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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wi-Fi and 5G speed records set
23 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Samsung
Research by Samsung Electronics has resulted in 5G speeds that are more than 30 times faster than 4G, as well as 60 GHz Wi-Fi technology with data transmission speeds of 4.6 Gbps.
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.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 17 October 2014
17 October, 2014
HF radio network warns against attacks; California a step closer to text-to-911; UAE begins phase 2 of TETRA rollout; Sino-Japanese hotline on the cards; Germany joins Euro satellite scheme.
Airwave opens Middle East office in Dubai
16 October, 2014 | Supplied by: BAI CommunicationsAirwave has opened a Middle East office in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, its fourth country-based bureau.
