Bittium conducts first Band 14 VoLTE call
13 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyFinland's Bittium says it has conducted the first ever voice over LTE (VoLTE) call on the Public Safety Band 14 LTE Network during a test at the NIST campus in Boulder, Colorado.
ARCIA releases airband code of practice
12 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyThe Australian Radio Communications Industry Association has released a code of practice for the pairing of VHF aeronautical stations to VHF or UHF land mobile radios.
US government LMR use surveyed
11 October, 2016The US Government Accountability Office has released a report into the use of land mobile radio across government departments, including interoperability issues.
Off-the-shelf 5G and IoT testing
10 October, 2016 by How-Siang Yap, Product Manager and PlannerDesigning 5G and IoT RF systems through accurate simulation with OTS components and fast multistage impedance matching synthesis on a PCB.
Optus and Nokia sign 5G MoU
06 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyOptus and Nokia have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the evolution of 5G technologies, and plan a 3500 MHz trial for 2017.
ACMA outlines 2016–17 research plan
28 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyIn 2016–17, the ACMA will continue to consider a wide range of matters, including spectrum management and market forces.
Australian tech deals with data deluge
26 September, 2016Australian technology will deal with the 3-petabyte-per-day tsunami of data produced by China's giant new radio telescope.
Danish tower demolition done right
20 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyWatch this video of old Danish radar towers being brought down by demolition charges.
Teen accesses LTE network via simple flaw
20 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyA US teenager stumbled across a simple way to gain unpaid access to T-Mobile's LTE network, via an easy-to-fix flaw in the network's administration.
Mission Critical Communications Alliance formed
19 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyNokia has announced the Mission Critical Communications Alliance, a collaboration of mobile operators, public authorities and first response agencies.
Backhaul, September 2016: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
14 September, 2016Find out what was happening all those years ago in 1991 and 2006, as we dig into the Critical Comms archives and take a trip down memory lane.
Improving public safety outcomes for all
13 September, 2016 by Hamish Duff, President, ARCIAQueensland's GWN demonstrates that when we work together to improve service levels for all of the public safety sector, great outcomes are possible, said ARCIA's Hamish Duff.
The danger of DDoS attacks on PSAPs
13 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyMalicious actors could use a mobile phone botnet to launch a devastating denial of service (DDoS) attack on public safety answering points such as Triple Zero in Australia or 911 in the USA.
What happens if the GPS system goes down?
12 September, 2016US government researchers are working with IT companies to devise a back-up system for GPS time signals based on commercial fibre-optic telecommunications networks.
ACMA reviewing licence taxes for satellite services
29 August, 2016The ACMA is considering reducing apparatus licence taxes for satellite and space-based services to encourage more efficient use of the spectrum.
