Friday fragments - critical comms snippets for 22 May 2015
22 May, 2015Firelink extends Airwave contract, Norway chooses Motorola Wave technology, Canada to hold third spectrum auction, Brazilian army wants 700 MHz, US$1m fine for fake emergency alert and underground LTE tests in Hannover.
ITU celebrates its 150th anniversary
19 May, 2015The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) celebrated its 150th anniversary on 17 May, marking a long and illustrious history at the cutting edge of communication technologies.
Friday fragments - critical comms snippets for 15 May 2015
15 May, 2015
WA rail radio network completed, backlash against FCC closures, Los Angeles mandates quake-proof radio towers, military comms set to explode, dual certification microwave system.
ITU to study 5G network standardisation requirements
15 May, 2015The ITU has established a focus group to identify the network standardisation requirements for the 5G development of international mobile telecommunications for 2020 and beyond.
Centimetre-accuracy GPS for mobile devices
14 May, 2015A US research team has developed a powerful and sensitive software-defined GPS receiver that can extract centimetre accuracies from the inexpensive antennas found in mobile devices.
Scientists warn of wireless and EMF dangers
12 May, 2015
Almost 200 scientists from 39 nations are demanding more protective exposure guidelines for EMF and wireless technology in the face of increasing evidence of risk, calling it a rapidly growing form of environmental pollution.
Friday fragments - critical comms snippets for 8 May 2015
08 May, 2015Airwave system goes down in London, Icom NZ and Rohde & Schwarz win awards, Airbus delivers satcoms to French, and FCC looking at Wi-Fi, LTE shared use issues.
Authorities crack down on unlicensed mobile phone repeaters
07 May, 2015The ACMA and New South Wales Fair Trading have warned consumers about the use of unlicensed mobile phone repeaters, with Fair Trading serving a cease-and-desist order on the largest internet supplier of repeaters, Mobile Repeaters Australia (MRA).
Comms Connect Sydney 2015 - full program available
06 May, 2015 by Jonathan Nally | Supplied by: Comms Connect (WFevents)Comms Connect Sydney will be held 3-4 June and has attracted almost twice as many exhibitors as last year, plus a first-class line-up of speakers, workshops and case study presentations.
Friday fragments - critical comms news for 1 May
01 May, 2015The birthplace of radio lives on, ACMA lowers amateur licence fees, German spectrum auction attracts three bidders, radios found to be useless inside, DARPA calls for undersea communications innovations and Oregon holds emergency comms exercise.
ACMA 400 MHz developments update
28 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Australian Communications and Media Authority
The ACMA has advised all 400 MHz licensees that licence processing will be suspended from 11-26 May. Renewals that fall due during this period should be paid beforehand.
Friday fragments - critical comms news for 24 April
24 April, 2015Comms users collide over vehicle frequencies, FM on your phone, radios for the community, carrier-hosted P25 service, Norway to ditch FM, and how safe is encryption?
Tait launches online critical comms learning portal
23 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Tait Electronics (Aust) Pty LtdTait Communications has launched a new online education program, Tait Radio Academy, with courses written by experts with decades of industry experience in education and radio technology.
Securing public safety broadband networks
23 April, 2015The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published an analysis of how a public safety broadband network can be secured so that only approved first responders and public safety personnel can access it.
Smart meter trials using LTE communications
22 April, 2015Trials in Germany have shown that LTE is highly viable as a communications medium for power utility smart metering systems.
