Industry News
RAAF C-17 flies with Advanced Network Access
The RAAF has flown its first C-17A equipped with a new SATCOM system that provides video teleconferencing, instant messaging, email, transfer of large graphics files, VoIP and RoIP and common operating picture capability. [ + ]
Backhaul, June 2015: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
Twenty-five years ago, the concern in the industry was whether traditional two-way radio communications would survive the challenge of mobiles, pagers and CB; 10 years later, in the post-9/11 world of 2005, the concerns amongst emergency services agencies had become interoperability and the adoption of radio industry standards.
[ + ]ACT to upgrade emergency services radio network
The ACT Budget features $14.7 million to upgrade the Territory Radio Network repeater tower infrastructure as well as radio and terminal equipment. [ + ]
Extra 2 x 60 MHz for regional mobile broadband
The federal government has announced that an additional 2 x 60 MHz of spectrum in regional Australia will be made available to support mobile broadband services. [ + ]
Friday fragments - critical comms snippets for 29 May 2015
Canberra to upgrade ACT's emergency comms, Motorola TETRA at Chinese nuclear plant, TCCA's new chairperson, Europe's first 700 MHz auction and Thales and HP join for critical comms venture.
[ + ]Don't miss it: Comms Connect Sydney is on next week
The second annual Comms Connect Sydney (3-4 June) is just days away and promises to be a highly successful event with a quality line-up of speakers, workshops and exhibitors. [ + ]
Sepura completes its acquisition of Teltronic
Sepura has completed the acquisition of Spanish PMR producer Teltronic in a move that the company says will enhance its position as a global provider of critical communications solutions for the PMR market. [ + ]
Bangalore City Police deploys Zetron consoles
Zetron has partnered with Mistral Solutions to implement Zetron dispatch consoles in an integrated mobile command-and-control solution for the Bangalore City Police in Bangalore, India. [ + ]
Spectrum Restack Program wins Project of the Year for BAI
Broadcast Australia has been awarded Project of the Year by the Project Management Institute for its successful completion of the 700 MHz Spectrum Restack Program. [ + ]
Federal government releases Spectrum Review Report
The federal government has released a report, prepared by the Department of Communications, on the future directions for spectrum management that outlines recommended changes to improve Australia's spectrum management framework. [ + ]
Deadline extended for public safety mobile broadband submissions
The Productivity Commission has extended the due date for submissions to its study on public safety mobile broadband to Tuesday, 2 June 2015. [ + ]
WA govt issues reminder on locator beacons
Police statistics show that too many Western Australian prospectors are still not carrying personal locator beacons, with none of the prospectors targeted in the nine WA land searches since January 2014 having them. [ + ]
Friday fragments - critical comms snippets for 22 May 2015
Firelink extends Airwave contract, Norway chooses Motorola Wave technology, Canada to hold third spectrum auction, Brazilian army wants 700 MHz, US$1m fine for fake emergency alert and underground LTE tests in Hannover. [ + ]
St John Ambulance upgrades to Simoco P25
St John Ambulance in Australia is replacing its UHF portable and mobile radios with P25-ready Simoco SRP9170 portable and SRM9030 mobile radios. [ + ]
Tait's long-term Transport for London contract extended
Tait Communications will continue to provide critical communications support to Transport for London's (TfL) TaitNet MPT trunked network for the next five years, having been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract extension. [ + ]