Membership is now open for the International Critical Control Rooms Alliance (ICCRA), and those in the industry are encouraged to sign up. [ + ]

A multiagency emergency coordination facility that will become the nerve centre of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has been commissioned. [ + ]

Data has been transmitted up to 2.8 km using almost-zero-power devices and backscatter techniques. [ + ]

TETRA network linking mines and ports will be groundbreaking in its scale, functionality and capability. [ + ]

Interference diagnosis and management is all in a day's work for the ACMA and its expert inspectors. [ + ]

Codan has been awarded $528,333 to implement a new surface-mount technology production line to boost improve productivity. [ + ]

Standards, spectrum, security, cloud computing, the IoT and applications were on the agenda at this year's CCMENA. [ + ]

A smartphone-based service will be provided by Fujitsu for the Sailing World Cup Series Regatta in Japan this month. [ + ]

Puerto Rico's VHF radio system is expected to be fully back online this week, restoring communication between municipalities and the Emergency Management Agency. [ + ]

Tasmania's new Emergency Services Computer-Aided Dispatch system is now being used by Tasmania Police. [ + ]

A worldwide network of amateur radio operators conducted radio research during August's total solar eclipse. [ + ]

The federal government is seeking submissions on ways to increased the security of Australia's critical national infrastructure. [ + ]

A multimillion-dollar trial of a second-generation, space-based positioning technology system is underway in Australia. [ + ]

Mission-critical public safety communications need to be added to the list of Australia's national critical infrastructure, argues Geoff Spring. [ + ]

NASA researchers are miniaturising radiometer technology used to probe the ionosphere. [ + ]