P25 wireline standards - a level playing field
01 March, 2012When one thinks of APCO Project 25 (P25), the first thing that usually comes to mind is a digital, narrowband, wireless network used primarily for public safety communications. While that is the case, P25 networks are also being widely adopted by other vertical markets such as utilities, transportation and the resources industry. One of the reasons behind this is the growth of open standards.
Etherstack LTE25TM narrowband voice P25 over LTE solution
29 February, 2012Etherstack has released its narrowband voice P25 over LTE solution, said to provide a missing link in the migration of narrowband to broadband solutions and a key component in hybrid LTE and APCO P25 networks.
Vertel network expands
31 January, 2012Vertel’s commercial two-way digital network, launched in 2011, continues to expand with three new sites.
Simoco gears up for launch at IWCE
09 December, 2011Simoco will launch new DMR technology at IWCE 2012.
Bluegiga BLE112 Bluetooth 4.0 development kit
27 October, 2011 byThe Bluegiga BLE112 Bluetooth 4.0 development kit helps to shorten development cycles of Bluetooth 4.0 applications.
DMR gets attention and with good reason
26 September, 2011 by Matt Kelly, group managing director, Combined Communications and Wireless Data SolutionsPrevious articles in Radio Comms Asia-Pacific have presented varying views on DMR technology and may have led some readers to believe that DMR is another digital radio ‘flash in the pan’ that has no place in an already busy Australian digital radio landscape.
MOTOTRBO digital mobile radio network launches
20 September, 2011MOTOTRBO Connect Plus two-way digital mobile radio system has been launched by Motorola.
Digital network expands
05 August, 2011Vertel has launched its two-way digital network Team Talk NXDN.
Icom Australia IC-F3103/4103 and IC-F5123/6123 series radios
28 July, 2011 byThe IC-F3103/4103 and IC-F5123/6123 series radios offer the better performance of IDAS, while being a much more user-friendly and cost-effective solution.
Bluegiga Solution Manager remote management and monitoring platform
31 March, 2011 byBluegiga has released its Bluegiga Solution Manager (BSM), a web-based remote management and monitoring platform for its Bluetooth access servers.
Airport upgrade
07 February, 2011Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport has selected Sepura Tetra terminals for its radio and communication needs following the recent deployment of a new digital communications system that replaced four legacy analog networks.
Updating US network
17 January, 2011Cumberland County, Tennessee’s PlantCML CORP25 land mobile radio network in the US includes a Zetron Advanced Communication radio dispatch system. It is providing the county with improved 9-1-1 emergency dispatch functionality and better radio coverage and interoperability among the public safety agencies it serves.
Project: Updating NZ rail
17 November, 2010In a move to improve system reliability and flexibility, while providing a platform for mobile data capability, KiwiRail, the organisation responsible for managing New Zealand’s rail network, has begun a major upgrade to the nationwide radio system used to help the safe movement of trains and track workers around the country.
Zetron Telecommunications Industry Assoc P25 console subsystem interface
06 October, 2010The open-standards Telecommunications Industry Association P25 console subsystem interface that supports digital connectivity between the company’s communications system (ACOM) and trunked P25 networks is a fully digital switching and multiplexing dispatch system that integrates voice (radio and telephone), data, paging and video. CSSI further enhances its interoperability.
Rail crossing safety
22 September, 2010New technology by La Trobe University, to have cars and trains ‘talking’ to each other, could save an average of 37 lives every year and an estimated 100 million dollars, by eliminating rail crossing collisions, especially in rural and regional Australia.
