The number of public safety agencies to adopt FirstNet has almost doubled since April, with another 1000 joining from across 52 states. [ + ]

TCCA has welcomed mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) specialist Nemergent Solutions as a new member. [ + ]

Specifications for the SOLAS firefighter portable radiocommunications have been published by Italy, the first nation to do so. [ + ]

There's "still plenty of life left in 4G" says Telstra's Mike Wright, as the telco pushes forward with increasing network speeds. [ + ]

North America's first 3GPP-compliant bidirectional 5G New Radio (5G NR) data transmission has been carried out by Nokia and T-Mobile. [ + ]

The solution will allow the Ministry of the Interior to establish broadband radiocommunications and deploy tactical networks via a converged platform. [ + ]

An end-to-end 5G New Radio (5G NR) data call has been successfully completed in China by Nokia. [ + ]

Global cellular IoT connections are forecast to reach 3.5 billion by 2023, while the first commercial launches of 5G mobile networks are expected this year. [ + ]

Industry is invited to submit feedback on an issues paper released by the 2018 Regional Telecommunications Review. [ + ]

The Queensland Government has committed to continuing the deployment of upgraded communications and mobility technology for first responders. [ + ]

The federal government will provide $25 million in funding to improve coverage in black spot areas across regional Australia. [ + ]

The program for ETSI's future radio for rail transport workshop is now available. [ + ]

First responders in the City of Portsmouth will receive upgraded mission-critical radio equipment from Motorola Solutions as part of a multimillion-dollar contract. [ + ]

The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard is using Omnitronics' DX-Altus to maintain communications along 2512 km of the Australian coastline. [ + ]

The M1 CubeSat satellite at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra campus is on schedule to be launched in September this year. [ + ]