Don't miss it: Comms Connect Sydney is on next week

The second annual Comms Connect Sydney (3-4 June) is just days away and promises to be a highly successful event with a quality line-up of speakers, workshops and exhibitors.

The conference is a great opportunity for you to network, mingle and make some sales or do some deals.

Among the many experts lined up to speak are:

• Dr Brian Burns, Prehospital & Retrieval Specialist, Sydney Helicopter Emergency Medical Specialists, Ambulance Service of NSW
• Garry Kerr, Executive Manager, Emergency Response Systems, Public Safety Business Agency - Queensland
• Shaun Smith, Managing Director, New South Wales Telecommunications Authority
• Phil Kidner, CEO, Tetra and Critical Communications Association
• Mark Loney, Executive Manager, Spectrum Operations & Services Branch, ACMA
• Gerard Cusick, Managing Director, Mingara Australasia

There will be four workshops covering: advanced radio over IP; a practical guide to working with fibre optics; addressing ICT migration and integration with evolving TETRA critical wireless technologies; and next-generation public safety capabilities.

Among the 60-plus exhibitors expected are: 4RF, Anritsu, ARCIA, Australasian Tetra Forum, Codan, Critical Comms, CRS Accessories, Delta Gamma, Emona Instruments, Gencom, GME, GMG Solutions, Hytera, Icom, ICS Industries, Kenwood, Keysight Technologies, Mastercom, NEC Australia, Omnitronics, Orion Network, Panorama Antennas, Polar Electronics, RF Technology, Sepura, Spectrum Engineering, Survey Technologies Inc, Tait, Vertel, Vicom and Zetron.

There’ll also be a variety of industry case studies presented by members of the teams themselves, including:

• Nissan Motorsport race communications
• Eurobodalla Shire Council UHF SCADA telemetry upgrade project
• TETRA for New Jersey Transit’s communications
• Integrated Wi-Fi, CCTV and WAN platform for councils
• Software-controlled radio with CSIRO technology
• Vertel’s national DMR Tier 3 network
• Telemetry design in the Pilbara

We invite you to come and see us on the Comms Connect stand - we always enjoy meeting up with readers of Critical Comms magazine as it gives us a chance to hear your feedback.

Comms Connect Sydney will be held at Olympic Park in Homebush. Access is easy, with plenty of space for parking or easy travel via train. The full speaker and exhibition program is available on the Comms Connect website.