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.
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.
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.
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.
