Des Bahr steps down from APCOA top job
10 August, 2015 by Jonathan NallyDes Bahr has resigned from his part-time position as CEO of APCO Australasia to take on a full-time position as president of the National Safety Agency.
Monthly spectrum update from RSM New Zealand
10 August, 2015RSM New Zealand has announced several small updates to spectrum regulations and detailed another conviction for illegal use of RF dog tracking equipment.
Interview with Steve Karandais, Keysight Technologies
10 August, 2015 by Jonathan Nally | Supplied by: Keysight Technologies Australia Pty LtdWe speak with Keysight's GM about the separation from Agilent, how the company has a new lease on life and how it aims to stay ahead of the pack in test and measurement.
NPSTC issues response to FirstNet draft RFP
10 August, 2015The biggest challenge for FirstNet's national public safety broadband network is the need to balance the procurement process against the flexibility to adjust policies and operational requirements, said NPSTC.
Backhaul, August 2015 — the industry 25 and 10 years ago
08 August, 2015In July 1990, Kenwood Electronics was hugely expanding its warehousing in Sydney and Philips Radio was winning Australian Design Awards; and in July 2005, P25 radio was just beginning to make its presence felt in the market.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 7 August 2015
07 August, 2015Chicago tests LTE real-time video, Public safety LTE market to boom, FBI radio procurement challenged, FCC boss eyes 600 MHz for 5G, SK Telecom to test LTE-M, Elbit wins US$45m comms contract.
ACMA temporary licensing shutdown this month
07 August, 2015The ACMA has advised that all apparatus licence processing will be suspended for two weeks from Friday, 14 August to Tuesday, 1 September 2015, so the agency can update its licensing systems.
AFAC15 comes to Adelaide in September
07 August, 2015AFAC15 will take place from Tuesday, 1 September through to Friday, 4 September, exploring the theme 'New Directions in Emergency Management'.
Command and control room/PSAP market research
04 August, 2015According to a recently published IHS report, the global market for command and control room technologies and services is projected to exceed US$7 billion by 2019.
Danger in the air? — Radio waves and cancer
03 August, 2015A study on the metabolic effects of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation in living cells has concluded that a metabolic imbalance caused by radiation from wireless devices could be the link to a number of health risks.
ACMA enhances spectrum auction capabilities
03 August, 2015The ACMA has signed a multiyear contract with US-based Power Auctions for the provision of software for conducting spectrum auctions.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 31 July 2015
31 July, 2015Sydney's emergency comms go silent, Tait Academy numbers double, 9-1-1 service goes cloudy, Norway and Russia discuss spectrum, South Korea to test LTE PTT, and FirstNet looking at mobile comms.
Cobham opens Singapore office
30 July, 2015 | Supplied by: Cobham Communications and ConnectivityCobham Communications and Connectivity has opened a new facility in Singapore to drive further growth of its business activities across the Asia Pacific market.
Acting before the comms crisis hits
30 July, 2015 by Hamish Duff, President, ARCIAImproved planning and coordination between government departments and authorities will result in better radio communications infrastructure and a more viable sector, says ARCIA's Hamish Duff.
Sensus and BAI launch partnership in digital infrastructure
30 July, 2015Sensus and BAI have partnered on a digital infrastructure to enable water utilities to remotely monitor and diagnose problems and pre-emptively prioritise and manage maintenance issues.
