Industry News
Latest APCO Australasia bulletin available
The latest issue of APCO Australasia's Public Safety Bulletin is now available for download or online reading. [ + ]
Antenna design webinar on 6 December
IEEE Spectrum will host an antenna design simulation webinar on the morning of 6 December, with emphasis on evaluation using COMSOL Multiphysics. [ + ]
Inland Rail project to go ahead
Development of an inland rail project between Melbourne and Brisbane will be closely watched by suppliers of critical communications equipment and services. [ + ]
Spectralink wireless IP solutions now Microsoft Lync qualified
Spectralink IP-DECT Server 400 and 6500 and Wi-Fi 84-Series wireless solutions, available in Australian from Wavelink, have become qualified for Microsoft Lync 2013. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 29 November 2013
Motorola's Norway win; Irish EPIRB inquiry; Hytera radio for the Bolivarian Games; Femto FM transmitter.
[ + ]Tait DMR for Silvercomm's Melbourne network
Silvercomm is to upgrade from an MPT system to a Tait DMR Tier III network to service its Melbourne-based customers. [ + ]
Simoco presents at AusRAIL PLUS 2013
Simoco is demonstrating its range of railway communications technology at this year's AusRAIL PLUS, at the Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre in Australia, 26-28 November. [ + ]
Zetron's Acom EVO achieves P25 Phase II compliance
Zetron's Acom EVO system has achieved P25 Phase II-compliance with an installation underway that will interface with a Motorola ASTRO 25 Phase II system. [ + ]
Backhaul, November 2013: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
Welcome to Backhaul, where in each issue of Critical Comms we’ll take a trip down memory lane and look at the state of the industry 25 and 10 years ago.
[ + ]The ultimate in cold-weather comms
Barrett HF equipment has been put to the test in the deep freeze of the Antarctic, during a rescue exercise conducted by the Chilean and Argentinean armies. [ + ]
P25 ISSI and CSSI demonstrated at Comms Connect
A live demonstration of P25 System Interconnections has been presented at the Comms Connect conference in Melbourne by supporting members of the P25 Solution Centre. [ + ]
NZ to auction remaining 4G spectrum
Following last month's auction of New Zealand's 4G spectrum, a supplementary auction will be held in an attempt to unload the one lot that remained unsold. [ + ]
Axell Wireless unveils public safety comms equipment
Axell Wireless has received ACMA approval for its CSR 4008 channel selective repeater, broadening the company's public safety solutions offerings for the Australian market. [ + ]
Funkwerk and Rohill team to provide mining solution
Funkwerk's FT4 S Ex TETRA radio, IECEx- and ATEX-certified for M2 mining, has been teamed with Rohill's TetraNode solution for use in hazardous underground mining and tunnelling environments. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 15 November 2013
A weekly round-up of critical communications and public safety radio news for Friday, 15 November 2013.
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