Huge expansion of emergency satellite comms
17 December, 2020 by Jonathan Nally | Supplied by: nbn co ltdHundreds of new fixed and mobile satellite dishes will give better broadband connectivity for first responders and the community during natural disasters.
NSW to get eight extra COWs for emergency comms
17 December, 2020The NSW Government will deliver eight new Cell on Wheels units to boost the state's Public Safety Network, should any fixed infrastructure become damaged this summer.
WA announces plans for new emergency radio network
14 December, 2020The project will replace more than 11,000 radio devices during its first phase, with the ultimate goal of building a new statewide communications system.
Public Safety Mobile Broadband to be expedited
14 December, 2020 by Jonathan NallyAustralia's governments seem to have finally gotten the message regarding rolling out a national Public Safety Mobile Broadband capability.
BAI awarded contract to operate NSW's PSN
08 December, 2020 | Supplied by: BAI CommunicationsThe NSW Telco Authority has awarded BAI Communications a five-year contract to manage the state's Public Safety Network, including the Network Operations Control Centre.
US mobile networks at severe risk from fires
11 November, 2020 by Chris BarncardAbout one in four people in the US live in areas served by cellular phone towers at risk of an outage caused by wildfires, according to researchers.
Telcos, energy networks addressing power outages
06 November, 2020Energy Networks Australia and Communications Alliance have signed an MOU to improve collaboration and knowledge-sharing to better respond to emergency situations.
NSW SES begins Far North Coast migration to the PSN
05 November, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe NSW SES is taking advantage of a huge boost in in-vehicle radio coverage from Byron Bay to Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah.
First findings from Virve 2.0 devices RFI to be announced
03 November, 2020Initial findings from Finland's Virve 2.0 mobile devices RFI will be presented in an online session on Thursday, 5 November as part of Critical Communications Week.
$10m for rapidly deployable emergency comms
29 October, 2020COWs, SatCOWs, NBN Road Muster trucks and portable satellite kits will be acquired and pre-positioned ahead of the 2020–21 bushfire season.
Next-generation distress beacon research
15 October, 2020NASA has partnered with Australia's SmartSatCRC to advance distress-related communications and navigation technology.
Telecommunications essential to keeping Australians connected
14 October, 2020 by John Stanton | Supplied by: Communications AllianceThe development of the Telecommunications Emergency Communications Protocol provides a common operating model for communications disaster management.
Security for mobile and wearable devices
08 October, 2020 by Jonathan NallyPotential security vulnerabilities inherent in smart devices being used by first responders are reviewed in a new NIST report.
Upgrade for Vanuatu's emergency radio network
06 October, 2020Vanuatu's national government will get an upgraded emergency radio network under a joint project with Australia.
P25 Steering Committee, CISA release P25 resource
28 September, 2020The Statement of Project 25 User Needs aims to help users better understand P25 technologies and identify their communications needs.
