Industry News
Vp plc acquires TR for $17m
UK company Vp plc has completed a $17 million sales transaction to buy TR Pty Ltd, including key business brands such as TechRentals. [ + ]
SES inks Ku-band capacity deals
SES and Global Eagle Entertainment have signed Ku-band capacity deals for enhanced Wi-Fi in-flight connectivity across emerging markets. [ + ]
Satellite deal for Optus and RigNet
Optus Satellite has partnered with RigNet Australia that will see RigNet establish presence and assets into Optus's earth stations. [ + ]
Teltronic lands comms deal for Brazilian capital's metro network
Teltronic has been selected to replace the ageing analog system for the transport network in Brazil's capital. [ + ]
Inmarsat's Fleet Xpress enables 'smart shipping'
'Smart shipping' is being made possible in China under the largest Fleet Xpress contract to date, which will be supported by Cobham's SAILOR antenna systems. [ + ]
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets from 15 April
Investigations continue over communications crisis during Brussels terror attacks, FirstNet extends proposal date, and Comms Connect wraps up in Wellington. [ + ]
Early-bird rates for Emergency, SAR conferences closing Monday
Don't miss your chance to save with early-bird rates for the upcoming Disaster and Emergency Management and the Search and Rescue conferences. Register by Monday, 18 April. [ + ]
SES delivering connectivity in rural Bangladesh
Satellite company SES is helping to connect doctors and communities in rural Bangladesh. [ + ]
LMR market trends and forecast, 2015–22
A new report forecasts the land mobile radio systems market will be worth over US$25 billion by 2022. [ + ]
Airbus wins international TETRA award
Airbus Defence and Space, as part of a research consortium, was the winner for the category 'Best Evolution to Future Broadband' at the ICCA 2016 Awards. [ + ]
FirstNet's vision for a Vehicular Network System
FirstNet's CTO Devices Team has outlined its vision for a Vehicle Network System (VNS) and the role it can play in incident deployment and coverage extension. [ + ]
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 8 April
Sweden studies mobile broadband, 48 radio towers demolished, Comms Connect Sydney early-bird rates, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and is 1 smartphone worth 7 radios? [ + ]
Brett McInnes appointed as CEO Simoco Australasia
Simoco Group has appointed Brett McInnes as CEO Simoco Australasia, with a remit that spans business growth, sales and product management and development. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
