Industry News
Vodafone New Zealand to launch 5G this year
Vodafone will switch on a 5G network in New Zealand in December, beginning with Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown. [ + ]
Vertel, Purple provide Wi-Fi for 'smart parks'
Reflections Holiday Parks has rolled out $1 million worth of Wi-Fi infrastructure in NSW, partnering with Vertel and Purple Wi-Fi. [ + ]
Urgent upgrade restores 911 centre's capabilities
Running at only 50% capacity following devastating storms, Loudon County's 911 centre was back to full capability in less than five weeks. [ + ]
White paper on assessing the effects of radio failure
A LocusUSA white paper outline the importance of dealing with radio failures before they transform into tragedies for first responders and the public. [ + ]
APCO seeks input on Data Exchange Standard
Feedback is sought on a revision to the list of incident type codes, with the aim of ensuring interoperability between 911 centres and other agencies. [ + ]
KOTUG chooses Fleet Xpress for WA seaborne satcoms
Global tug operator KOTUG International has selected Inmarsat's Fleet Xpress high-speed broadband solution for its operations off the Western Australia coast. [ + ]
Next round of MCX Plugtests coming up
The fourth round of MCX Plugtests will take place from 23 to 27 September 2019 at the Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio, Finland. [ + ]
APCO seeks feedback on comms centre KPI standard
A proposed standard identifies areas of communications centre performance that should be measured in order to benchmark effectiveness. [ + ]
PSCE second workshop on public warning systems
Australia's Emergency Alert public warning system will once again be the exemplar as PSCE conducts its second PWS workshop on 8 October. [ + ]
ETSI releases report on IoT devices for emergency comms
The report considers the effect IoT devices will have on emergency communications and automated responses, and canvasses standardisation issues. [ + ]
NTIA asks US agencies to review spectrum use
US agencies have nine months to review their spectrum assignments and submit that data to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [ + ]
Aussie firm's technology at the heart of Belgium's ASTRID
Infostream's simulcast technology is a key component of Belgium's national emergency services paging system. [ + ]
ASTRID extends Airbus-Proximus support contract
The Airbus-Proximus consortium will continue to support and maintain Belgium's national emergency TETRA, paging and dispatching networks. [ + ]
Mexico’s Querétaro state selects Airbus's MXLINK
The State Government of Querétaro has chosen Airbus's MXLINK MVNO to provide secure mobile broadband communications. [ + ]
White paper explores security aspects of 5G
The advent of 5G will provide new cybersecurity safeguards for networks and customers, according to a new white paper from 5G Americas. [ + ]
