Car racing club upgrades with Icom NZ radios
10 July, 2015A car racing club in Christchurch, New Zealand, has undergone a communications upgrade with Icom NZ radios.
TechED 2015 to feature technology trends and 'hands on' learning
09 July, 2015 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaJoin industry professionals for TechED 2015, the education and networking event for the automation industry on 28-30 July at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 3 July
03 July, 2015This week: Axell about to become Cobham, one in five M2M connections expected in China/Far East by 2019, UK calls for concepts for new military comms system and MEOsats boost data throughput.
Framing the future for 5G wireless
02 July, 2015 by James Kimery, Director of RF and Communications, National Instruments | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty LtdWith public safety agencies seriously considering public-carrier models of communications delivery, it's timely to look at the future of wireless comms beyond the 4G horizon.
NZ's RSM boosts its radio compliance capabilities
01 July, 2015Unlicensed radio signals can now be more easily tracked, following commissioning of new monitoring gear by New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management authority.
US-Mexican officials report progress in spectrum talks
26 June, 2015FCC and Mexican officials have reported progress on various spectrum issues in a recent meeting that US officials had with their Mexican counterparts, including realignment of the 800 megahertz band.
Comms Connect comes to Brisbane, 30 July 2015
25 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Comms Connect (WFevents)Together with ARCIA, Comms Connect will present a one-day industry conference in Brisbane on 30 July, featuring case studies, technical presentations and panel sessions, followed by networking drinks and ARCIA's industry dinner.
Crosscom acquired by CSE Group
23 June, 2015 | Supplied by: CSE CrosscomAustralia's Crosscom is being acquired by global giant CSE, making it part of a worldwide $387m company with more than 1300 employees.
Public safety mobile broadband study
22 June, 2015 by Jonathan NallyCritical Comms reports on progress with the Productivity Commission's study into public safety mobile broadband and canvasses opinions from leaders in the field.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 19 June 2015
19 June, 2015Airwave UK rumoured to be up for sale, 1000 radios left unused in boxes, Firstnet director testifies, drones tipped for tower inspections, inflatable antennas and Qatar's TETRA AVLS.
Roadmap for US public safety comms research
17 June, 2015'Roadmap' for next 20 years of US public safety comms research released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, focusing initially on location-based services.
Government commences review of ACMA's role
15 June, 2015The ACMA's future is to be assessed by a new government review to ensure it is "able to effectively deal with challenges arising from a rapidly changing communications sector".
Motorola Solutions moves further into big data
15 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Motorola Solutions Australia Pty LtdMotorola Solutions partners with Wynyard Group to offer advanced big data analytics to public safety agencies.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 12 June 2015
12 June, 2015
This week: Europe's 700 MHz plan, LTE growing and shrinking, Norway military expands satcoms, all-digital DAS for DFW airport, and 80% of mobile data on HetNet infrastructure by 2020.
LTE ‘boomer-cell’ reaches 108 km range in tests
11 June, 2015 | Supplied by: General Dynamics Mission Systems
Signals were successfully received 108 km away during recent 'boomer-cell' tests of General Dynamics Mission Systems' high-sensitivity Band Class 14 eNodeB technology.