Industry News
ARCIA awards nominations open
Australian Radio Communications Industry Association members are invited to nominate their peers for the 2013 awards. [ + ]
Telco and media reforms continue
ACMA chairman Chris Chapman has outlined the government regulator’s current priorities in a speech at the Comms Day Summit in Sydney. [ + ]
RFI to distribute Pyramid/LMR vehicle repeaters
RFI Wireless has been appointed exclusive distributor of Pyramid/LMR Vehicle Repeater and associated products for the Australia/NZ/Pacific Islands region. [ + ]
Industry bids invited for world’s largest radio telescope
The Australian government has $18.8 million up for grabs for design and engineering work for the Square Kilometre Array. [ + ]
US Air Force gets secure comms for warfighters
Point-to-point, high-capacity line-of-sight system to replace legacy radio frequency module backhaul radio. [ + ]
ACMA tests its own ‘world’s best’ claim
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released the latest assessment of its performance. [ + ]
ARCIA industry networking event: 18 April 2013
ARCIA is holding a dinner and networking event to discuss attracting, training and retaining the workforce of the future. [ + ]
Home of the Higgs gets new comms
Sepura and 3T have supplied European science body CERN with a new radio system for above and below ground. [ + ]
Sepura wins big at International TETRA Awards
Sepura has picked up a trio of trophies at the prestigious International TETRA Awards. [ + ]
Cassidian tops International TETRA Awards
Cassidian’s TH1n terminal has been awarded the ‘Best TETRA Enterprise Product’ title at a ceremony at Covent Garden, London. [ + ]
TETRA critical comms interoperability milestone
The 750th TETRA interoperability test certificate has been issued by the TCCA, marking the 15th year of the process. [ + ]
Timing of digital dividend auction payments
Ministerial direction requires ACMA to issue notices to successful bidders for final payments in the second half of 2014. [ + ]
Police force gets discreet comms units
The Turkish National Police Intelligence Department has been equipped with Hytera covert radios. [ + ]
2013 RFUANZ Conference & Exhibition
The Radio Frequency Users Association of New Zealand annual conference and exhibition is coming up in May. [ + ]
Macedonian security authorities’ TETRA system expands
Macedonian public safety network gets 26 extra Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH base stations, plus nodes and workstations. [ + ]