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ACCC clears Optus to scrap HFC network and use NBN instead
The ACCC has cleared, provisionally, the proposed deal between Optus and NBN Co under which Optus is to be paid around $800m to shut down its HFC network and transfer customers onto the NBN. read moreIridium initiates alliance to foster global satellite location services
Stuart Corner
Friday, 18 September 2009 06:02
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According to former US Coast Guard commandant and US deputy secretary of homeland security, Admiral James Loy, "While one-way emergency beacons can provide a valuable aid to life-saving services, experience has shown that they can have a high incidence of false alerts triggered by accidental activations.Charter members of the Alliance are: Active Web Solutions (AWS); Argon ST; Backcountry Access; Blackbird Technologies; Blue Sky Network; Cobham ACR Products; DMC Worldwide Corporation; EMS Global Tracking; IonEarth; KANNAD; L-3 Communications; McMurdo; NAL Research Corporation; Paradigm Secure Communications; Premier GPS; Roadpost; Solara Remote Data Delivery; Spidertracks; TracPlus Global; and Travel Safety Group.
"Eleven Iridium SPs in 30 countries offer two-way short-burst data (SBD) solutions for personal locating, tracking and messaging through Iridium satellites," said Shay. "SBD represents a very efficient use of our satellite capacity for tracking and monitoring everything from vehicles to construction machines to individuals in remote areas."
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