Public Safety > Regulations

Govt responds to post-incident review of Optus outage

01 May, 2024 by Lauren Davis

The Australian Government will commence important reforms to improve the Emergency Call Service, as part of its official response to the review into last year's Optus outage.


Critical infrastructure — is communications really part of it?

15 January, 2024 by Ian Miller*

Recent communications failures should cause everyone to stop and think about whether our communications systems are being treated as critical infrastructure.


ACMA reviewing public safety class licence 4.9 GHz band

23 June, 2023

Back in 2013, the ACMA allocated 50 MHz of spectrum at 4.9 GHz for public safety purposes. Class licences must be reviewed every 10 years, so the present licence expires in October of this year.


IoT devices: cybercrime easy target

14 October, 2021

Almost 89% of Australians have some kind of IoT device in their households: most are unprotected.


ARCIA shows concern over latest ACMA outlook

18 May, 2021 by Ian Miller, Executive Officer, Australian Radio Communications Industry Association (ARCIA) Inc.

There is a fear of dumbing down the equipment rules without relevant explanation.


Is public safety compromised?

11 May, 2021 by Ian Miller

ARCIA is concerned that public safety is being compromised by the will of bureaucracy.


Sydney GPS tunnel trial to go ahead

11 February, 2021

A trial to assess the use of GPS repeaters in Sydney road tunnels has been given the go-ahead, following funding approval and amendments to federal laws.


ETSI issues major standards for NG112 and AML

23 January, 2020 by Jonathan Nally

The new standards cover core elements of the NG112 architecture as well as the sending of location data to public safety access points via AML.


AMSA seeks input on radio, navigation changes

11 September, 2019

AMSA is calling for feedback on proposed changes that would enable more operators to provide mobile satellite services within the GMDSS.


FCC proposes to uphold current RF exposure safety limits

13 August, 2019

America's FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai, has released a proposal to maintain the commission's existing radiofrequency exposure limits.


EC launches infringement procedures over 112

01 August, 2019 by Jonathan Nally

The European Commission has chastised Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Greece and Spain for failing to fully implement 112 emergency number directives.


Promoting safety in workplaces of the future

18 April, 2019

With the rise of digital technologies and automation, the face of workplace safety is evolving.


UK to auction 190 MHz in two bands

18 July, 2017 by Jonathan Nally

Ofcom has announced that it will auction 40 MHz in the 2.3 GHz band and 150 MHz in the 3.4 GHz band.


FCC updates personal radio services rules

23 May, 2017 by Jonathan Nally

Rules governing the use of CB radios, PLBs and other devices in the US will be updated to bring them into the 21st century.


US emergency alert system successfully tested

13 January, 2017

A successful nationwide test has been conducted on the US Emergency Alert System (EAS).


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