Public Safety

NZ RSM monthly update

04 October, 2016 by Jonathan Nally

Radio Spectrum Management has issued updates on maritime mobile repeaters, ground-based radiolocation, satellite earth stations and more.


Smart ambulance boasts improved comms

03 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Byron Group

An Australian-designed 'smart ambulance' is set to save lives by revolutionising on-scene communications with hospital emergency departments.


WA to establish Rural Fire Service

29 September, 2016 by Jonathan Nally

In response to the January 2016 Waroona Fire, the WA Government will establish a Rural Fire Service and a new Office of Emergency Management.


Canadian emergency message map

26 September, 2016 by Jonathan Nally

Canadians are now able to access an interactive map that identifies which radio and television stations across Canada distribute emergency alert messages.


Telstra's LANES ready for action

22 September, 2016 by Jonathan Nally

Telstra's public safety mobile broadband capability offering, LANES Emergency, will be available for use by Australian emergency services organisations this summer.


Airbus Defence and partners create first responders platform

21 September, 2016

Airbus Defence and its partners have presented first results of Long Term Evolution for Professional Mobile Radio (LTE4PMR), a French research and development project designed to provide mission-critical broadband services.


Hytera chosen for TETRA network in Dominican Republic

13 September, 2016

Hytera has been awarded two TETRA projects by the Ministry of the Presidency of Dominican Republic.


The false (and dangerous) economy of commercialisation

12 September, 2016 by Peter Clemons, Managing Director, Quixoticity

The 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.


DAMM expands Peru public safety network

02 September, 2016

DAMM has rolled out a citywide TETRA network in Lima, the capital city of Peru.


Radio comms at the Olympics

31 August, 2016

Radio equipment from multiple vendors was used by multiple federal and state agencies to ensure continuity of critical communications during the Rio Games.


FCC moves on public safety broadband network

31 August, 2016

First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is pleased that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved forward on two items that relate to the planning of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network.


MEOSAR goes to work

25 August, 2016

Australia's MEOSAR system for detecting emergency distress beacons is now operational and proving faster and more accurate than existing systems.


AT&T supports ISSI, CSSI, PTT

25 August, 2016 by Jonathan Nally | Supplied by: AT&T

AT&T in the US has announced support for P25 ISSI and CSSI, enabling customers to connect their LMR networks to AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk to extend coverage and communications across the country.


Mobile Triple Zero calls easier to locate

22 August, 2016

With almost 70% of emergency calls coming from mobiles, narrowing down the callers' locations has become more important than ever.


FirstNet article draws angry response

12 August, 2016 by Jonathan Nally

Senior members of the US public safety communications sector have condemned an appraisal of the FirstNet project, published in The Atlantic.


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