Being in a healthy financial position, with growth in revenue in recent years, the association is able to invest in numerous areas for the benefit of members and the wider community. [ + ]

Currently used as backhaul for wide area networks, NTNs are set to evolve to direct‍-‍to‍-‍device solutions that will extend directly to users. [ + ]

For public safety and other critical communications users, the future will be defined by integrated, data‍-‍driven operations delivered over resilient broadband platforms. [ + ]

Drone technology is set to reshape disaster response, health care, environmental management, farming and cybersecurity. [ + ]

Advanced Navigation's inertial-centric intelligence has succeeded in achieving navigation in GNSS‍-‍denied environment tests. [ + ]

Spending on LTE and 5G NR-based public safety broadband is continuing to increase according to a recent global survey. [ + ]

ARCIA is encouraging the radio and critical communications industries to participate in a wide range of gathering opportunities in 2026, starting off with a charity regatta. [ + ]

There has been plenty going on with RFUANZ recently — here are a few of the key things that members will be interested in. [ + ]

Rugged computing platforms are becoming central to how armed forces protect communication integrity, with a growing emphasis on customisation. [ + ]

Timely images allow emergency responders to gain an early impression of the situation and provide targeted assistance more effectively. [ + ]

People now expect to remain continuously connected to the internet, even 38,000 feet in the air — and this is transforming the way our global networks are designed and interlinked. [ + ]

While most Australians are planning aquatic adventures this summer, less than a third are confident they could rescue themselves in an aquatic emergency. [ + ]

Tim Karamitos from Ericsson discusses the connectivity requirements of emergency services and utilities, as well as strategies for better resilience and cybersecurity, in the lead-up to 2026. [ + ]

Comms Connect panellist Ruth Tovo, from the South Australian SES, discusses the technical and logistical challenges of coordinating hundreds of SES volunteers across the state.

Emergency services will face this cyclone season with improved cellular communications capability, thanks to the government's investment in the Public Safety Network. [ + ]