Industry News
Mobile control tower for RAAF
Rohde & Schwarz (Australia) and the Ground Telecommunications Equipment Systems Program Office have signed a contract to supply three transportable air operations towers for use by the RAAF.
[ + ]Baseband team formed
Octasic has formed a Software Defined Radio (SDR) development group to provide wireless solutions based on its low-power, OpusDSP technology.
[ + ]Radio probes vehicle waves
Connectivity Lab researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are delving deeper into the channel characteristics of vehicles in motion communicating via dedicated short-range communications based on IEEE 802.11p.
[ + ]New managing director to join Tait
Tait Electronics has named Frank Owen as its new Managing Director to replace Michael Chick when he retires from the company in 2009.
[ + ]China standardises
MTNet, the CDMA Certification Forum accredited conformance test lab established within the Ministry of Information Industries in China, has standardised on the Aeroflex 6402 AIME CDMA test platform for 1cEV-DO Rev A and A-GPS testing.
[ + ]Review of trading of radiofrequency licences released
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is seeking public and industry comment on the effectiveness in Australia of the secondary market for radiofrequency licences.
[ + ]Defence contract awarded
The Bridge Networks has been awarded the Interim Anchoring contract for the JP2008 Phase 4 program by the Defence Material Organisation.
[ + ]Technique finds gaps in wireless networks
A technique developed at Rice University and Hewlett-Packard Laboratories allows Wi-Fi architects to test and refine their layouts using readily available information.
[ + ]Companies unite for mobile broadband
A GSMA-led collaboration with 16 IT and mobile companies aims to create a new category of always-connected mobile broadband devices to provide an alternative to WiFi.
[ + ]Ultrawideband antenna for low energy, short range
Virginia Tech researchers have developed what they claim is an efficient, compact, ultra-wideband antenna for a range of home, motor vehicle, medical and military applications.
[ + ]Radiofrequency plan out for comment
The ACMA has released a draft of a new Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan for public comment. When completed, this will replace the current spectrum plan developed in January 2005.
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