New low-frequency antennas to study the cosmos
11 April, 2014Construction will soon commence on a new German radioastronomy station to be part of the International LOFAR Telescope.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 11 April 2014
11 April, 2014
Triple-0 black spots blamed in NSW; Testing LTE for UK first responders; Modernising 911; Alaskan amateurs exercise their skills.
Backhaul, April 2014: the industry 25 and 10 years ago
10 April, 2014
Welcome to Backhaul, where in each issue of Critical Comms we’ll take a trip down memory lane and look at the state of the industry 25 and 10 years ago.
Sepura selects UK DMR channel partner
08 April, 2014 | Supplied by: SepuraSepura partners with Talking Headsets for the supply of DMR products and solutions in the UK.
How much will it cost to keep us safe?
07 April, 2014 by Peter Clemons, Head, TETRA Business, Americas, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbHSocieties that take ownership of critical communications will lay the foundations for strong, resilient, sustainable economies, argues Peter Clemons.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 4 April 2014
04 April, 2014
Pipeline towers in the pipeline; Taiwan to auction 2600 MHz blocks; The day the ham bands went silent; LTE: data up, speeds down.
ACMA's RadComms conference returns for 2014
03 April, 2014 | Supplied by: Australian Communications and Media AuthorityACMA's annual spectrum management conference will be held in Sydney in September.
Industry talking - The economics of the industry
03 April, 2014 by Hamish Duff, President, Australian Radio Communications Industry Association | Supplied by: ARCIAARCIA President Hamish Duff argues that in the competition for resources and ideas, our industry is being left behind.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 28 March 2014
28 March, 2014
Paging system fails firefighters; Moscow tower still under threat; Thieves steal emergency tower metal; Police comms tower falls on cars.
Combined ARCIA/APCO-A industry seminar in Perth
28 March, 2014 | Supplied by: ARCIAARCIA and APCO-A will hold a seminar and dinner in Perth on 10 April to open up the channels of communication for the industry in Western Australia.
Australian 'black box' flight recorder inventor honoured
27 March, 2014The Australian inventor of the black box aviation flight recorder has been honoured with the naming of a Defence building in Canberra.
Meteorology to take centre stage at disaster conference
27 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management ConferenceBureau of Meteorology expert Dr Ray Canterford will speak at the Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference.
Sepura wins 'Wireless business of the year'
27 March, 2014 | Supplied by: SepuraCambridge UK-based Sepura has won the Business Weekly 'Wireless business of the year' award at the East of England Business Awards 2013.
Emergency management conference early bird rate closes soon
18 March, 2014The Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference will be held from 5-7 May at the QT Gold Coast Hotel. Attendees who register for the conference before 28 March will receive the early bird registration discount.
UK invests in SKA
17 March, 2014The United Kingdom Government has announced that it will invest more than £100 million ($185 million) in the construction phase of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).