Sydney Metro Northwest's radio revolution
16 January, 2017 by Sam Lister, Senior Systems Engineer & Project Manager, MCS Digital Project TeamThe groundbreaking Sydney Metro Northwest rail project will be served by an equally groundbreaking TETRA radio system.
ESA and Inmarsat modernise air traffic control
21 December, 2016Flight trials have been undertaken by ESA for its Iris Precursor program, designed to assist Europe in modernising air traffic control.
Outdoor small cell backhaul equipment increases
21 December, 2016 by Richard Webb, research director, mobile backhaul and small cells, IHS MarkitAccording to IHS Markit, the outdoor small cell backhaul market accelerated in 2016, with revenue growing more than 200% year-over-year.
Harris Corporation C-OTMplus communications system
20 December, 2016The Harris C-OTMplus addition to the SwitchplusIP family enables interoperability and integration of disparate communication sources in a small equipment footprint.
Expired — the 2G turn-off dilemma
19 December, 2016 by Michael Doherty, General ManagerThe 2G switch-off will affect more than just mobile phones — equipment such as wireless parking meters will need to be urgently upgraded.
Melbourne train network proposed comms upgrade
07 December, 2016The Victorian Government will consider an upgrade to telecommunications on the Melbourne train system.
Colombian TETRA supported by Sepura
07 December, 2016A complete TETRA system has been supplied, installed and commissioned by Sepura for the public transport network of Pasto Municipality in Colombia.
Cambium Networks ePMP Elevate software platform
05 December, 2016The Cambium Networks ePMP Elevate software platform allows outdoor wireless broadband networks to gain the capabilities of the ePMP platform, including frequency re-use enabled by GPS synchronisation and smart beamforming, even on non-Cambium Networks 802.11n-based hardware.
MATRICs chip released by BAE Systems
30 November, 2016BAE Systems' MATRICs chip is designed to fulfil future requirements for communications, electronic warfare and signal intelligence systems, and can be easily reconfigured in the field.
Canadian DND selects Barrett equipment
30 November, 2016The Canadian National Defence Department (DND) has awarded Barrett Communications with a three-year contract to supply it with radio equipment.
Failure is not an option
28 November, 2016 by Peter Davies, Technical Manager, UnicomWhen a Middle Eastern gas plant's critical messaging system started to fail, the operator turned to Australia's Unicom to fix and then upgrade it.
Sepura participates in cross-border TETRA trial
28 November, 2016Interoperability trials have been undertaken for the world's first cross-border TETRA communication system.
Arrest over radio transmissions at Vic airports
23 November, 2016Alleged unlawful interference with air traffic control and endangering the safety of aircraft at two Victorian airports has led to charges being laid against a 19-year-old Rockbank man.
Dispatch solution keeps Yarra Trams on track
21 November, 2016Zetron Acom dispatch systems recently installed for Yarra Trams are providing futureproof functionality for the world's largest tram network.
Arianespace launches Galileo constellation satellites
18 November, 2016Satellites 15, 16, 17 and 18 in the Galileo satellite navigation system for the European Commission have been successfully launched by Arianespace.
