The University of Queensland Drones Collaborative Research Platform offers both aircraft and significant piloting and technical expertise to assist with corporate, government and academic projects.

Motorola Solutions has been contracted to deploy a new TETRA land mobile radio communications network for one of Poland's leading energy suppliers, Enea Operator. [ + ]

The ATA said it broadly supports the ACMA's proposals to license the 2 GHz MSS band, contending that the licence tenure should be at least 20 years in recognition of the long life cycles of satellite constellations. [ + ]

Among other projects, the BRP has resulted in the upgrade of 98 ABC AM and FM broadcast sites to help keep communities connected, safe and informed during times of emergency. [ + ]

Launched as part of New Zealand's Public Safety Network, the service is a digital tool to help emergency responders stay connected and informed of outages. [ + ]

The Australian Government is accelerating the acquisition of counter-drone capabilities for the Australian Defence Force to protect personnel and military assets. [ + ]

DARPA has awarded Q-CTRL contracts valued at $38m to augment the latter's field-validated quantum sensing technologies for real-world use cases in high-performance military vehicles. [ + ]

As more and more women join the public safety and critical comms sectors, this session will explore the pathways, challenges and opportunities that present in an industry that traditionally has been male-dominated. [ + ]

In recent years, remote (drone) pilots have overtaken CASA-licensed fixed-wing aircraft, helicopter and other pilots to become Australia's biggest pilot group. [ + ]

A new base station targeting Mount Kosciuszko will provide better access to emergency services, improve data connectivity and support productivity at the nearby Tourist Park. [ + ]

The 19th edition of Comms Connect Melbourne will feature the largest number of international critical comms and public safety experts the event has ever seen. [ + ]

Annual investments in private 5G networks for vertical industries are projected to grow at a CAGR of 41% between 2025 and 2028, eventually surpassing US$5 billion by the end of 2028. [ + ]

A $252 million agreement between Geoscience Australia and Inmarsat Australia marks significant progress in the delivery of the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN). [ + ]

Motorola Solutions plans to extend Silvus's reach through its global scale and longstanding relationships with government and public safety customers around the world. [ + ]

Etherstack's IWF solution is being deployed into data centres across the US to provide crucial bridging technology between LMR networks and FirstNet. [ + ]