Qld police deploys 2200 more body-worn cameras
22 July, 2016The Queensland Police Service has purchased 2200 body-worn cameras from Axon Public Safety Australia, taking to 2700 the number of cameras it has deployed on the Evidence.com cloud platform.
PLB aids rescue on the Birdsville Track
21 July, 2016Following a major motorcycle accident on the remote Birdsville Track, the Royal Flying Doctor Service was guided to a rescue thanks to a portable locator beacon.
Lessons learned from cross-border comms experiment
13 July, 2016A fictional tornado set the scene for a US–Canada cross-border experiment involving public safety broadband communications and social media.
Finland pilots Airbus's Tactilon Agnet
06 July, 2016The operator of Finland's VIRVE public safety network will trial Airbus's Tactilon Agnet application to see how TETRA and LTE systems can work together.
Emergency services need 21st-century comms
30 June, 2016 by Mark Burgess, CEO, Police Federation of AustraliaGuaranteed broadband spectrum allocation and 'ownership' of access is essential if emergency services are to meet their obligations, says the Police Federation of Australia.
Man gored by bull saved by personal distress beacon
24 June, 2016A GPS personal distress beacon has helped to locate and save a man who was gored by a wild bull in Central Queensland.
Belgium's ASTRID paging system updated
23 June, 2016A refreshed paging system for emergency services volunteers in Belgium will ensure continuity for the 2.3 million messages sent every year.
Console control for coastal radio
06 June, 2016Gone are the days of 'octopus operators' controlling multiple radios, as Geraldton's Volunteer Marine Rescue station upgrades its dispatch system.
Interview: Caroline Milligan, Crest Advisory
06 June, 2016 by Jonathan NallyHow are emergency services using social media and other digital technologies to respond to incidents? To find out, we spoke with Crest Advisory's Caroline Milligan.
Operating outside LTE service areas
24 May, 2016NEC's device-to-device communication technology will enable the transmission of images outside LTE service areas for public safety personnel.
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.
