ARCIA is delighted with the response to its events so far this year, which bodes well for the annual Comms Connect and ARCIA Gala Dinner in October. [ + ]

The RFUANZ Annual General Meeting saw John Laughton succeeded as Chairman by Justin Wonderlick. [ + ]

A microsatellite for maritime communications was successfully launched into orbit earlier this year from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikotta, India. [ + ]

18-year-old Alex Stewart's journey into the radio industry began not from a calculated career choice, but from a spark of interest ignited by a simple question. [ + ]

IoT technology using 5G and LTE for vehicles has raised the bar for safety and operational standards across enterprise fleets that want to see their investments go further. [ + ]

Over 530 attendees visited the two-day critical communications event on 13–14 June, including government agencies, industry end users, sector experts, dealers and vendors. [ + ]

With the advent of critical broadband, new programs are being developed to ensure that critical broadband products and services are thoroughly tested and certified. [ + ]

Researchers have used superfast, subatomic-sized particles called muons to wirelessly navigate underground, in what is reported to be a world first. [ + ]

With ships increasingly requiring networking technology, this makes maritime systems all the more vulnerable to cyber attacks. [ + ]

Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) will be the US Department of Defense's first experimental, integrated navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years. [ + ]

Researchers developed a chip-sized microwave photonic filter to separate communication signals from noise and suppress unwanted interference across the full radio frequency spectrum. [ + ]

Progress on Australia's PSMB capability for first responders has fallen behind many countries and requires further funding and regulation to become a reality. [ + ]

VIAVI Solutions reveals that 5G connectivity has reached a tipping point globally, as 5G networks are now active in 47 of the world's 70 largest economies by GDP. [ + ]

The Australian Government is rolling out a new cell broadcast National Messaging System (NMS) to enhance how the Commonwealth delivers emergency messages. [ + ]

New Zealand is heavily reliant on resilient communications more than ever. But a country of accountants needs engineers. [ + ]