TCCA Advises Timescales for Critical Services over LTE

An emergency communications association that promotes TETRA based radios is warning its members that despite the ongoing roll-out of consumer LTE networks, 4G-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 …

Australian Utility Awards DAMM

Simoco Australasia in partnership with Jones Communications was awarded a contract to supply and install a TETRA system to Bechtel GLNG, ensuring reliable communications are maintained throughout the Santos Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas (GLNG) project planned site expansion in Queensland, Australia. The Santos GLNG Project is a pioneering initiative to convert coal seam natural gas (CSG) to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and …

TetraFlex® for Gold Mines

DAMM’s TetraFlex® solution was chosen for the Cöpler Gold Mine, Turkey. The mine is owned by Alacer Gold Corp. Canada/ Australia. Alacer Gold Corp is an intermediate gold producer with a portfolio of long-life mines. Alacer’s operations produced a total of 421,204 ounces of gold in 2011. Production outlook for calendar 2012 is 385,000 to 403,000 attributable ounces. Çöpler Gold …

DAMM for Offshore wind farm

Global Tech 1 Offshore Wind GmbH is to build one of the first commercial offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. With a total of 80 wind turbines, Global Tech 1 will cover an area of 41 square kilometres. Each turbine will be capable of generating 5 MW of power. Work on the wind farm will begin in 2012 …

400MHz Re-Band Implementation

Have you made your required transition? We are now well into 2013, and 31 December 2012 deadline has past. Have you made your necessary changes? ACMA have published an easy-to-follow project plan that outlines transition requirements for all licensees. For licensees who haven’t make the necessary changes by the first milestone of 31 December 2012, then ACMA will restrict the …

TetraFlex® for Rail and Metro

TetraFlex®, the most rugged, reliable, easily scalable TETRA communication system for rail and metro operations. Mobility is a basic need of our society. To grow, we need to move people and goods faster and more efficiently than ever before. As mobility increases, so do passenger expectations. We want to reach our destinations safely, as quickly as possible and on time. …