Spectrum management under discussion
10 March, 2009
The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s third annual conference on the management of Australia’s radiofrequency spectrum, Radcomms09, will offer an opportunity to hear the latest developments, future trends and challenges in radiofrequency spectrum management.
Diplexers help system longevity
04 March, 2009
RFS (Radio Frequency Systems) has developed a groundbreaking wideband diplexer technology that will assist carriers as they migrate their mobile network infrastructures to LTE — long term evolution.
Random antenna arrays boost emergency communications
02 March, 2009
According to NIST, radio communications could be boosted at a disaster site by setting out four extra transmitters in a random arrangement to significantly increase the signal power at the receiver.
RFID alternative is new standard
25 February, 2009
Visible Assets says that the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has approved RuBee, a long-wavelength, packet-based, magnetic transceiver protocol, as a new international standard designated IEEE 1902.1.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Communications
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.