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CASE STUDY: Digital switchover for V8 touring cars comms
Digital, noise-cancelling, encrypted radios are giving Team Kiwi Racing the winning edge as they compete for pole position in the 2014-15 New Zealand V8 Touring Cars race season. [ + ]
"Terrifying" 911 failure exposes deeper flaws
On 9 April 2014, a software error prevented emergency calls from getting through to eighty-one 911 call centres across seven US states. More than 11 million people lost 911 service for six hours. [ + ]
Microwave research brings 100 Gbps within reach
Swedish researchers have designed a 140 GHz transmitter chip which, in laboratory testing, has achieved a transmission rate of 40 Gbps - twice as fast as the previous world record. [ + ]
DIRECT system fills in the gaps for US military
The US Army National Guard's Disaster Incident Response Emergency Communications Terminal will be a game changer during disaster incidents, when communications can mean the difference between life and death. [ + ]
Wi-Fi and 5G speed records set
Research by Samsung Electronics has resulted in 5G speeds that are more than 30 times faster than 4G, as well as 60 GHz Wi-Fi technology with data transmission speeds of 4.6 Gbps.
[ + ]CASE STUDY: WA Water Police dispatch upgrade
Western Australia's Water Police Coordination Centre recently upgraded its Zetron console system to provide updated features, functionality, flexibility and scope for further expansion. [ + ]
Communications breakdown led to chaotic response
Communications between fire and police officers in the wake of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, in 2012, became overloaded and delayed and could have had deadly consequences. [ + ]
Backhaul, October 2014: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
Backhaul takes you on a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago.
[ + ]CASE STUDY: Codan’s HiveNet in operation
A California Sheriff's department is using repeater technology from Australian-based company Codan to solve communications challenges set by its expansive territory and diverse and difficult terrain. [ + ]
Digital radio takes the grind out of industrial comms
A Hytera DMR system is providing better, clearer, more reliable communications for Moly-Cop's Newcastle foundry, enhancing efficiency and safety.
[ + ]Industry Talking - major spectrum changes on the cards
A review by the Department of Communications of spectrum policy frameworks and deregulation agendas to drive future innovation and productivity is just one of the challenges currently facing the industry, writes ARCIA President Hamish Duff.
[ + ]Race radio - Grand Prix comms
More than 1000 rented Simoco Xd DMR radios keep participants, organisers and spectators safe and secure during the Australian Grand Prix. [ + ]
Using MIMO to tap unused UHF for long-range wireless
Rice University wireless researchers have found a way to make the most of the unused UHF TV spectrum by serving up fat streams of data over wireless hotspots that could stretch for miles. [ + ]
Interview - Peter Clemons, Quixoticity
Ahead of Comms Connect 2014 taking place in Melbourne on 1-2 October, Peter Clemons, managing director of critical communications consultancy Quixoticity, spoke to us about managing change in the critical communications world. [ + ]
Australian over-the-horizon digital radar is a winner
Australian researchers have built the world's most sophisticated radar for research into the upper atmosphere and how space weather and solar flares impact on global communication and navigation infrastructure. [ + ]