Convergence and innovation on show in Melbourne

The biggest national showcase of technologies and trends for business- and mission-critical communications.

Since 2007, Comms Connect Melbourne has been the number one meeting place for Australasian critical communications users and industry. This year, 80-plus expert speakers, 90-plus exhibitors and over 1400 professionals — from first responders to mining professionals, from utilities providers to enterprise end users, from manufacturers to developers — are expected to take part in this highly targeted and energised event.

The conference will include concepts not previously included in the program and technologies on the show floor that are being displayed by exhibitors for the very first time.

Topics to be covered cover the gamut of the business- and mission-critical communications sectors: public safety mobile broadband, body worn video and biometrics, situational awareness, push-to-talk, defence comms, spectrum sharing, Next-Gen Triple Zero, government radio networks, research and development and security and cyber attacks.

In addition, there will be sessions covering strategic developments, information management, IT and operational convergence, big data and virtualisation, GIS systems, disruptive technologies and smart cities.

Technologies covered will include LTE, TETRA, 400 MHz, satellite comms, SCADA and DMR.

Expert speakers

The organisers have lined up a stellar cast of local and international speakers from the top echelons of the communications field. The full list of speakers is available on the Comms Connect website (melbourne.comms-connect.com.au); here’s just a small selection:

• Dale McFee is Deputy Minister of Corrections and Policing in the Ministry of Justice for the Saskatchewan government, Canada. He will give a keynote address on the first morning of the conference on the importance of information management in building a national community safety model.
• Declan Ganley is CEO of Rivada Networks. He will give a presentation on the second day of the conference on the topic of dynamic spectrum arbitrage — a new model for building, sharing and paying for public safety mobile broadband.
• Rod Gilmour, Chairman of the NSW Telco Authority, will give a keynote address on the first morning on the topic of strategic developments in operational communications.
• Chief Superintendent Gregory Wild is the Assistant Director Operational Communications in the Operational Capability Directorate, Fire & Rescue NSW. On the second day of the conference he will give a presentation on Next-Gen Triple Zero.
• Margaret Kimber is Program Director in the Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation. She will speak on the second day of the conference on the topic of the Queensland Government Wireless Network (GWN) — a secure, fully integrated radio communications network for police and emergency services.
• Peter Hudson is Head of Technology and Innovation at Sepura. He will take part in two workshops on 1 December, the day before the conference proper starts, on the subjects of DMR, and evolutionary paths from 2G PMR to critical LTE.
• Mark Loney is the Executive Manager, Spectrum Operations & Services Branch, ACMA, who will speak on the first day on the subject of the 400 MHz implementation.

Workshops

Pre-conference training workshops will be held on 1 December, the day before the main conference begins. The topics will be:

• Advanced Radio over IP

• Dispelling the myths of microwave radio

• Evolutionary paths from 2G PMR to critical LTE

• Public safety mobile broadband: governance, operating models and funding

• How does DMR fit into today’s market?

These workshops tend to fill up quickly, so make sure you get your registration in as soon as possible.

Registration packages

Different registration packages are available to suit different needs. There are group discounts (register three delegates and get a fourth registration free); single-day and two-day conference packages; half-day workshop registrations; and free exhibition passes are available for dealers, consultants, radio users and those responsible for organisations’ radiocommunications system (for a small fee you can have lunch thrown in too).

Volunteers have not been forgotten. Discounted rates apply to volunteers from these organisations: rural/country fire services, SES, ambulance services, NSW Volunteer Rescue Association, land management services, Coast Guard, surf lifesaving, Australian Red Cross and St John Ambulance.

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Comms Connect Melbourne 2015

Speakers:  80+

Exhibitors: 90+

Conference streams: Industry/Technology/Public Safety & Emergency Management

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Where: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

When: 1 Dec (pre-Conference workshops), 2–3 Dec (Conference & Exhibition)

Web: comms-connect.com.au

Register today!