Industry News
Exelis to open Asia-Pacific HQ and R&D facility in Melbourne
Exelis will build a state-of-the-art research and development, testing and systems integration facility in Melbourne to support both local and export opportunities. [ + ]
Motorola to manage network and comms for Queensland LNG project
A five-year, $10m deal will see Motorola ensure application performance and uptime certainty for QGC's liquefied natural gas project in southern Queensland. [ + ]
Axell Wireless TETRA system for Singapore’s first responders
Axell Wireless has supplied equipment for Singapore's TETRA public safety network, which supports police, fire and other mission-critical organisations. [ + ]
Macquarie Uni joins international 5G research team
Macquarie University researchers have joined an international line-up of universities to develop 5G wireless technologies. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 23 May 2014
Poor radio puts Tassie lives at risk; US county dodging dead zones; Brazil's 4G woes; Tornado warning system failure.
[ + ]Sixth GPS III satellite launched into orbit
A Delta IV rocket successfully launched the sixth GPS IIF satellite on 16 May from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral. [ + ]
Telstra to roll out nationwide Wi-Fi network
Telstra will develop one of the world's largest Wi-Fi networks, with two million hotspots expected across Australia. [ + ]
Zetron adds wired interface for AcomEVO to Cassidian's TETRA
Zetron has released a wired interface between its AcomEVO system and Cassidian's TETRA network. [ + ]
Canadians are coming - public safety officials to visit Australia
Canadian public safety and security officials will take part in a trade mission to Australia and New Zealand in September and October. [ + ]
Telstra achieves 450 Mbps with LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation
Telstra has achieved a world first on its mobile network by demonstrating live network speeds of 450 Mbps using LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation across a trial combination of 1800 and 2600 MHz bands. [ + ]
Craig Lapsley to head Victoria's emergency responses
The Victorian government has appointed Craig Lapsley as Victoria's first emergency management commissioner. [ + ]
Government actions $100m mobile black spot program
The government has committed $100 million to improve mobile coverage by rolling out new mobile base stations, funding for which will be allocated through a competitive selection process. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 16 May 2014
Public safety demos on LTE network; Text-to-speech 911; Unbreakable secure comms; Simoco opens KL office; Tait presents podcasts.
[ + ]US military satellites tame the Arctic
For the first time, military users have been able to transfer multimegabyte data files over stable satellite connections in the Arctic. [ + ]
Zetron's 60-position system uses CSSI with P25 Phase II
Zetron has announced the successful deployment of a 60-position installation of its Advanced Communications (AcomEVO) console system using the P25 Console Subsystem Interface. [ + ]