Industry News
Experts explore dynamic spectrum usage
Key industry players, regulators, operators, manufacturers and research institutions gathered in Geneva recently for an ITU workshop on White Spaces and Cognitive Radio Systems (CRS). [ + ]
Optus to operate NBN satellites
Optus has secured the contract to operate NBN Co's two purpose-built satellites that will deliver high-speed broadband across rural and remote Australia. [ + ]
Airwave asked to contribute to Europe's SALUS project
Airwave UK will take part in SALUS, a 36-month European research project that aims to develop a next-generation public protection and disaster recovery (PPDR) network. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 21 January 2014
Telstra, Ericsson and HTC test 700 MHz 4G; FCC authorises 700 MHz TDD; Massive MIMO in 96-antenna array.
[ + ]Successful milsat anti-jamming comms test
Boeing has applied new anti-jamming technology to an existing military satellite for the first time, expanding the military's potential to access secure communications more affordably. [ + ]
LTE news: Taiwan considers 2.6 GHz; Verizon goes underground
Taiwan considers joining China's LTE bandwagon by allocating some of the 2.6 GHz band mobile services and Verizon switches on LTE in 35 Manhattan subway stations. [ + ]
Disaster and emergency conference - call for papers
The 2014 Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management conference will be held on the Gold Coast in May. [ + ]
Defence communications unit recognised
ADF personnel who served with the Force Communications Unit in Cambodia in the 1990s have received a Meritorious Unit Citation. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 24 January 2014
WA firefighters battle interference; Hams to AX the VK prefix; Black spots follow network shift; In-vehicle repeater proposal supported.
[ + ]Swedish transport operator goes with Sepura TETRA
Swedish Radio Supply AB has been awarded the contract for the deployment of Sepura TETRA radios to transport operator Värmlandstrafik. [ + ]
Last of New Zealand's 700 MHz spectrum auctioned
Telecom has secured the final 700 MHz radio spectrum auction in New Zealand with a bid of NZ$83 million. [ + ]
Comms Connect Sydney - call for papers
Organisers of the Comms Connect Sydney 2014 conference have set a deadline of 14 February for submission of paper abstracts. [ + ]
German fire brigade chooses Sepura TETRA
Over 2500 Sepura TETRA radios will be supplied by Selectric GmbH to fire brigades in the Middle Franconia region of Germany. [ + ]
Sweden's Rakel network to pilot data services
Airbus Defence and Space has been chosen to pilot secure data services for the Swedish nationwide radio communications network Rakel. [ + ]
LTE continues worldwide growth
A new report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association shows LTE is making inroads across the globe. [ + ]
