Enhanced Triple Zero detects location of mobile callers
People dialing 000 from a mobile phone in an emergency will now automatically transmit their current location.
People dialing 000 from a mobile phone in an emergency will now automatically transmit their current location.
The Manly Life Saving Club is trialling wearable wristbands for nippers, swimmers and surfers that quickly provide critical information in the case of an emergency.
The Victorian government has announced $533,400 for a pilot program that will allow the state's emergency services organisations and volunteers to communicate wirelessly over a common channel on any smartphone.
The Coalition victory in the federal election could bode well for Australian police seeking a portion of the 700MHz spectrum that went unsold in the Digital Dividend auction.
The Victorian government will spend $24.6 million to provide 6000 GPS-enabled radios to firefighters in the state.
A skirmish has broken out between Australian police and the mobile industry over who should have mobile spectrum in the 700MHz band that went unsold in the recent Digital Dividend auction.
The chairman of the Australian Communications and Media Authority has said his agency’s “door remains open” after the Police Federation slammed the agency for its handling of wireless spectrum dedicated to public safety agencies.
The Queensland government seeks a vendor to provide a wireless network for public safety, according to a request for expression of interest released this week. The wireless project aims to deliver better radio voice and narrowband data communications for police and emergency responders.