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Public Safety Mobile Broadband to be expedited
Australia's governments seem to have finally gotten the message regarding rolling out a national Public Safety Mobile Broadband capability. [ + ]
Nokia says 5G is up to 90% more energy efficient
From research undertaken with Telefónica, Nokia has found that 5G networks are up to 90% more energy efficient per traffic unit than legacy networks. [ + ]
BAI awarded contract to operate NSW's PSN
The NSW Telco Authority has awarded BAI Communications a five-year contract to manage the state's Public Safety Network, including the Network Operations Control Centre. [ + ]
Zetron celebrates 40 years, including 20 years in Australia
Founded in 1980 as a small paging business, Zetron has become one of the world's major suppliers of command and control room solutions. [ + ]
2020 Industry Excellence Awards announced
The recipients of the national awards for the Australian business- and mission-critical communications industry have been announced. [ + ]
PSCE and GSA sign BroadGNSS agreement
The agreement provides for a total budget of €3.6 million over 40 months to seek solutions to improve the capability of trustworthy information exchange. [ + ]
Tune in to the ARCIA industry awards
The annual Australian Radio Communications Industry Association awards ceremony will be held online on Friday afternoon, 27 November. [ + ]
Wi-Fi 6 ready for carrier network deployment
The Wireless Broadband Alliance says Wi-Fi 6 is ready for deployment, with it shown to deliver data rates nearly three times faster than Wi-Fi 5. [ + ]
Final Radio Communications 101 class for the year
Places are almost full for this year's final Radio Communications 101 online training course, to be held across five weeks in December. [ + ]
Nokia, Elisa, Qualcomm claim 5G speed record
In a test over Elisa's commercial 5G network in Finland, combined speeds from two devices hit 8 Gbps using mmWave spectrum. [ + ]
Comms Connect online format going strong
The Comms Connect Virtual Series is now halfway completed; don't miss the final two sessions over the coming weeks. [ + ]
Finalists announced for ARCIA industry awards
The finalists have been announced for the annual radio industry awards, with the winners to be announced during an online Zoom event on Friday, 27 November. [ + ]
US mobile networks at severe risk from fires
About one in four people in the US live in areas served by cellular phone towers at risk of an outage caused by wildfires, according to researchers. [ + ]
High success rate in fifth MCX Plugtests
The fifth ETSI MCX Plugtests sessions resulted in a highly successful interoperability rate of 95%, setting the scene for future implementations. [ + ]
NSW SES begins Far North Coast migration to the PSN
The NSW SES is taking advantage of a huge boost in in-vehicle radio coverage from Byron Bay to Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah. [ + ]
