Emergency smartphone technology wins big prize
11 May, 2016An emergency smartphone communications system, which can operate without mobile phone towers, has won a prestigious international award for post-disaster relief work in the Pacific.
South Africa arms public safety with Airbus radios
05 May, 2016The Stellenbosch Municipality in South Africa has chosen to equip its police and firefighters with P8GR pagers and other radios from Airbus Defence and Space.
Triple Zero location tracking boosted
03 May, 2016Calls to emergency services from mobile phones now contain improved location information, following upgrades to the Triple Zero service.
SES delivering connectivity in rural Bangladesh
14 April, 2016Satellite company SES is helping to connect doctors and communities in rural Bangladesh.
FirstNet's vision for a Vehicular Network System
11 April, 2016FirstNet's CTO Devices Team has outlined its vision for a Vehicle Network System (VNS) and the role it can play in incident deployment and coverage extension.
Fujitsu awarded contract for Tasmanian emergency dispatch system
07 April, 2016Fujitsu has been awarded a $15.3 million contract to deliver Tasmania's first unified computer-aided dispatch system for emergency services.
Building a public safety broadband network — the US experience
15 March, 2016 by Chief Jeff JohnsonWhen it comes to comms, if there's one lesson Australia's public safety professionals can learn from their US counterparts, it's to get involved and be a part of the process.
600 satellite alerts from marine vessels in 2015
02 March, 2016Inmarsat has revealed that more than 600 distress alerts from marine vessels in urgent need were broadcast over the Inmarsat C service in 2015.
REFFIND adds emergency beacon feature for employee safety
01 March, 2016REFFIND has added a free emergency beacon to its mobile platform, allowing organisations to check on employees during emergencies or catastrophic events.
German Federal security forces equipped with tiny TETRA radios
12 February, 2016German Federal security forces will be kitted out with the smallest TETRA handheld radios currently available in the world.
Ericsson to continue managing the TMRN
04 February, 2016Ericsson will continue to manage the Tasmanian emergency services radio network for the next four years.
Op-ed: Rescuing stranded spectrum for PSMB
01 February, 2016 by Brian Carney, Senior VP, Rivada NetworksIn this invited opinion piece, Brian Carney of Rivada Networks responds to the conclusions of the Productivity Commission's recent PSMB report.
Ericsson's evolution in public safety and security
27 January, 2016 by Jonathan NallySwedish comms giant Ericsson is making the provision of public safety and security solutions a priority for its business.
Spectrum sharing's brave new world
21 January, 2016 by Jonathan NallyRivada Networks wants to revolutionise the way public and private operators share, pay for and access precious spectrum resources.
UK Lowland Rescue adopts Motorola digital radio network
18 January, 2016Motorola Solutions has delivered a secure, digital two-way radio communications network for UK volunteer search and rescue organisation Lowland Rescue.
