A full year ahead for the RFUANZ
18 January, 2021 by Corey Weir, Chairman, RFUANZTraining and technology are high on the agenda for 2021, writes the Radio Frequency Users Association of New Zealand's Chairman, Corey Weir.
Planning for a return to normal in 2021
14 January, 2021 by Hamish DuffFollowing a heavily disrupted 2020, there'll be plenty of issues for the communications industry to work through in 2021, says ARCIA's Hamish Duff.
Best of 2020: Interview: TCCA’s Tony Gray and ACCF’s Kevin Graham
28 December, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe mission-critical communications industry is firmly on the path towards open standards-based broadband solutions.
Season's greetings
23 December, 2020Critical Comms is taking a break now until early January, so we'd like to wish you a merry festive season and a safe and prosperous New Year.
Best of 2020: Australia and the WRC — seeking spectrum harmony
23 December, 2020 by Jonathan NallyAustralia's delegation to the WRC-19 focused on advancing the nation's legitimate interests in spectrum policy and technology matters.
Managing to succeed with a technical project manager
17 December, 2020 by Lawrence McKennaTechnical project managers are an asset of any technical project, and more organisations are using them to deliver projects.
Project to create next-gen wireless devices
16 December, 2020Researchers are experimenting with adaptive, tunable filtering to reject interference in spectrum-sharing systems.
Big data for big radio telescope
15 December, 2020A team preparing for the billion-dollar SKA radio telescope reached the shortlist for 'Nobel Prize of supercomputing'.
Nokia says 5G is up to 90% more energy efficient
09 December, 2020From research undertaken with Telefónica, Nokia has found that 5G networks are up to 90% more energy efficient per traffic unit than legacy networks.
Work underway on guide to 4G/5G MCX control rooms
02 December, 2020TCCA and PMeV – Netzwerk Sichere Kommunikation are to develop a guide for connecting control rooms to mission-critical services in 4G/5G networks.
Defence calls for RF sensor tech for space test
02 December, 2020The federal government is seeking submissions to develop an innovative 'space qualified' RF sensor payload as part of the Space Capabilities priority area.
ARPANSA adds $350K to WHO radio wave research
02 December, 2020The funding will aid the World Health Organization's research into the health impacts of radio waves, including those used in mobile telecommunications.
PSCE and GSA sign BroadGNSS agreement
27 November, 2020The agreement provides for a total budget of €3.6 million over 40 months to seek solutions to improve the capability of trustworthy information exchange.
Committee to examine communications in island territories
26 November, 2020An inquiry has been opened into comms infrastructure in Australia's external territories of Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Canberra to bolster Australia’s radar capabilities
25 November, 2020The federal government has released the Enhanced active phased array and passive radar capability Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Plan.
