EU BroadMap project concludes with final workshop
06 April, 2017EU flagship project BroadMap, which took the first steps towards interoperable radio communication systems for public safety in Europe, has now come to an end.
Rise in public safety technology investment
24 March, 2017Investment in public safety technology has increased in Australia and New Zealand, a survey by Motorola Solutions has found.
It's time to rethink the ESN
22 March, 2017 by Peter Clemons*Britain's Emergency Services Network is looking like an outdated, obsolete, proprietary, pre-standards cul-de-sac, says a top UK expert.
Telstra LANES PTT milestone achieved
01 March, 2017The first LTE Broadcast-enabled PTT call has been made on Telstra's commercial LANES solution.
Have your say on skills and training
15 February, 2017Australian Industry Standards is calling on everyone in the public safety sector to contribute to a new government skills and training plan.
UK report slams ESN implementation
15 February, 2017 by Jonathan NallyA UK government report has slammed the implementation of the country's new Emergency Services Network.
€66m raised in 700 MHz auction
28 November, 2016 by Jonathan NallyFinland has auctioned parts of the 700 MHz band to three bidders, raising a total of €66.33 million.
Rivada awarded patent for DSA tech
26 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyRivada Networks has been awarded a Eurasian patent for its Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage technology for LTE networks.
Overpriced 700 MHz fails to sell at auction
12 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyIndia's recent spectrum auction has closed with 40% of the spectrum offer remaining unsold, and with the government securing only a fraction of money it was hoping to secure.
More 700 MHz spectrum to be auctioned
10 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyThe federal government will auction 2 x 15 MHz of unallocated 700 MHz digital dividend spectrum "to support mobile broadband services across Australia".
UK's ESN labelled "inherently risky"
10 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyThe UK's "inherently risky" new Emergency Services Network is running five months late, according to the National Audit Office.
The false (and dangerous) economy of commercialisation
12 September, 2016 by Peter Clemons, Managing Director, QuixoticityThe critical communications sector needs to find the best possible long-term model, but it must never allow private gain to take precedence over public good and public service.
Rivada leads joint bid for FirstNet
15 June, 2016Seven major communications firms have joined forces to become one of the bidders for the USA's national public safety broadband LTE communications network.
Interview: Jan Thompson, Ericsson
31 May, 2016 by Jonathan NallyAhead of his presentation at Comms Connect Sydney, we spoke with Jan Thompson, Global Head of Safety and Security for Ericsson, to find out where the company is heading in the public safety sector.
Convicted for finding TETRA network flaws
25 May, 2016A word of caution: if you find security flaws in your local police radio network, be careful how you approach them. One Slovenian researcher has found out the hard way.
