Industry News
Timing of digital dividend auction payments
Ministerial direction requires ACMA to issue notices to successful bidders for final payments in the second half of 2014. [ + ]
Police force gets discreet comms units
The Turkish National Police Intelligence Department has been equipped with Hytera covert radios. [ + ]
2013 RFUANZ Conference & Exhibition
The Radio Frequency Users Association of New Zealand annual conference and exhibition is coming up in May. [ + ]
Macedonian security authorities’ TETRA system expands
Macedonian public safety network gets 26 extra Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH base stations, plus nodes and workstations. [ + ]
Hytera DMR Tier III system for German energy supplier
Mark-E, one of Germany’s largest energy suppliers, commissions a Hytera DMR Tier III trunked radio system. [ + ]
ACMA changes in NSW and Queensland
ACMA announces changes to radio services in Adelong, Boonah and Broken Hill. [ + ]
Million-hour milestone
Zetron has announced that implementations of its Acom system have now logged more than one million hours of successful operation at customer sites in North and South America. [ + ]
Day/night switching to improve coverage
Adelaide radio station to benefit from permanent ‘day/night switching’ arrangement, says ACMA. [ + ]
Safety comms: learning from Hurricane Sandy
New York’s fire department chief to speak at APCO conference in Adelaide this week. [ + ]
DMR Tier III IOP test success
Hytera has successfuly completed another DMR Tier III Interoperability (IOP) test. The new IOP Certificate includes IOP between Hytera PD78XG trunked terminal and the Harris Corporation’s HDT300 Momentum Trunking System, and IOP between Hytera system and Momentum terminal. This is the first successful certification of 800/900 MHz Tier III equipment. [ + ]
NBN satellites to service remote areas
Two satellite launches in 2015 will bring high-speed broadband to outback Australia. [ + ]
Industry gathers for APCOA 2013
Public safety communications conference and exhibition will focus on solutions to the challenges faced by the safety communications industry. [ + ]
International Wireless Comms Expo: 13-14 March 2013
Over 7500 industry professionals are gathering in Las Vegas for the world’s biggest wireless communications expo. [ + ]
ACMA single compliance mark scheme begins
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has introduced a single regulatory compliance mark (RCM) to illustrate a device’s compliance with all applicable ACMA standards. [ + ]
Radios for US Nett Warrior soldiers
Thales Communications has been awarded a contract for secure radios to support the US Army’s Nett Warrior Program. [ + ]
