Industry News
$10m for rapidly deployable emergency comms
COWs, SatCOWs, NBN Road Muster trucks and portable satellite kits will be acquired and pre-positioned ahead of the 2020–21 bushfire season. [ + ]
ARPANSA appoints electromagnetic energy director
Dr Sarah Loughran is the inaugural director of ARPANSA's activities under the federal government's enhanced electromagnetic energy program. [ + ]
Pre-verification of MCPTT conformance test case
Fully interoperable standards-based critical broadband services have moved closer with pre-verification of a mission-critical push-to-talk conformance test case. [ + ]
More engineers to be trained for HF radar
Defence, BAE Systems Australia and the University of Adelaide have signed an MoU for the establishment of a Centre for High Frequency Technologies. [ + ]
Optus claims Australian 5G speed record
Optus has achieved average download speeds of over 2.5 Gbps using the first of 151 planned high-speed 5G base stations to be deployed in Sydney and Melbourne. [ + ]
Satellite-enabled connectivity for energy, utilities and mining
Inmarsat, AST and Harvest Technology Group have signed an agreement that will enable real-time video and audio via ultra-low-bandwidth satellite communications. [ + ]
Ofcom's new spectrum licence EMF conditions
UK spectrum regulator Ofcom is introducing new licence conditions and launching an online tool to ensure radio equipment adheres to international EMF guidelines. [ + ]
Motorola to upgrade Taiwan high-speed rail comms
Motorola Solutions has announced that it will upgrade Taiwan's High Speed Rail service with the latest TETRA technology. [ + ]
APS Industrial relocates WA premises
APS Industrial's new 2000 m2 facility in Malaga will boost local stockholdings and provide space for its growing team. [ + ]
IPD Group acquires Control Logic
IPD Group has announced that is has acquired Control Logic, a company that specialises in the sales and support of industrial, electrical and automation products, services and solutions. [ + ]
ACMA approves GPS repeater trials in road tunnels
The ACMA will work with emergency services agencies in Sydney and Melbourne to test location-service repeaters, such as GPS, in road tunnels. [ + ]
Consultation launched on use of the 3.4 GHz band
The federal government is exploring ways to optimise licensing to free up spectrum for 5G and improve regional connectivity, while retaining current uses of the band. [ + ]
P25 Steering Committee, CISA release P25 resource
The Statement of Project 25 User Needs aims to help users better understand P25 technologies and identify their communications needs. [ + ]
5G to power post-COVID wireless factories
Asia–Pacific's 5G digital factory revenue is primed for a post-COVID recovery worth US$60 billion in 2030, according to ABI Research. [ + ]
Government consults on telco powers and immunities framework
The powers that telcos have to enter land and install and maintain some types of facilities, and immunities they have from legislation, are under review. [ + ]
