability
A new radio system has vastly improved communications for the University of Canberra, removing black spots and boosting safety for both staff members and students. [ + ]
Smaller and smarter antennas
Inspired by the directional hearing of a tiny fly, one scientist is exploring how to make compact, powerful antennas for transmitting jamming signals in an electronic attack and how to develop better antennas for finding the source of a hostile signal. [ + ]
HF to the rescue in Malaysian floods
Following severe flooding in several Malaysian states in early 2015, Barrett Communications HF equipment was urgently brought in to re-establish contact with rural hospitals. [ + ]
Wireless in the wilderness
The Rotoiti Lodge Outdoor Education Centre on New Zealand's South Island has boosted safety and peace of mind through a migration to digital comms.
[ + ]Disaster response — comms help recovery efforts
Radio equipment from Australia's Barrett Communications was deployed just in time for recovery efforts following Nepal's devastating earthquake. [ + ]
Global command and control room market to reach $7 billion by 2019
The latest IHS report for critical communications is available and analyses reveal the global market for command and control room technologies and services is expected to reach more than $7 billion over the next several years. [ + ]
Fire authority deploys flexible dispatch solution
Taiwan’s fire department has boosted its radio dispatch capabilities in Hsinchu County, home to 500,000 people and one of the world's key semiconductor manufacturing centres. [ + ]
