International

Royal Communications Supports Lloyd’s Round-the-World Flight

September 22, 2017 | Comments

Pilot Brian Lloyd commenced a round-the-world flight from June to July to commemorate Amelia Earhart’s route 80 years ago in 1937. Royal Communications International supported the expedition. The two-month flight followed Earhart’s historic equatorial route.

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Hytera Breaks Ground on New Shenzhen Headquarters Building

September 22, 2017 | Comments

Hytera held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new headquarters building in Shenzhen 8 September. Qingzhou Chen, chairman and president of Hytera, along with the senior management team and representatives from the contractor and supervision institution, ritually laid the foundation for the 200-meter high building at the ceremony, which kicked off construction.

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UAE’s Atlas Tracks Vessels with Next-Generation Electronic Verification System

September 21, 2017 | Comments

Airbus TETRA technology is part of the next-generation electronic verification system to transmit data and information of vessel locations off the coast to the Atlas telecom company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It will be used to integrate confidential data, such as GPS positioning and text messages, into the Atlas vessel identification system, which is run by a government agency.

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Agard, Toivonen Join TCCA Board of Directors

September 21, 2017 | Comments

The TCCA added two new board members, Philippe Agard and Ari Toivonen.

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Davicom Hires 2 New Technical Sales Reps

September 20, 2017 | Comments

Davicom, a division of Comlab, announced two new technical sales representatives. Louis-Charles Cuierrier is the company’s new technical sales rep for the United States and Canada. He has extensive sales experience in the wireless telephony market, and he recently completed a degree in electrical engineering at Laval University.

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Radical Systems Wins Motorola’s Hackathon in Australia

September 20, 2017 | Comments

Radical Systems won the 2017 Motorola Solutions public-safety hackathon in Australia. The Darwin-based business systems developer won the 48-hour challenge with a solution designed to capture vital data for emergency services while maintaining the integrity of highly secure and covert communications.

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Bravo’s TETRA Network Supports Hajj Season

September 20, 2017 | Comments

Airbus provided local and independent radio networks for critical telecommunications provider Bravo to cover events during the Hajj pilgrimage event. Bravo supported a governmental client in the western part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 30 August to 4 September.

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Motorola Opens Innovation Center in London, Celebrates 50 Years in U.K.

September 20, 2017 | Comments

Motorola Solutions opened an innovation center in London that the company said sets a vision of “smart public safety for a digital society.”

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TIA to Merge with QuEST Forum

September 19, 2017 | Comments

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) reached an agreement to merge with QuEST Forum, a global association dedicated to quality and sustainability in the information communication and technology (ICT) industry. The move is part of a strategic effort to offer support and services that address a full range of needs facing the connectivity industry.

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EchoStar Mobile, Thales Highlight 2 GHz Benefits for PPDR

September 14, 2017 | Comments

EchoStar Mobile and Thales said the 2 GHz band is important for communications connectivity for public protection and disaster response (PPDR) and provides resiliency for mission-critical applications.

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