Industry News
Etherstack wins P25 contract for US nuclear facility
Etherstack has won a contract to supply a trunked P25 network to the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) near Idaho Falls in the United States. [ + ]
Australian emergency radio override tests lead to US military sales
The north-east Victorian village of Eldorado has been the venue for a successful demonstration of radio override technology from Melbourne-based Emergency Warning Systems to the US Department of Defense. [ + ]
Norwegian public safety network selects Sepura's TETRA
Sepura, along with channel partner VHF Communications, has been selected to supply TETRA radio terminals for Nødnett, Norway's public safety network. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 3 October 2014
Radio problems could lead to death; US$6.5m on unused towers; Emergency radios stashed; Firies and residents clash over tower; Marconi's towers turn 100.
[ + ]ARCIA Industry Excellence Award winners announced
The winners of the ARCIA Industry Excellence Awards were announced at the organisation's annual gala dinner in Melbourne last night. [ + ]
Queensland Rail selects Tait for digital voice and data system
Queensland Rail has selected Tait Communications for the digital migration of its radio communications network. [ + ]
ACMA prosecutes man for interfering with taxi frequencies
A man in Melbourne has been fined $3500 and ordered to pay costs after pleading guilty to three offences of deliberately disrupting a taxi company's radio communications system. [ + ]
Sepura wins second contract from South Korean police
Sepura has won a second contract to supply TETRA hand-portable radios to the Metropolitan Police Agency of Incheon (IMPA) in South Korea. [ + ]
Tasmania to spend $850,000 in an interim radio solution
Tasmania's emergency services will soon be able to communicate directly with each other, when required, using their mobile radio networks, thanks to investment by the state government. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 26 September 2014
Tait's new CEO; 'Creaky' spectrum process a problem; Optus 10 almost in place; Telstra ditches LTE-A 900, 1800 MHz; FirstNet releases RFI; 1500 MHz available in India.
[ + ]Is this the world's craziest emergency dispatch system?
Detroit's emergency services communications systems are so old and decrepit that front-line workers have taken to using bizarre workarounds to ensure dispatch messages are received. [ + ]
Last chance to register for ARCIA Gala Industry Dinner
The ARCIA Gala Industry Dinner and Industry Excellence Awards ceremony will take place on 1 October, and it's not too late to book your ticket. [ + ]
Free entry to Comms Connect exhibition and keynotes
Comms Connect Melbourne 2014 is only days away and it's not too late to take part, with free entry to the exhibition and keynote addresses if you preregister. [ + ]
Astronauts, Nobel Prize winners to headline Engineers convention
The largest engineering event ever held in the Southern Hemisphere will see around 5000 delegates gather in Melbourne in later this year. [ + ]
Contract signed for first global, satellite laser communications system
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp has been selected by Laser Light Communications to be its prime contractor for the first global, all-optical commercial satellite system. [ + ]
