Industry News
UK, South Korea pilot 5G on Seoul subways
The UK government has launched a competition that will see UK and South Korean businesses pilot 5G technology on Seoul subways. [ + ]
FirstNet uptake exceeds 600,000 device connections
More than 600,000 device connections are signed up to FirstNet across more than 7250 public safety agencies, according to AT&T. [ + ]
Percepto uses 5G network to fly autonomous drones
Autonomous drones have successfully been flown by Percepto over SK Telecom's 5G trial network. [ + ]
Telstra, NT Govt invest in rural broadband
Mobile and broadband services are being rolled out in rural areas of the Northern Territory by the NT Government and Telstra. [ + ]
DAM fine way to boost radio signals
A decades-old theory has been shown to be effective in boosting the quality of radio signals when transmitting at high data rates. [ + ]
Brazil police deploy Teltronic comms system
Teltronic will roll out a critical communications system for police in the Brazilian state of Goiás. [ + ]
Madeira army uses Sepura radios in SIRESP test
Sepura radios have been utilised by the Madeira Military Zone (ZMM) and Operational Command (COM) in its SIRESP crisis test. [ + ]
More Policelink callers choose online option
Over the last three years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of callers choosing the Queensland Police Service's online option. [ + ]
Maha Metro chooses DAMM TetraFlex for rail project
A DAMM TetraFlex radio system has been deployed by Maha Metro Rail Corporation for its Nagpur Metro rail project. [ + ]
Codan appoints new LMR division president
A new president of the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) division has just been announced at Codan Communications. [ + ]
Zetron system adopted by Metro Trains Melbourne
Metro Trains Melbourne will roll out Zetron technology at its train control centre to improve transit communications. [ + ]
ACMA to reconfigure 900 MHz band
Reforms to the 890–915/935–960 MHz band (the 900 MHz band) are currently under consultation with the ACMA. [ + ]
Ericsson, Swisscom launch commercial 5G
Swisscom and Ericsson have partnered up to switch on the first large-scale commercial 5G network in Europe. [ + ]
FE chosen for Idaho NG9-1-1 project
Federal Engineering (FE) has been chosen by the State of Idaho Division of Purchasing (DOP) for its statewide NG9-1-1 project. [ + ]
New NSW GRN site goes live at Waterfall
The new site at Garrawarra Centre is part of the NSW Government's $320 million plan to boost government radio network coverage across the state. [ + ]