Research for new mining comms
29 August, 2016 by Anne Ju ManningA project led by Colorado State University engineers is aimed at providing miners a low-cost, high-fidelity communication system that bypasses GPS, wireless, cellular and other signals.
US sets comms tower safety standards
22 August, 2016The US has finalised new safety standards for those who build and maintain communications towers.
Cohda Wireless technology travels around the world
19 August, 2016Two electric motorbikes undertaking an 80-day around-the-world journey have been equipped with vehicle communication technology designed by Australian company Cohda Wireless.
Rolling wireless net improves emergency comms
17 August, 2016Plug in NIST's Rapidly Deployable Public Safety Research Platform, switch it on and start making calls within minutes.
Massive MIMO world record
16 August, 2016 by Paul Harris, University of Bristol and Steffen Malkowsky, Lund UniversityA research team has set a world record for 5G wireless spectrum efficiency using a laboratory massive MIMO testbed.
Finding MIMO — 5G from concept to reality
15 August, 2016 by Matej Kranjc, Managing Director, ASEAN and ANZ5G promises to improve lives through enhanced connectivity and unlocked economic value, but researchers need a faster pathway to prototype.
TSBC calls for boats to carry EPIRBs
08 August, 2016 by Jonathan NallyIn its report into a fatal boating accident in 2015, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has reiterated its call for vessels to carry EPIRBs.
FirstNet reviews ICAM and Local Control issues
05 August, 2016 by Jonathan NallyThe Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) of the US public safety mobile broadband agency, FirstNet, has reported on Identity, Credential and Access Management, and Local Control matters.
Single sign-on for public safety
29 July, 2016A US project is seeking to demonstrate a reference design for multifactor authentication and mobile single sign-on for the public safety/first responder sector.
Backhaul, December 2015 — the industry 25 and 10 years ago
21 July, 2016Do you remember when 'high speed' meant 256 kbps? Do you know what OTC was? Jump into our time warp and find out what was happening in the radio world of yesteryear.
Guiding principles born of collaboration
18 July, 2016ARCIA is working with the ACMA and Airservices Australia to implement measures for the peaceful coexistence of LMR and air band radio, said the Association's president, Hamish Duff.
Public safety comms must embrace connectivity
14 July, 2016 by Professor Thas A NirmalathasThere are great opportunities for the public safety sector to take advantage of the growth in connectivity, but collaboration is needed to fast-track the transformation.
Wireless sensor research breakthrough
13 July, 2016ANU researchers are a step closer to harvesting renewable or ambient energy from mobile phone base stations to power wireless sensors.
Keysight claims breakthrough in 100+ GHz
28 June, 2016Keysight Technologies has announced indium phosphide chipsets that will usher a new series of oscilloscopes with bandwidths greater than 100 GHz and lower noise floors.
3GPP standardises LPWA technologies
27 June, 2016The 3rd Generation Partnership Project has standardised three low-power, wide-area (LPWA) technologies in licensed spectrum in Release 13.
