This year will see another world-class line-up of speakers, workshops and exhibitors at Comms Connect Melbourne, to be held from 22 to 24 November. [ + ]

Work has begun on Sydney Trains' new $276 million Rail Operations Centre, which will improve communications and coordination across the network. [ + ]

Radio equipment from multiple vendors was used by multiple federal and state agencies to ensure continuity of critical communications during the Rio Games. [ + ]

The ACMA is considering reducing apparatus licence taxes for satellite and space-based services to encourage more efficient use of the spectrum. [ + ]

To ensure car-to-car safety-related messages are received even under poor conditions, systems must adhere to minimum standards and be verified using RF tests. [ + ]

A project led by Colorado State University engineers is aimed at providing miners a low-cost, high-fidelity communication system that bypasses GPS, wireless, cellular and other signals. [ + ]

Australia's MEOSAR system for detecting emergency distress beacons is now operational and proving faster and more accurate than existing systems. [ + ]

The US has finalised new safety standards for those who build and maintain communications towers. [ + ]

With almost 70% of emergency calls coming from mobiles, narrowing down the callers' locations has become more important than ever. [ + ]

The combined ARCIA/Comms Connect conference, industry dinner and networking event in Adelaide will be held on 22 September, so now's the time to book your place. [ + ]

Plug in NIST's Rapidly Deployable Public Safety Research Platform, switch it on and start making calls within minutes. [ + ]

A research team has set a world record for 5G wireless spectrum efficiency using a laboratory massive MIMO testbed. [ + ]

5G promises to improve lives through enhanced connectivity and unlocked economic value, but researchers need a faster pathway to prototype. [ + ]

Senior members of the US public safety communications sector have condemned an appraisal of the FirstNet project, published in The Atlantic. [ + ]

The Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) of the US public safety mobile broadband agency, FirstNet, has reported on Identity, Credential and Access Management, and Local Control matters. [ + ]