Industry News
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 12 September 2014
Radio trials on Hume Hwy; Fake phone towers found; Buy or sell tower company stock?; APCO encourages apps; FirstNet's fresh faces.
[ + ]Wireless Institute of Australia updates
The WIA has made a submission to the Department of Communications' spectrum review, and is communicating with the ACMA on the Amateur Licence Conditions Determination. [ + ]
Finnish paper mill chooses Sepura radios
Finnish paper producer Metsä Fibre Oy has chosen a complete Sepura solution for use throughout its mill in Joutseno. [ + ]
Award winners announced at AFAC conference
Three 2014 Knowledge Innovation Award winners have been recognised during the AFAC/Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC Conference. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 5 September 2014
Radio-tower attack started WWII; Train-crash tapes released; Canada gets alert system; Europe's 700 MHz for mobile broadband by 2020; DAB+ emergency trials continue; Pie boys beckoned with beacons.
[ + ]WA boosts number of mobile towers
The $39.2m Regional Mobile Communications Project is almost complete in Western Australia, with 113 new communications towers installed. [ + ]
Military special forces to get new comms, vehicles
The federal government has awarded a $130 million contract for vehicles for the Australian Defence Force's Special Operations units, complete with specialised communications and networking capabilities. [ + ]
NZ Minister announces draft white space licensing rules
New Zealand Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has announced draft licensing rules for the use of television white space devices in New Zealand. [ + ]
Radio Spectrum Management New Zealand's update for September
Radio Spectrum Management has issued its September update on spectrum regulation matters, including a review of the Radiocommunications Act, white space licensing and prohibited equipment. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 29 August 2014
Dumb thieves try to steel copper; Comms Connect - make sure you're there; Telstra trialling 700 MHz; Army surplus mobile comms; Life after LTE; Disaster comms workshop
[ + ]Orion Network and Canada's Neoterra Systems sign distribution deal
Canada-based Neoterra Systems, producer of fleet management products, has signed a distributorship agreement with The Orion Network in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Zetron tests CSSI with Harris P25 Phase-II network
Zetron's AcomEVO console system equipped with the P25 Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) has completed successful testing with Harris's P25 Phase-II infrastructure. [ + ]
RadComms2014 to discuss spectrum issues
With its theme of 'Spectrum rebooted: taking stock', ACMA's RadComms2014 will provide an opportunity to hear about the challenges and choices facing the radiocommunications sector. [ + ]
Next Optus comsat confirmed for launch early September
Optus has confirmed that its latest, state-of-the-art Optus 10 satellite is scheduled for launch from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on Friday, 12 September. [ + ]
Field Service Business magazine
Specialist business-to-business magazine and digital publisher Westwick-Farrow Media (WFM) - publisher of Critical Comms - has launched Field Service Business, Australia's first dedicated media channel for the field service sector. [ + ]
