ACMA releases spectrum outlook report for 2014-18
03 September, 2014The ACMA has released its five-year spectrum outlook, setting out the agency's strategic direction and priorities for the short to medium term.
LMR market trends and industry forecast, 2012-18
22 July, 2014A new report has been released that forecasts the market trends for the LMR industry over the 2012-18 timeframe.
NZ Telecom cleared to buy final 700 MHz spectrum
10 June, 2014The New Zealand Commerce Commission has cleared Telecom to proceed with the purchase of the final 2x5 MHz lot of 700 MHz radio spectrum.
Introducing unified critical communications
02 June, 2014The future of public safety communications looks very different. Already, many agencies are using a range of wireless networks, as they increasingly rely on data to address public safety challenges.
Undoubtedly, this trend is set to continue. But with this additional choice comes confusion. The answer lies in unified critical communications.
Private public safety LTE market worth $2 billion by 2020
14 March, 2014ReportsnReports.com has released 'The Public Safety LTE & Mobile Broadband Market: 2014-2020'. The report presents an in-depth assessment of the global public safety LTE market, besides considering the wider LMR and mobile broadband industries.
ABI assesses top DAS vendors
13 March, 2014Market intelligence firm ABI Research has released its latest DAS Vendor Competitive Assessment. Topping the assessment is CommScope, which is followed by TE Connectivity, Axell, Corning and SOLiD.
Brazil is not mobile-ready for FIFA World Cup, says Infonetics
12 March, 2014Stéphane Téral, Infonetics' principal analyst for mobile infrastructure and carrier economics, believes that Brazil will not be mobile-ready for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Mobile backhaul technology and market analysis
07 November, 2013Bishop and Associates has released a market research report covering the varying technologies being used in mobile backhaul networks, the equipment involved and the connectivity products needed to support these solutions.
Maritime VSAT market set for growth
06 November, 2013The maritime very-small-aperture terminal market is forecast to increase at 7.61% through 2016, driven by reductions in operational costs and adoption of broadband services.
New Zealand 700 MHz auction leaves one lot unsold
31 October, 2013Vodafone, 2degrees and Telecom have paid a total of NZ$176 million in the 700 MHz spectrum auction, with one 2x5 MHz block of spectrum unsold.
UK military to release 200 MHz of spectrum
17 September, 2013The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) intends to release around 200 MHz of radio spectrum for commercial use.
M2M industry market reports available
11 September, 2013Vodafone has released a series of reports on the uptake and state of play of M2M adoption in several critical industry sectors.
Friday fragments - comms news from around the web for 30 August 2013
30 August, 2013A weekly round-up of critical communications and public safety radio news from around the internet for Friday, 30 August 2013.
Critical comms: TETRA vs DMR
29 August, 2013 by Jonathan Bunce, Group Marketing Director, SimocoCritical comms users are looking beyond push-to-talk voice to an all-IP world of converged applications. But which radio standard is best? Jonathan Bunce of Simoco explains the European perspective and puts the case for DMR as a successor to TETRA.
Managed services for critical comms
29 August, 2013 by Judd Cain, Executive VP Global Managed Services, Tait CommunicationsJudd Cain from Tait Communications argues that managed services are the best way to simplify and focus a company's critical comms efforts to maximise results.