Macquarie Uni joins international 5G research team
27 May, 2014Macquarie University researchers have joined an international line-up of universities to develop 5G wireless technologies.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 23 May 2014
23 May, 2014Poor radio puts Tassie lives at risk; US county dodging dead zones; Brazil's 4G woes; Tornado warning system failure.
A new era of mobile intelligence
21 May, 2014 by Bruce Brda*With more information flowing between citizens, responders and agencies, it is ultimately intelligence that will help build a safer community.
Telstra achieves 450 Mbps with LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation
20 May, 2014Telstra has achieved a world first on its mobile network by demonstrating live network speeds of 450 Mbps using LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation across a trial combination of 1800 and 2600 MHz bands.
Canadians are coming - public safety officials to visit Australia
20 May, 2014Canadian public safety and security officials will take part in a trade mission to Australia and New Zealand in September and October.
Government actions $100m mobile black spot program
19 May, 2014The government has committed $100 million to improve mobile coverage by rolling out new mobile base stations, funding for which will be allocated through a competitive selection process.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 16 May 2014
16 May, 2014Public safety demos on LTE network; Text-to-speech 911; Unbreakable secure comms; Simoco opens KL office; Tait presents podcasts.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 9 May 2014
09 May, 2014South Korea eyes 700 MHz for safety; DARPA wants to deal with congestion; Town plans dispatch regionalisation; Military communications report.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 2 May 2014
02 May, 2014iPad video assists emergency managers; Browned off by brown-out; LTE up in the air; The growth of hams; Anonymous to take over airwaves?
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.
