Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 5 February 2016
05 February, 2016This week: Comms Connect in 2016, US$1.3m in free radios, White House comms need upgrading, Codan expands Dubai office, and emergency radio not used during emergency.
Backhaul, December 2015: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
31 January, 2016Take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago.
Industry has lots to achieve in 2016
25 January, 2016 by Hamish DuffTraining developments, regional events and new white papers on standards and best practice are coming this year, said ARCIA President Hamish Duff.
Comms commitment — NSW’s 10-year plan
19 January, 2016The NSW Government's 10-year plan aims to enhance agency frontline telecommunications capabilities in NSW.
World Heritage site upgrades to digital with Sepura DMR
14 January, 2016Blenheim Palace, the world-famous World Heritage Site in Oxfordshire, England, has upgraded its estate-wide communications system with a Sepura digital mobile radio (DMR) solution.
Govt delivers first mobile base stations
21 December, 2015Mobile base stations constructed under the federal government's Mobile Black Spot Programme have now been switched on in Qld and NSW.
Global spectrum negotiations
21 December, 2015The 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference has concluded, with key national objectives met for Australia.
New mission-critical comms system reaches the North Pole
18 December, 2015The world's most advanced mission-critical communications system installed by Motorola Solutions is now complete in Norway, servicing more than 45,000 public safety users.
Robotic testing of antennas
17 December, 2015A robot is being used to rapidly measure the properties of antennas used in advanced communications, remote sensing for weather prediction, imaging systems and radar.
Silver Spring Networks launches Starfish for IoT
16 December, 2015Silver Spring Networks has announced Starfish, an international wireless IPv6 network service for the Internet of Things.
Keysight Technologies U5303A 12-bit PCIe digitiser
11 December, 2015Keysight Technologies has introduced the high-fidelity digitiser application option for its U5303A 12-bit PCIe digitiser, developed for test applications that require higher dynamic range and good SFDR fidelity.
Zetron's control room mission
08 December, 2015 by Jonathan NallyZetron's aim is to 'own the control room'. We speak with Ranjan Bhagat, VP and GM of Zetron Australasia, to find out how the company is doing it.
Regional Australia's broadband upgrade
08 December, 2015Radio signals from nbn ground stations will enable the upgrade to nbn's fixed wireless service for rural and regional Australia.
UK research campus chooses Sepura radios
08 December, 2015A 130-acre scientific research campus in Cambridgeshire, UK has opted for Sepura digital mobile radio (DMR) technology to improve and expand its communications across the estate.
ACMA releases quarterly report
07 December, 2015 by Jonathan NallyThe ACMA has released its first Quarterly Snapshot, providing provisional headline information and data about its operations and customer satisfaction.
