Industry News
Govt delivering disaster-resilient comms to peri-urban fringes
The Australian Government's Peri-Urban Mobile Program provides funding to improve mobile coverage on the urban fringes of communities across the country. [ + ]
The value of commercial radio, 100 years on: report
Commercial Radio & Audio is celebrating 100 years of radio in Australia, having launched a report on the economic and social contribution of commercial radio. [ + ]
Trial validates 25G PON for 5G fronthaul
Nokia has announced the results of a recent trial with Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories (CHT-TL), which verified that 25G PON can be used for 5G small cell fronthaul. [ + ]
Upgrades to safeguard ABC radio sites during natural disasters
The government will improve the resilience of 107 ABC radio sites used for emergency broadcasting, which are at risk of service failure due to natural disasters. [ + ]
ACMA to allocate new licences for localised wireless broadband
The ACMA will allocate a suite of new area-wide licences aimed at accommodating more local area wireless broadband services in metro, regional and remote areas. [ + ]
Comms Connect Melbourne 2023 — initial keynote speakers announced
The event will be headlined by keynotes from FirstNet CEO Joe Wassel; NSW Telco Authority Managing Director Kylie De Courteney; and Telstra's Commercial Engineering Executive, Sri Amirthalingam. [ + ]
NZ's Public Safety Network launches cellular roaming service
The multi-network cellular roaming service for emergency services is the first PSN service delivered on budget and on schedule by Next Generation Critical Communications. [ + ]
Significant costs to UK emergency services as ESN delayed
Significant costs are being created for emergency services by the UK Government's failure to deliver a replacement communication network, according to a new report. [ + ]
VIAVI platform selected for 5G and fibre testing in Philippines
The OneAdvisor 800 has been billed by VIAVI as the first test tool designed to address the challenges of a modern network field technician. [ + ]
Nokia claims extended range mmWave 5G speed record
Nokia says it has achieved sustained average downlink speeds of over 2 Gbps using mmWave spectrum and 5G FWA over a distance of 10.86 km — the fastest download speed recorded to date. [ + ]
Starlink-connected drone provides a 'mobile tower in the sky'
The drone can be used as a repeater for public mobile networks, or to establish a private and secure mobile network for use by emergency services personnel. [ + ]
White Rabbit devices to support Square Kilometre Array
White Rabbit will enable the telescopes to achieve the level of precision and accuracy required to generate groundbreaking scientific insights into the mysteries of the universe. [ + ]
Telstra's 5G network features Ericsson Cloud RAN tech
Ericsson's Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network) infrastructure has been launched on Telstra's 5G commercial network, and is already deployed and live at various sites. [ + ]
$3.6m project to connect NSW communities during disasters
The NSW Telco Authority will deliver two initiatives aimed at improving digital connectivity for impacted communities during and after natural disasters. [ + ]
Tasmanian Government Radio Network officially launches
The Tasmanian Government and Telstra hosted a launch event this week to officially inaugurate the Tasmanian Government Radio Network (TasGRN). [ + ]