NPSTC says US public safety should stick with P25
22 December, 2014The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council says non-P25 digital technologies will negatively impact public safety interoperability in the United States.
Firefighters' portable radios may fail at high temperatures
17 December, 2014Tests show that portable radios used by firefighters can fail to operate properly within 15 minutes when exposed to temperatures that may be encountered during firefighting activities.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 12 December 2014
12 December, 2014Delhi government bucks at paying TETRA spectrum charges; NATO’s deployable comm system ready; Airbus tests joint TETRA-LTE system; HERO activates for Philippine typhoon.
Tasmania Police replaces in-car data terminals with tablets
11 December, 2014Tasmania Police has rolled out more than 1000 3G-enabled Windows 8 tablet computers to replace in-car mobile data terminals and desktop PCs.
Camera-based 'GPS' could replace satellites
09 December, 2014Queensland University of Technology researchers are on track to develop the world's first camera-based 'GPS', which is able to work in any weather or terrain, even underground.
The comms industry: active, engaged and valued
01 December, 2014 by Hamish Duff, President, ARCIAARCIA president Hamish Duff brings us up to date with industry developments, including the ARCIA economic study, a delegation from China, and continuing fruitful engagement with the ACMA.
Successful P25 interoperability test for Simoco and Omnitronics
01 December, 2014Simoco and Omnitronics have completed P25 interoperability testing of Simoco's SB2025NT Simulcast/Voting infrastructure and Omnitronics RediTALK dispatcher solution, via the DRG100 radio gateway.
ARCIA releases economic report on LMR spectrum use
27 November, 2014A long-awaited economic report reveals that spectrum used for land mobile radio (LMR) services in Australia generates benefits of between $1.99 billion and $3.72 billion every year.
Backhaul, November 2014: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
27 November, 2014We take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 21 November 2014
21 November, 2014Mayday call to be investigated; Microsoft's whitespace plans; UK military spectrum auction; Keeping in touch on an ocean race; Call for speakers for SAR conference.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 14 November 2014
14 November, 2014FirstNet publishes RFI results; Canada to upgrade military comms; Is SMS 'threading' the answer?; Dow Chemical chooses Motorola TETRA.
Technology breakthrough in full-duplex functionality
13 November, 2014Circulator technology developed at the University of Texas has the potential to double the useful bandwidth in wireless communications by enabling full-duplex functionality, with potential widespread uses in mobile phones and other wireless devices.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 7 November 2014
07 November, 2014The duress button system that won't work; the paging system that won't work; Hams, military in joint exercise; and Russia launches its latest milcomsat.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 31 October 2014
31 October, 2014Hoax radio calls annoy authorities; a TETRA detector for your car; Motorola protests Airbus contract; Germany flags spectrum auction; US Army sets up comms for Ebola fight; free satcoms for NATO.
Telstra, Motorola Solutions join forces for public safety broadband
30 October, 2014Telstra and Motorola Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to further develop public safety broadband solutions based on Telstra's LTE Advanced Network for Emergency Services (LANES) capability.
