Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 8 April
08 April, 2016Sweden studies mobile broadband, 48 radio towers demolished, Comms Connect Sydney early-bird rates, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and is 1 smartphone worth 7 radios?
The long and winding road to 5G
06 April, 2016We speak with Quixoticity's Peter Clemons to get his views on the coming transition to mobile broadband communications, and its implication for traditional narrowband comms.
Motorola calls for developers to help build apps
01 April, 2016Motorola Solutions has opened its Convergence Suite Developer Program to all comers, with the aim of producing applications that bridge LMR and broadband communications technologies.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 1 April
01 April, 2016Comms Connect NZ is almost here, amateur radio expedition to Iran, FirstNet and NG911 converging, and city tests rugged smartphones with PTT.
Backhaul, March 2016: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
29 March, 2016Take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago.
A year of opportunities and challenges
21 March, 2016 by Hamish Duff, President, ARCIAIndustry education and development are top of the agenda for 2016, ARCIA President Hamish Duff says.
DX expedition heads to Heard Island
15 March, 2016A group of intrepid radio enthusiasts and researchers is bound for one of Australia's most remote outposts, Heard Island, in the Southern Ocean.
5G comms are coming — faster than you think
04 March, 20165G mobile communications are less than five years away, and the ACMA wants to make sure we're all ready for them.
Global 4G market doubled in 2015, connections top 1bn
26 February, 2016Figures released from GSMA show the 4G market doubled in 2015 with mobile accounting for 4.2% of global GDP.
ACMA chair and CEO steps down
26 February, 2016Today marks the end for Chris Chapman as chair and CEO of ACMA after 10 years on the job.
ARCIA issues white paper on intrinsic safety
24 February, 2016ARCIA has released a white paper titled 'Electronic Equipment for Hazardous Areas', which covers requirements for intrinsically safe radio equipment and the applicable Australian standards.
Mobile industry to add 1bn unique subscribers by 2020
24 February, 2016New study by GSMA forecasts 72% global unique subscriber penetration by 2020, indicating the need for new growth opportunities like 5G and M2M.
5G white paper sets stage for revolution
23 February, 2016A new 5G white paper depicts use cases from the most important vertical sectors and details how the resulting requirements will shape the 5G system design.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 19 February
19 February, 2016NZ radio tower demolished, tower climber safety workshop, calls centres to consolidate, US and Mexico talk border spectrum, AT&T testing 5G, military comms vendor survey.
Antenna testing from the air
08 February, 2016 by Jason Schreiber, RF Engineer, Innovative Drone SolutionsUAVs can be used to characterise antenna systems with greater precision and timeliness than land- and helicopter-based solutions.
