A seismic shift is taking place in the radio world, shaping the future of how most of us will communicate in the years to come. [ + ]

ACMA has developed a class licence that provides access to 50 MHz of spectrum of the 4.9 GHz band. [ + ]

Modelled on a fly’s ear, a tiny microelectromechanical microphone could be used for hearing aids, mobile phones and noise control systems. [ + ]

New reports says cellular machine-to-machine connections will exceed 325 million globally in the next three years. [ + ]

The Radio Frequency Users Association of New Zealand 2013 Conference & Exhibition attracted participants from both sides of the Tasman. [ + ]

The Australian Radio Communications Industry Association says it would welcome a review of 803-960 MHz spectrum allocations. [ + ]

When Ergon Energy needed to upgrade its Queensland-wide communications network, it searched the world for the best solution - and found it right here in Australia. [ + ]

Equipping emergency services with intelligence data gathered from the world around them is the way of the future. [ + ]

Study shows aviation emergency locator transmitters work only 40 to 60% of the time. [ + ]

Using GPS to measure ground deformation can provide accurate warning of tsunamis just a few minutes after an earthquake. [ + ]

Hardware breakthrough could see wireless devices that identify and exploit unused frequencies. [ + ]

Clearance of the digital dividend spectrum is required by 1 January 2015 and this includes wireless microphone users. [ + ]

High-energy, fast-charging batteries could revolutionise electronics and radio communications. [ + ]

New research will enable on-metal RFID tags to use the structure of the tagged object as the antenna. [ + ]

The optical transfer of timing signals could aid satellite navigation, radar arrays and other applications. [ + ]