Industry News
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. [ + ]
ACMA seeks input on options for the upper 6 GHz band
The ACMA is seeking views on planning options to possibly introduce radio local area networks and/or wide-area wireless broadband services in the upper 6 GHz band. [ + ]
Comms Connect NZ panel highlight: non-terrestrial vs terrestrial networks
At next week's Comms Connect NZ conference, five industry and sector leaders will discuss the pros, cons and synergies of non-terrestrial and terrestrial networks. [ + ]
'World's first' MCX field test ecosystem launched
The field testing solution from Softil, Rohde & Schwarz and Alea enables MCX solutions to become field tested for interoperability and compatibility. [ + ]
Federal funding to help emerging aviation tech take off
The Australian Government is partnering with industry to develop innovative aviation technologies that can make a real difference for communities, particularly those in regional Australia. [ + ]
GCF officially certifies broadband mission-critical services
With this new certification, mission-critical services operators and service providers can be sure of the quality and compliance of devices and services. [ + ]
Telstra opens Public Safety Experience Centre on Gold Coast
Open to visitors by appointment, the centre will offer live demonstrations of a variety of public safety capabilities enabled by Telstra's network. [ + ]
Mobile Network Hardening Program Round 2 results
The program is a government initiative funding upgrades to improve the resilience of mobile network telecommunications infrastructure in regional Australia. [ + ]
Enea and Zain KSA to pilot novel signalling security overlay
Enea is collaborating with Zain KSA to pilot a novel mobile network signalling overlay technology that significantly extends signalling firewall capabilities. [ + ]
DroneShield opens new global HQ in Sydney
The 2000 m2 facility includes a dedicated floor for R&D, engineering and manufacturing to fulfil orders from government, defence and commercial customers in 70 countries. [ + ]
SouthPAN milestone means improved service availability
The Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) has reached a new milestone, elevating its positioning services up from 95% to 99.5% accurate service availability. [ + ]
Optus and Ericsson collaborate on energy-efficient 5G
Optus and Ericsson have deployed dynamic energy efficiency software solutions in the telco carrier's 5G mobile network, enabling a potential incremental reduction in energy consumption. [ + ]
Nokia acquires defence comms company Fenix Group
Nokia has officially completed its acquisition of Fenix Group, a privately held company that specialises in tactical 3GPP communications solutions for the defence communities. [ + ]
CGI joins program to deliver UK's Emergency Services Network
Consulting firm CGI has been selected as the Technology Delivery Partner for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme across England, Scotland and Wales. [ + ]
Wireless Broadband Alliance completes Wi-Fi OpenRoaming trial
The trial enabled phone users to seamlessly connect to Wi-Fi and move between cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity via an existing OpenRoaming profile or app. [ + ]
