Industry News
Emergency Alert system launched
The Emergency Alert warning system that sends text alerts to mobile phones based on their location during an emergency has been officially launched in Victoria. [ + ]
Prof Hugh Bradlow to give opening keynote address at RadioComms Connect
Telstra’s chief technology officer, Prof Hugh Bradlow, will take to the stage at RadioComms Connect conference, 4 December, to give the opening keynote address for 2012. [ + ]
‘Tornado’ to be launched at RadioComms Connect
MiMOMax will be at RadioComms Connect, on stand 19, showing its latest IP linking solutions. [ + ]
Wireless market predictions for 2013
Five wireless market predictions for next year have been released by Ilan Rubin, managing director at Wavelink. [ + ]
Technology to help weather natural disasters
A CSIRO report reveals how emerging technologies help emergency services better manage natural disasters and minimise their effects on people, infrastructure and the environment. [ + ]
Hytera radios successfully tested in UK charity ride
Rugged Hytera radios were used in the Dallaglio Flintoff Cycle Slam charity ride in the UK. [ + ]
Western Europe’s tallest building receives radio services
Comtec has received a contract to advise, project manage and integrate both private mobile radio and radio services for The Shard in London. [ + ]
ACMA chairman to give keynote address at RadioComms Connect
Chris Chapman will give the closing keynote address at this year’s RadioComms Connect on 4 December with his paper, 400 MHz and Beyond. [ + ]
WNaN radios selected for US NIE 13.1 experiment
DARPA’s WNaN radios have been selected for the US Army’s NIE 13.1 experiment at Fort Bliss. [ + ]
Telescope set to find 700,000 galaxies
Australian researchers have combined computer simulations with ASKAP’s specifications to find out the capabilities of the telescope. They believe two ASKAP surveys will find 700,000 undiscovered galaxies in the universe. [ + ]
Hytera Mobilfunk acquires fjord-e-design
Hytera Mobilfunk has acquired a German company that specialises in wireless protocols. [ + ]
DMR Association welcomes Category 2 members
The DMR Association has welcomed Bosch, Catalyst Communications, Telent and Twisted Pair Solutions as association members. [ + ]
APCOA 2013 early bird registrations open
Early bird registrations are open for APCO’s 10th Annual Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Adelaide, SA. [ + ]
Simoco launches Xd range and new website
Simoco has undergone changes, with Team Simoco and ComGroup being renamed and a global website launched. The company has also released its Xd range of mobile radio products. [ + ]
Sepura to exhibit at PMR-Expo
On two stands at the PMR-Expo in Germany, Sepura will show its intrinsically safe radios and TETRA infrastructure systems. [ + ]