RadioComms Feature Articles

3.6 GHz spectrum released

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:37:17 +0000

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is releasing spectrum in the 3575-3700 MHz band (the 3.6 GHz band) to support the deployment of wireless access services in regional and remote areas of Australia.

New Zealand Police move to a trunked digital solution

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:38:52 +0000

The New Zealand Police (NZP), with more than 10,000 staff countrywide, needed to move from a dated, nationwide conventional analog network to a trunked digital solution.

RadioComms Connect set to be a winner

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:20:15 +0000

With just three weeks until this year’s major radio and combined communications event opens in Melbourne, the list of those involved continues to grow. Exhibitors, speakers and delegates from Europe, the USA and Asia are signing up for what is proving itself to be a worthy addition to the calendar.

GPS: making a play for femtocells

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:19:24 +0000

Femtocells - small low-power base stations designed for indoor use in residential or small-business environments - are expected to grow tremendously in the coming years as they march closer to commercial deployment.

A serving of digital soup

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:49:12 +0000

In 2009 we’re all familiar with the term ‘digital’. We now have digital TV, digital set-top boxes, digital radio, our music library is stored in digital format and so on. We look at the 50-in LCD in the lounge room, pause for a second, take a look at the picture and think, well that was five grand well spent.

System speeded up with RFID

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:36:25 +0000

A multi-year contract to supply Hong Kong international airport with up to 70 million RFID labels will see speedier and more reliable luggage handling for many of the 48 million passengers that use the airport each year.

Radio and combined communications professionals come out to play

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:03:23 +0000

After last year’s tremendous success which saw the radio communication industry’s finest get together, RadioComms Connect will return to Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, on 18-19 November for the third year running. Last year, almost 250 end users gathered for this informative two-day event, with delegates travelling locally, nationally and internationally to attend.

45-nanometre chips promise ultra-fast Wi-Fi

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:12:32 +0000

Radio technologies that promise blisteringly fast Wi-Fi have been given a boost by a team of European researchers’ work on miniscule microchips.

Collaborative communication is the road to success

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:16:29 +0000

These days, collaboration is key. The problems faced by users of radio communication products has allowed the industry to develop, with many new technologies currently being employed.

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.

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.

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.

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.