VIDEO: Lessons learned from the summer bushfires
20 July, 2020Steve Warrington, CEO of Victoria's Country Fire Authority, looks back at the 2019–20 fire season and the lessons that can be learned from it.
Big budget boost for NZ search and rescue
17 July, 2020New Zealand's search and rescue bodies will benefit from a $54.8 million boost, which includes funding for communication technology.
Hamburg police, fire services prepare for future comms
15 July, 2020The German city's police and fire control rooms will be equipped with a multimedia system able to handle phone, digital radio, text, webchat and social media.
BroadWay's prototype phase has begun
14 July, 2020Three consortia have been chosen to build prototypes for the BroadWay pan-European broadband communication system.
Finland's Codea joins TCCA
01 July, 2020Codea's software is used by rescue services, hospitals and private ambulance companies for navigation and for the handling of emergency missions.
Royal Commission calls for communications input
24 June, 2020The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has invited input on emergency services communications and other topics.
A critical time for Australia's comms ecosystem
23 June, 2020 by Geoff SpringAustralia's public safety communications ecosystem urgently needs to be officially recognised as critical infrastructure in order to secure its future.
FirstNet Board approves US$218m network upgrade
22 June, 2020The upgrades will set the FirstNet network core on the path to 5G and will expand the fleet of deployable assets.
EE, Nokia to trial 4G LTE air-to-ground network
22 June, 2020EE has signed an agreement with Nokia to build a nationwide 4G LTE air-to-ground network for the UK's Emergency Services Network.
Planning for Australia's connectivity during natural disasters
16 June, 2020 by Gavin Wilson*Authorities must include network technology that can provide failover or fast pop-up options for connectivity during disasters.
New GRN site goes live on the NSW Central Coast
09 June, 2020The NSW Telco Authority continues to expand the government radio network, with a new site activated at Wyong Creek on the NSW Central Coast.
Victoria's SCC reaches eight-month milestone
20 May, 2020 by Amy SarcevicThe State Control Centre has been activated for eight months straight, dealing with crises such as bushfires, COVID-19 and extreme weather events.
Comms industry input to the 'Bushfires' Royal Commission
15 May, 2020 by Jonathan NallyCommunications and disaster management experts have outlined steps that should be taken to improve Australia's mission-critical communications environment.
Power loss the main culprit for bushfire comms problems
13 May, 2020Loss of power rather than fire damage was the main contributor to mobile network outages during the 2019–20 summer bushfires, according to an ACMA report.
Canberra provides $37.1m emergency comms boost
12 May, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe federal government has announced funding of $37.1 million to improve communications resilience during natural disasters, including satcoms and more backup power.
