Energys and Telstra have commissioned five hydrogen-powered backup generators at critical regional mobile phone towers around Victoria, the last of which came online in early July. [ + ]

The global adoption of 5G connections continued its steady climb in the first quarter of 2024, reaching nearly 2 billion. [ + ]

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 have successfully completed the first stage of Colombia's largest 5G deployment, covering over 1000 sites nationwide. [ + ]

The 6G technology addresses complex communication issues among cloud-native mobile network functions that are dynamically created or terminated in a cloud environment. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

The acquisition of two small uncrewed aerial systems will bolster the Australian Defence Force's ability to carry out surveillance and reconnaissance. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

A new D-band CMOS transceiver chipset has achieved the highest known transmission rate for a wireless device realised with integrated circuits (ICs). [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]