Coast guards win radios
16 February, 2009
Daniels Electronics has won a $2m contract with the Canadian government for coastal radio stations to be used by the Canadian coast guard at its marine communications and traffic services centres and associated remote sites in the Pacific region.
BlackBerry picks Sydney
06 February, 2009
Research In Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry wireless solution, has opened a regional headquarters in Sydney to serve customers in Australia.
Cat watch
02 February, 2009
LPRS has provided ITV technical services with easy-Radio wireless modules to monitor the movements of cats for a US-based program maker.
Spectrum use updated
29 January, 2009
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released an Australian radiofrequency spectrum plan.
New managing director to join Tait
21 January, 2009
Tait Electronics has named Frank Owen as its new Managing Director to replace Michael Chick when he retires from the company in 2009.
Observatory equipped with antenna
05 January, 2009
The first of many antennas has been handed over to the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) project.
RFID reader
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
austriamicrosystems, in partnership with BeeDar Technology, has released the latest BDUR-002 mid-range UHF RFID reader.
Programmable noise generator
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: ASD Technology Pty Ltd
ASD Technology has released the NW-ATE series of rugged programmable noise generators for automatic test applications.
Antenna technology
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Maser Technology Group
Kathrein has created ultra broadband antenna technology which allows deployment of a single antenna, covering not only existing network requirements in the 1710-2170 MHz bandwidth, but also next-generation networks such as WiMAX 2.5 and LTE 2.6.
Technique finds gaps in wireless networks
02 December, 2008
A technique developed at Rice University and Hewlett-Packard Laboratories allows Wi-Fi architects to test and refine their layouts using readily available information.
Tait’s handheld radios
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Tait Electronics (Aust) Pty Ltd
Tait’s TP8100 series of conventional and trunked portable radios claim to set new standards for build quality and industrial design. Dustproof, waterproof and shockproof beyond IP67 and military standards (MIL-STD 810 F), all models in the TP8100 series deliver reliability and durability.
Electronic DNA enables unclonable RFID chips
27 November, 2008
Security technology exploits uniqueness of individual silicon chips for authentication and secret key generation.
How spread spectrum could spread
26 November, 2008 by Paul Harriss
Traditionally, telemetry and SCADA data radio users have opted for narrowband licensed channels, primarily for protection from possible interference sources and the security of bandwidth for critical infrastructure.
Australian technology to provide live video link to Mars
31 October, 2008
When a manned mission is eventually sent to Mars, the whole world will be able to watch ‘live’ television coverage of the mission using the Deep Space Array Based Network Beamformer developed by an Australian research scientist.
Antenna for ultra-wideband communications
31 October, 2008
Virginia Tech researchers have developed a compact ultra-wideband antenna for a range of home, motor vehicle, medical and military applications.
