Industry News
LAX airport gets TETRA system
ARINC and Powertrunk have joined forces to install a TETRA system at Los Angeles International Airport, making it the first use of TETRA in aviation in North America. [ + ]
NI technical symposiums for Australia and NZ
National Instruments will hold its annual technical symposiums in October and November to explore trends and technologies for test, measurement and control. [ + ]
Jammers to stop prison calls
A nine-month trial has begun to test ways to prevent illicit mobile phone use by prison inmates by jamming the calls. [ + ]
Barrett transceiver gets JITC certification
Barrett Communications has received certification from the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) for its PRC-2090 HF SSB Transceiver. [ + ]
North America leads in mobile video surveillance
Research by HIS says North America remains the dominant market for mobile video surveillance equipment, but EMEA and ASIA are to grow. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 27 September 2013
A weekly round-up of critical communications and public safety radio news from around the internet for Friday, 27 September 2013.
[ + ]RFI and Zinwave sign distribution agreement
Zinwave Ltd has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Australian company RFI, a distributor of wireless infrastructure products. [ + ]
Melbourne student wins Marconi award
The 2013 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholars Award has been awarded to Desmond (Ke) Wang of the University of Melbourne. [ + ]
Webinar: Telstra's CTO on technology trends
Take part in a webinar on Wednesday, 25 September with Telstra's CTO, Dr Hugh Bradlow, on the topic of 'The digital transformation'. [ + ]
Taxi fleet gets Simoco Tier II DMR
Warrnambool Radio Taxis has chosen the Simoco Xd Tier II DMR system for installation across its fleet of vehicles. [ + ]
Barrett supplies HF to East African police
Barrett Communications has been awarded a three-year contract to provide up to 750 HF transceivers to an East African police force. [ + ]
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 20 September 2013
A weekly round-up of critical communications and public safety radio news from around the internet for Friday, 20 September 2013.
[ + ]Extreme weather tests NZ radio network
An extreme weather event, with winds of up to 259 km/h, pushed energy provider Orion's comms network to the limit - and it came through unscathed. [ + ]
Wireless microphones reminder from ACMA
ACMA is reminding users of wireless microphones that revised regulations will take effect in 2015. [ + ]
Toronto Transit gets TETRA system
Sepura has successfully supplied a TETRA radio system to the Toronto Transit Commission for use on its extensive transport network. [ + ]
