Industry News
Connectivity boost for WA, but remote Australians still left behind
The Australian Government has allocated $8m to help deliver better mobile coverage in regional WA, but telco service remains poor in remote areas of Australia. [ + ]
ACCC approves Optus–TPG regional spectrum sharing arrangement
The ACCC will not oppose a proposed mobile network and spectrum sharing arrangement between Optus and TPG, which relates to the provision of mobile services in certain regional coverage areas. [ + ]
Comms Connect plenary to cover iAward-winning TasGRN
A plenary conference session at Comms Connect will cover the Tasmanian Government Radio Network, which was recently named a winner at the 2024 National iAwards. [ + ]
Govt to strength Triple Zero access in wake of Optus outage
Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has announced a set of changes to improve industry accountability and strengthen public access to the Triple Zero service. [ + ]
Exclusive 3GPP event coming to Melbourne
The special one-day event will brief representatives of Australian and New Zealand governments, academia and industry on the role performed by 3GPP in the development and maintenance of open standards. [ + ]
Comms Connect panel to shed light on the future of terrestrial networks
Will terrestrial networks take over from the incumbent non-terrestrial networks? This question and more will frame a 'can't miss' panel session at Comms Connect Melbourne. [ + ]
Large Area Wi-Fi honoured at 2024 iAwards
The Connectivity Innovation Network's Large Area Wi-Fi (LAWi-Fi) system has been named the National Merit Recipient in the Technology Platform category of the 2024 iAwards. [ + ]
High-speed cellular network capabilities for lunar spacesuits
Nokia and Axiom Space are partnering to integrate advanced 4G/LTE communication capabilities into the next-generation spacesuits that will be used for the Artemis III lunar mission. [ + ]
Spectrum sharing between a HAPS and terrestrial base station
A field trial by SoftBank has successfully demonstrated the use of nullforming technology to achieve spectrum sharing between a HAPS and a terrestrial base station. [ + ]
New standards to improve telco communication during outages
ACMA will make enforceable industry standards to improve how telcos communicate with customers, particularly during major outages. [ + ]
Mobile app helps WA Police support family violence victims
The Western Australia Police Force is helping its frontline police officers provide better support for victims of family violence through a smart mobile application dubbed PSCore. [ + ]
World's southernmost base station operating in Antarctica
The primary motivation behind the project was to provide essential mobile coverage to the Norwegian Polar Institute's Antarctic research station, Troll. [ + ]
Australian CubeSats successfully launched into space
Three Australian-manufactured cube satellites (CubeSats) were successfully launched into space over the weekend. [ + ]
Kordia leaves JV delivering NZ PSN's LMR network
Kordia is leaving its joint venture with Tait Communications, formed to deliver the LMR network component of New Zealand's Public Safety Network, but will continue to work on the project in a subcontractor role. [ + ]
Nokia enters partnership to bring 5G to Egypt
The collaboration between Nokia and Telecom Egypt aims to introduce the transformative power of 5G to cities including Alexandria, Aswan, Cairo, Giza and Luxor. [ + ]
