Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 25 April 2014
25 April, 2014Satellite comms are unsafe; Google's Project Loon; Colorado's poor radio system; Second-hand drones as Wi-Fi hotspots; World LTE Summit 2014.
Antennas that come in any shape you like
23 April, 2014A breakthrough known as a 'metasurface lens' may see dish antennas replaced with ones that conform to any surface shape.
ARCIA invites industry to take part in survey
22 April, 2014The Australian Radio Communications Industry Association is conducting a survey to gauge interest and awareness of industry accreditation.
Australian communications system leaves NASA behind
14 April, 2014Against stiff competition, an Australian research institute has won an international award for a Global Sensor Network communications system.
Atomic time just got better
14 April, 2014Technologies such as public safety radio, mobile phones, GPS and the electric power grid rely on the high accuracy of atomic clocks.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 11 April 2014
11 April, 2014Triple-0 black spots blamed in NSW; Testing LTE for UK first responders; Modernising 911; Alaskan amateurs exercise their skills.
New low-frequency antennas to study the cosmos
11 April, 2014Construction will soon commence on a new German radioastronomy station to be part of the International LOFAR Telescope.
Backhaul, April 2014: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
10 April, 2014Welcome to Backhaul, where in each issue of Critical Comms we’ll take a trip down memory lane and look at the state of the industry 25 and 10 years ago.
How much will it cost to keep us safe?
07 April, 2014 by Peter Clemons, Head, TETRA Business, Americas, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbHSocieties that take ownership of critical communications will lay the foundations for strong, resilient, sustainable economies, argues Peter Clemons.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 4 April 2014
04 April, 2014Pipeline towers in the pipeline; Taiwan to auction 2600 MHz blocks; The day the ham bands went silent; LTE: data up, speeds down.
Industry talking - The economics of the industry
03 April, 2014 by Hamish Duff, President, Australian Radio Communications Industry AssociationARCIA President Hamish Duff argues that in the competition for resources and ideas, our industry is being left behind.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 28 March 2014
28 March, 2014Paging system fails firefighters; Moscow tower still under threat; Thieves steal emergency tower metal; Police comms tower falls on cars.
Massive MIMO test system to have 100 nodes
06 March, 2014National Instruments and Lund University have announced a collaboration on the development of a test bed capable of prototyping a massive MIMO system.
Aeroflex commits to 5G research and development
04 March, 2014Aeroflex has announced that it is actively working on developing technologies towards potential 5G wireless systems, and is a founding member of the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) program, led by the University of Surrey, UK.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 28 February 2014
28 February, 2014Telstra doesn't waste time with 700 MHz; Airline alert system; Reverse 911 for 99; Datron retires radios, sues Etherstack; Germany tests LTE Broadcast.
