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.
Motorola Solutions moves further into big data
15 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Motorola SolutionsMotorola Solutions partners with Wynyard Group to offer advanced big data analytics to public safety agencies.
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".
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.
Progress on TV-band internet access accelerating
09 June, 2015The WhiteSpace Alliance (WSA) says that technology sharing and interoperability testing among its members is accelerating global deployment of TV-band internet access.
NZ allows greater use of TDD in 3.5 GHz band
09 June, 2015Following consultation with management right holders and Crown licensees in the 3.5 GHz band, RSM has decided to allow greater use of TDD equipment in the band.
Emergency communications in times of disaster
08 June, 2015ETSI has released new specifications detailing scenarios for handling emergency communications during disasters such as an earthquake or rural train crash.
Backhaul, June 2015: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
02 June, 2015
Twenty-five years ago, the concern in the industry was whether traditional two-way radio communications would survive the challenge of mobiles, pagers and CB; 10 years later, in the post-9/11 world of 2005, the concerns amongst emergency services agencies had become interoperability and the adoption of radio industry standards.
Managing spectrum more flexibly and efficiently
01 June, 2015 by Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP, Minister for Communications and BroadbandEfficient use of spectrum will underpin Australia's future economic growth, but it needs to be managed more flexibly and efficiently, says the Minister for Communications and Broadband, Malcolm Turnbull.
Friday fragments - critical comms snippets for 29 May 2015
29 May, 2015
Canberra to upgrade ACT's emergency comms, Motorola TETRA at Chinese nuclear plant, TCCA's new chairperson, Europe's first 700 MHz auction and Thales and HP join for critical comms venture.
Don't miss it: Comms Connect Sydney is on next week
29 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Comms Connect (WFevents)The second annual Comms Connect Sydney (3-4 June) is just days away and promises to be a highly successful event with a quality line-up of speakers, workshops and exhibitors.
