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.
Technology breakthrough in full-duplex functionality
13 November, 2014Circulator technology developed at the University of Texas has the potential to double the useful bandwidth in wireless communications by enabling full-duplex functionality, with potential widespread uses in mobile phones and other wireless devices.
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.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 7 November 2014
07 November, 2014
The duress button system that won't work; the paging system that won't work; Hams, military in joint exercise; and Russia launches its latest milcomsat.
Vicom appointed as a Tektronix full portfolio distributor
03 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Vicom Australia Pty LtdTektronix has announced the appointment of Vicom as a Tektronix full portfolio distributor in Australia of instrumentation from Tektronix and Keithley.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 31 October 2014
31 October, 2014
Hoax radio calls annoy authorities; a TETRA detector for your car; Motorola protests Airbus contract; Germany flags spectrum auction; US Army sets up comms for Ebola fight; free satcoms for NATO.
Tax-exempt financing for public safety comms equipment
30 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Zetron Australasia Pty LtdZetron has partnered with the Government Capital Corporation in the US to offer tax-exempt financing to help public safety agencies purchase new equipment.
Telstra, Motorola Solutions join forces for public safety broadband
30 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Motorola SolutionsTelstra and Motorola Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to further develop public safety broadband solutions based on Telstra's LTE Advanced Network for Emergency Services (LANES) capability.
Microwave research brings 100 Gbps within reach
28 October, 2014Swedish researchers have designed a 140 GHz transmitter chip which, in laboratory testing, has achieved a transmission rate of 40 Gbps - twice as fast as the previous world record.
Call for abstracts for search and rescue conference
28 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Australian & New Zealand Search and Rescue ConferenceOrganisers of the 2015 Australian & New Zealand Search and Rescue Conference are calling for submission of abstracts for papers and presentations.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 24 October 2014
24 October, 2014
Dispatchers told "don’t mention the 'E' word"; Stolen radios lead police straight to thief; Cell phone dead zone could have had dire consequences; Cold War 'Elephant Cage' antenna to go.
Optus completes on-orbit testing of latest satellite
23 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Optus Pty LtdOptus has completed the on-orbit testing of its latest satellite, Optus 10, which is now being moved to its operational geostationary orbital position.
