Tasmania Police replaces in-car data terminals with tablets
11 December, 2014 | Supplied by: Acer Computer Australia Pty LtdTasmania Police has rolled out more than 1000 3G-enabled Windows 8 tablet computers to replace in-car mobile data terminals and desktop PCs.
Camera-based 'GPS' could replace satellites
09 December, 2014Queensland University of Technology researchers are on track to develop the world's first camera-based 'GPS', which is able to work in any weather or terrain, even underground.
The comms industry: active, engaged and valued
01 December, 2014 by Hamish Duff, President, ARCIAARCIA president Hamish Duff brings us up to date with industry developments, including the ARCIA economic study, a delegation from China, and continuing fruitful engagement with the ACMA.
Successful P25 interoperability test for Simoco and Omnitronics
01 December, 2014 | Supplied by: Simoco Wireless Solutions Pty LtdSimoco and Omnitronics have completed P25 interoperability testing of Simoco's SB2025NT Simulcast/Voting infrastructure and Omnitronics RediTALK dispatcher solution, via the DRG100 radio gateway.
Zetron's AcomEVO wins 'hot product' award
28 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Zetron Australasia Pty LtdZetron's AcomEVO, utilising the P25 CSSI to link to a P25 Phase-II network, has been named a 'hot product' for 2014.
Backhaul, November 2014: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
27 November, 2014
We take a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago.
ARCIA releases economic report on LMR spectrum use
27 November, 2014A long-awaited economic report reveals that spectrum used for land mobile radio (LMR) services in Australia generates benefits of between $1.99 billion and $3.72 billion every year.
Anritsu receives VNA Price-to-Performance Leadership Award
26 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Anritsu Pty LtdAnritsu has received the 2014 Price-to-Performance Leadership award in the Vector Network Analyser (VNA) market from Frost & Sullivan.
Icom's IC-M506 awarded best marine radio
24 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Icom New ZealandIcom's IC-M506 was awarded the title of 2014's best marine VHF radio at the 2014 NMEA International Marine Electronics Conference & Expo in Florida.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 21 November 2014
21 November, 2014
Mayday call to be investigated; Microsoft's whitespace plans; UK military spectrum auction; Keeping in touch on an ocean race; Call for speakers for SAR conference.
Inmarsat's Global Xpress ground network completed
18 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Inmarsat Services LtdInmarsat has completed construction of the final four satellite access stations for its Global Xpress fleet, including two sites near Auckland, New Zealand.
TechRentals turns 40 - happy birthday!
17 November, 2014 | Supplied by: TechRentalsTechRentals has just turned 40, having begun serving customers through the sale and repair of electronic equipment way back in 1974.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 14 November 2014
14 November, 2014
FirstNet publishes RFI results; Canada to upgrade military comms; Is SMS 'threading' the answer?; Dow Chemical chooses Motorola TETRA.
ABRY Partners takes stake in KORE; KORE acquires RacoWireless
13 November, 2014 | Supplied by: KORE Wireless Asia Pacific Pty LtdABRY Partners has acquired a majority interest in KORE Wireless, while KORE has announced the acquisition of RacoWireless, a company that provides end-to-end connectivity solutions for IoT/M2M.
Call for papers - Comms Connect 2015 events in Sydney and Melbourne
13 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Comms Connect (WFevents)Organisers are now calling for expressions of interest to present case studies and other papers at the Comms Connect conferences in Melbourne and Sydney in 2015.
