Industry News
SouthPAN satellite ground control centre installed in NZ
The new facility in Awarua, New Zealand, boasts two 11-metre satellite dishes and a control centre with dual radio frequency uplinks. [ + ]
Global 5G connections reach nearly 2 billion
The global adoption of 5G connections continued its steady climb in the first quarter of 2024, reaching nearly 2 billion. [ + ]
Headline speakers join Comms Connect Melbourne program
The 2024 edition of Comms Connect Melbourne, taking place at MCEC on 16–17 October, is set to be the largest in the show's 16-year history. [ + ]
Nokia and Claro collaborate on Colombia's largest 5G network
Nokia and Claro have successfully completed the first stage of Colombia's largest 5G deployment, covering over 1000 sites nationwide. [ + ]
'Service mesh' technology to solve 6G communication issues
The 6G technology addresses complex communication issues among cloud-native mobile network functions that are dynamically created or terminated in a cloud environment. [ + ]
Milestone as UWA's TeraNet captures laser signals from satellite
The University of Western Australia's network of optical ground stations specialising in high-speed space communications has received laser signals from a satellite in low Earth orbit. [ + ]
Govt invests over $100m to deliver next-gen drones to ADF
The acquisition of two small uncrewed aerial systems will bolster the Australian Defence Force's ability to carry out surveillance and reconnaissance. [ + ]
Federal grant supports next stage of large-area Wi-Fi project
The project seeks to deliver rapidly deployable voice and data services with increased Wi-Fi coverage, including novel Wi-Fi protocol and antenna designs, with resilient satellite backhaul. [ + ]
Govt plans better mobile coverage in housing estates, free First Nations Wi-Fi
More Australians can expect reliable mobile coverage as soon as they move into a new housing estate, while remote First Nations communities will receive free community Wi-Fi. [ + ]
NEMA to release RFI for an Aust PSMB network
Australia's National Emergency Management Agency has advised of the anticipated release of an open request for information for a national Public Safety Mobile Broadband capability/network solution. [ + ]
AMTA launches 'Check my Device' tool ahead of 3G shutdown
The tool uses a mobile phone's unique International Mobile Equipment Identity number to determine if it will be supported on all three Australian mobile networks once 3G closes. [ + ]
D-band CMOS transceiver chipset achieves 640 Gbps
A new D-band CMOS transceiver chipset has achieved the highest known transmission rate for a wireless device realised with integrated circuits (ICs). [ + ]
Comms Connect NZ brings confidence to industry pros
The Southern Hemisphere's premier critical communications event, Comms Connect, made a spectacular return to New Zealand this week, bringing hundreds of attendees to Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre from 26–27 June. [ + ]
New partnership brings weather intelligence tech Down Under
Early Warning Network is partnering with Tomorrow.io to become the sole reseller of the latter's resilience platform and proprietary weather data in Australia. [ + ]
Upcoming webinar: navigating tomorrow's communications
The ACCF's CCBitesize Webinar brings mission- and business-critical end users in Australasia/Oceania the latest in critical communications deployments, trends and innovations impacting the sector. [ + ]