Industry News
Detector ‘unleashed’ at jail conference
A handheld mobile phone detector called the Wolfhound-PRO has been introduced to the American Correctional Association’s 2011 Winter Conference in the US. The Wolfhound-PRO is the third in a line of BVS's advanced, award-winning cell phone detection products and the most advanced in terms of sensitivity and features.
[ + ]GNSS range
Step Global has added the Tallysman Wireless products to its range of GNSS (global navigation satellite systems).
[ + ]Spectrum trading to improve
The ACMA is implementing some measures to remove regulatory barriers to spectrum trading and leasing, and to provide better information to radiocommunications users.
[ + ]Keeping track of surgical sponges
Using the same technology found in clothing tags used in retail shop tracking systems, a study from the University of North Carolina shows that surgical sponges with implanted RF tags may be an effective adjunct to manual counting and X-ray detection in preventing sponges from being left behind in patients following surgery.
[ + ]Five newcomers to DMR Association
The DMR Association has welcomed five new members: Atlantic Telecommunications, Fisher Wireless Services, Repeater Network LLC and Saia Communications, based in the US, and Etherstack, based in the UK.
[ + ]Networks of up to two million cells
Andrew Solutions, a CommScope division in the US, has upgraded its GeoLENs mobile location centre to version 10.1 with additional and expanded functionalities.
[ + ]Antenna distribution expands
Laird Technologies has expanded its global distribution with Digi-Key to include its infrastructure antenna systems product range.
[ + ]Libraries adopt RFID system
Melbourne Library Service has celebrated a historic milestone, after implementing technology to enhance the efficiency of user transactions.
[ + ]Aiotec acquires Bluewater
Electronics design house Aiotec has acquired embedded systems and ARM technology company Bluewater Systems. It enables husband-and-wife team Shayne and Jeanne Crimp to extend their business with specialist skills, complementary technology and a more diverse and international user base.
[ + ]Balloon flight antenna
Low Power Radio Solutions (LPRS), a European supplier of short-range radio devices, has provided a high-sensitivity, omnidirectional Yagi antenna to four amateur space enthusiasts who have now managed five successful high-altitude balloon flights into near space.
[ + ]Radio galaxy data sent faster
Auckland University of Technology’s Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research at Curtin University in Perth have made a contribution to Australia-New Zealand square kilometre array development with a high-speed data transfer trial.
[ + ]Bermuda Regiment enlists TETRA radios
The Bermuda Regiment has selected Sepura TETRA radios for its communication needs and joins the growing number of armed forces around the world equipped with Sepura TETRA terminals. This is the first use of a TETRA-based system by any government agency on the Island of Bermuda.
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