Telecom Namibia updates country’s telex system
08 November 2019
Navtex is a navigational system used on board the vessels to provide short range maritime safety information on coastal waters
Telecom Namibia and the Ministry of Works and Transport have inaugurated a navigational telex (Navtex) station to the tune of N$7.5m at Walvis Bay.
The first of its kind in Africa, the station provides navigational and meteorological warnings, forecasts and maritime safety information to ships.
Find out more Viavi partners with Tait for automated critical comms testing platform
08 November 2019
Viavi Solutions has partnered with Tait Communications to provide automated test capabilities for Tait P25 and DMR series radios on the Viavi 3920B Radio Test Platform, formerly an Aeroflex offering.
It means end-users have automated testing for Tait TP/TM 9100, TP/TM 9300 and TP/TM 9400 radio families.
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Philippines police handed Hytera DMR network
06 November 2019
The previous PNP analogue radio communications system was put in service in 1995 and has a lifecycle of 10 – 12 years
The Philippines National Police (PNP) launched Hytera’s digital mobile radio (DMR) communications system in a bid to strengthen PNP connectivity through digital transformation.
Unveiled during the Philippines Communications and Electronic Service 77th Founding Anniversary, Chinese firm Hytera provided “an intelligent” DMR trunking system and about 20,000 digital terminals.
The new system can be integrated with many others, such as the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and a car identification database for queries.
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