Industry News
Tait wins US$3 million contract from Otsego County, NY
Tait Communications has won a US$3 million contract for a Quasi-Sync simulcast system that will provide emergency services with county-wide coverage in Otsego County, New York. [ + ]
Inmarsat launches open technology strategy
Inmarsat has announced that it will open up its platforms to developers to encourage new ideas that will change the way satellite communications are implemented on land, at sea and in the air. [ + ]
Inmarsat launches open technology strategy
Inmarsat has announced that it will open up its platforms to developers to encourage new ideas that will change the way satellite communications are implemented on land, at sea and in the air. [ + ]
Repeaters deployed to beat Hawaiian lava flow
Codan was asked to deliver repeater modules in record time to a customer in the heart of Hawaii's Kiauea volcano disaster to ensure the town didn't lose communications. [ + ]
Repeaters deployed to beat Hawaiian lava flow
Codan was asked to deliver repeater modules in record time to a customer in the heart of Hawaii's Kiauea volcano disaster to ensure the town didn't lose communications. [ + ]
Airwave UK sets network record on New Year's Eve
In the 24 hours centred on midnight on New Year's Eve, more than 2.15 million calls made on the Airwave Network in London, with over 615,000 of these in the central event area. [ + ]
Airwave UK sets network record on New Year's Eve
In the 24 hours centred on midnight on New Year's Eve, more than 2.15 million calls were made on the Airwave Network in London, with over 615,000 of these in the central event area. [ + ]
Deadline for SAR conference submissions
Organisers of the Australian & New Zealand Search and Rescue Conference are reminding potential speakers of the 13 February deadline for abstract submissions. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 16 January 2015
ADF gets new tactical radios worth $38m; 911 shut down for 30 days; Boeing, Blackberry's kamikaze smartphone; Mobile comms when you can't get a signal; and Indian TETRA system to go live.
[ + ]India's plan for whitespace broadband internet
A roadmap for spectrum sharing in India describes how underutilised broadcast spectrum (whitespace) can be used to deliver reliable, cost-effective broadband internet services to the country's rural areas. [ + ]
India's plan for whitespace broadband internet
A roadmap for spectrum sharing in India describes how underutilised broadcast spectrum (whitespace) can be used to deliver reliable, cost-effective broadband internet services to the country's rural areas. [ + ]
ACMA updates marine radio users on certificates, online training
The ACMA's most recent marine radio update includes news on the Australian Waters Qualification, online training packages, Marine VHF Radio Certificate of Proficiency and ship radio licences. [ + ]
AA Radio desktop radio for D.E.P.I. Radio Replacement Project
AA Radio has completed the supply of a desktop radio for the D.E.P.I. Radio Replacement Project in Victoria, with the unit integrating a mobile radio for desktop operation and providing UPS functionality using an internal battery. [ + ]
Omnitronics’ RediTALK, DRG100 tested with Tait DMR Tier II
Omnitronics' RediTALK Digital Dispatch Console and the DRG100 have been tested to work with Tait's DMR Tier II conventional radios, adding to the existing integration with Tait on its DMR Tier III trunked radios. [ + ]
NPSTC says US public safety should stick with P25
The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council says non-P25 digital technologies will negatively impact public safety interoperability in the United States. [ + ]