RadioComms Feature Articles

Interoperable RFID under discussion

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:11 +0000

Fuelled by a new spirit of cooperation between European and Chinese technology experts, a Plugtests interoperability testing event has helped to ensure the effective worldwide application of RFID in postal applications.

Radio map may tune in wave of innovation

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:55:17 +0000

In one of the most detailed radiofrequency mapping projects ever carried out in Britain, one technology innovator is undertaking the first Britain-wide radio spectrum monitoring for Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for British communications industries with responsibilities across TV, radio, telecoms and wireless services.

IP development driving trends

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:45:53 +0000

The ACMA’s 2009 update of developments in technology, Trends in Communications and Media Technology, Applications and Use, has identified five key developments that are placing pressure on media and communications regulation.

RFID tags go underground

Fri, 29 May 2009 02:22:33 +0000

Confidex, a company with expertise in RFID design, manufacturing and engineering, has supplied more than 10,000 of its Ironside UHF Gen2 hard tags to the London Underground.

Insource for a better future

Thu, 28 May 2009 02:31:10 +0000

At what point did it become fashionable and corporately clever to outsource communication projects to global organisations rather than lead with courage and vision to support and build these radio communication systems and foster Aussie innovators.

Averting spectrum saturation

Tue, 26 May 2009 06:17:09 +0000

Mobile users want better video calls, streaming television and faster downloads, placing more demands on the limited radio spectrum available to operators. Could handsets that intelligently sense their radio environment and opportunistically grab free bandwidth be a solution?

Cognitive radio allows spectrum sharing

Fri, 01 May 2009 03:02:05 +0000

In the event of a disaster, the emergency services have to be able to trust communication networks. But what happens if the network is overloaded or even off the air as a result of the disaster?

Integrated communications system improving centralisation, management and execution of communications

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:14:21 +0000

Two companies have created a solution that takes into account the needs and goals of a variety of system users as well as management.

Speeding up public transport

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:43:58 +0000

A Nebula TETRA solution supplied by Teltronic to Transmilenio is helping to transform the Colombian capital’s public transport system and reduce traffic congestion by providing reliable, secure voice, data and slow data services to its entire fleet of buses.

Body sensors signal 'new wave' healthcare

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:52:45 +0000

High-tech systems that allow doctors to monitor illnesses and injuries remotely are a step closer thanks to latest research. It could have a massive effect on the future of this field of healthcare.

Dealing with forest fires

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:50:54 +0000

Melbourne-based HVP, an Australian private timber plantation company, has vehicles fitted with mobile radios optioned with GPS serial boards.

Random antenna arrays boost emergency communications

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:00:24 +0000

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.

Opening up the last part of the spectrum

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:12:45 +0000

European research on the last, hidden part of the electromagnetic spectrum could enable applications that include quality control in semiconductor and pharmaceutical factories, as well as smart security scanners.

Spectrum use updated

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:05:25 +0000

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released an Australian radiofrequency spectrum plan.

Observatory equipped with antenna

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:54:38 +0000

The first of many antennas has been handed over to the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) project.

Energy-lean network

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:31:55 +0000

A solar-powered GSM radio base station is providing energy-lean network coverage in remote areas of South America. There was a requirement for a radio base station to provide high output power, low energy consumption, a small footprint and low weight.

Electronic DNA enables unclonable RFID chips

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:43:39 +0000

Security technology exploits uniqueness of individual silicon chips for authentication and secret key generation.

How spread spectrum could spread

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:20:05 +0000

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.

Antenna for ultra-wideband communications

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:27:16 +0000

Virginia Tech researchers have developed a compact ultra-wideband antenna for a range of home, motor vehicle, medical and military applications.

Australian technology to provide live video link to Mars

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:30:49 +0000

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.