Can’t make this year’s Critical Communications World in Singapore? Download your copy of the Daily industry news and find out what exhibitors are showcasing. Highlights from Critical Communications World – 20th May 2014 To kick start the show, Phil Kidner and Phil Godfrey from the TCCA, gave a welcoming speech to eagerly awaiting attendees who were keen to get into the show and …

Phil Kidner, CEO of TETRA and Critical Communications Association, shares with FutureGov on moving TETRA toward broadband, how the hardware vendor community has responded to this and the prospects of TETRA in Asia.

Please feel free to attend Damm’s FREE presentations at this year’s Critical Communications World held in Singapore from the 20th to 24th May 2014. You’ll have the opportunity to learn more about Damm’s TetraFlex® Integrated Solution with a True IP Backbone, plus how you can benefit from the most rugged, reliable and scalable TETRA communication solutions available. Please click on this link to …

Despite the ongoing roll-out of consumer LTE networks, LTE-based data services for mission critical communications will not be available until 2018 at the earliest, and acceptable quality voice services over LTE for mission critical users are not expected until at least 2020. These timescales have been published by the Critical Communications Broadband Group (CCBG), a Working Group of the TETRA …

Tim Guest looks at how TETRA offers a suitable technological bearer for critical data compiled by SCADA systems. Talk of data in the word of critical communications often focuses on the growing video and image-capture requirements of first responders, and the capabilities to deliver such using TETRA, TEDS and, in the future, probably LTE. There are other sectors, however, whose …

DAMM are pleased to announce an update in the form factor of their popular TetraFlex® Indoor Base Station. This change has been brought about by advancements in the design and capabilities of power supply technology. The new power supply equipment is 2RU in height, a reduction of 8RU off the current configuration. To further streamline their Indoor Base Station offering, Damm …

Townsville Airport, a Queensland Airports Limited site has chosen TETRA technology for their resilient two way radio system. Damm’s TetraFlex network forms the critical voice component for the airports disaster contingency. When all else fails, TetraFlex will still be providing critical voice communications to not only ground staff, but via a RoIP gateway, to emergency services and an Air Traffic Control …

Fortescue Metals Group finalises the commissioning of the companywide digital radio technology solution with the completion of their heavy haul railway Damm TetraFlex® network. Fortescue’s railway was the first large-scale railway development undertaken in the Pilbara in more than 40 years. The rail fleet will compromise 45 locomotives, 3,244 ore wagons, 30 fuel tanker wagons, 37 ballast wagons, 10 side dump …