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Nokia and Claro collaborate on Colombia's largest 5G network Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4fjqqrp
29/07/2024

Nokia and Claro collaborate on Colombia's largest 5G network
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Nokia and Claro have successfully completed the first stage of Colombia's largest 5G deployment, covering over 1000 sites nationwide.

Headline speakers join Comms Connect Melbourne program Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4dDyzp9
28/07/2024

Headline speakers join Comms Connect Melbourne program
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The 2024 edition of Comms Connect Melbourne, taking place at MCEC on 16–17 October, is set to be the largest in the show's 16-year history.

'Service mesh' technology to solve 6G communication issues Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3Yi68s9
26/07/2024

'Service mesh' technology to solve 6G communication issues
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The 6G technology addresses complex communication issues among cloud-native mobile network functions that are dynamically created or terminated in a cloud environment.

Our latest eMag Jul/Aug — Comms Connect NZ highlights | Connectivity enables emergency response | AI for CubeSats and wi...
24/07/2024

Our latest eMag Jul/Aug — Comms Connect NZ highlights | Connectivity enables emergency response | AI for CubeSats and wireless systems | MCPTT certification and demo | Modern military comms
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Critical Comms magazine and website providing The latest industry news, articles, case studies, products, directory, events

Milestone as UWA's TeraNet captures laser signals from satellite Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3WvwDci                   ...
24/07/2024

Milestone as UWA's TeraNet captures laser signals from satellite
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The University of Western Australia's network of optical ground stations specialising in high-speed space communications has received laser signals from a satellite in low Earth orbit.

Govt invests over $100m to deliver next-gen drones to ADF Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4fgotMf                          ...
22/07/2024

Govt invests over $100m to deliver next-gen drones to ADF
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The acquisition of two small uncrewed aerial systems will bolster the Australian Defence Force's ability to carry out surveillance and reconnaissance.

Federal grant supports next stage of large-area Wi-Fi project Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4f6QPsg                      ...
19/07/2024

Federal grant supports next stage of large-area Wi-Fi project
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The project seeks to deliver rapidly deployable voice and data services with increased Wi-Fi coverage, including novel Wi-Fi protocol and antenna designs, with resilient satellite backhaul.

Govt plans better mobile coverage in housing estates, free First Nations Wi-Fi Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4d1uydy     ...
17/07/2024

Govt plans better mobile coverage in housing estates, free First Nations Wi-Fi
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More Australians can expect reliable mobile coverage as soon as they move into a new housing estate, while remote First Nations communities will receive free community Wi-Fi.

NEMA to release RFI for an Aust PSMB network Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3VVXOLO
15/07/2024

NEMA to release RFI for an Aust PSMB network
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Australia's National Emergency Management Agency has advised of the anticipated release of an open request for information for a national Public Safety Mobile Broadband capability/network solution.

AMTA launches 'Check my Device' tool ahead of 3G shutdown Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3W1zRCU                          ...
12/07/2024

AMTA launches 'Check my Device' tool ahead of 3G shutdown
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The tool uses a mobile phone's unique International Mobile Equipment Identity number to determine if it will be supported on all three Australian mobile networks once 3G closes.

D-band CMOS transceiver chipset achieves 640 Gbps Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4eKQQSr
10/07/2024

D-band CMOS transceiver chipset achieves 640 Gbps
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A new D-band CMOS transceiver chipset has achieved the highest known transmission rate for a wireless device realised with integrated circuits (ICs).

Comms Connect NZ brings confidence to industry pros Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4eLPrep
08/07/2024

Comms Connect NZ brings confidence to industry pros
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The Southern Hemisphere's premier critical communications event, Comms Connect, made a spectacular return to New Zealand this week, bringing hundreds of attendees to Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre from 26–27 June.

New partnership brings weather intelligence tech Down Under Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4cPUadx                        ...
05/07/2024

New partnership brings weather intelligence tech Down Under
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Early Warning Network is partnering with Tomorrow.io to become the sole reseller of the latter's resilience platform and proprietary weather data in Australia.

Comms Connect NZ brings confidence to industry pros Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4eLPrep
01/07/2024

Comms Connect NZ brings confidence to industry pros
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The Southern Hemisphere's premier critical communications event, Comms Connect, made a spectacular return to New Zealand this week, bringing hundreds of attendees to Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre from 26–27 June.

Upcoming webinar: navigating tomorrow's communicationsRead more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3XBhqY8
28/06/2024

Upcoming webinar: navigating tomorrow's communications
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The ACCF's CCBitesize Webinar brings mission- and business-critical end users in Australasia/Oceania the latest in critical communications deployments, trends and innovations impacting the sector.

ACMA seeks input on options for the upper 6 GHz band Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3zpkHja
26/06/2024

ACMA seeks input on options for the upper 6 GHz band
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The ACMA is seeking views on planning options to possibly introduce radio local area networks and/or wide-area wireless broadband services in the upper 6 GHz band.

Comms Connect NZ panel highlight: non-terrestrial vs terrestrial networks Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3xFZ5P3          ...
23/06/2024

Comms Connect NZ panel highlight: non-terrestrial vs terrestrial networks
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At next week's Comms Connect NZ conference, five industry and sector leaders will discuss the pros, cons and synergies of non-terrestrial and terrestrial networks.

Federal funding to help emerging aviation tech take off Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4bnxDnj                            ...
21/06/2024

Federal funding to help emerging aviation tech take off
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The Australian Government is partnering with industry to develop innovative aviation technologies that can make a real difference for communities, particularly those in regional Australia.

GCF officially certifies Broadband Mission Critical Services Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3xmsBcu                       ...
19/06/2024

GCF officially certifies Broadband Mission Critical Services
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With this new certification, Mission Critical Services operators and service providers can be sure of the quality and compliance of devices and services.

Telstra opens Public Safety Experience Centre on Gold Coast Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4cq3qF2                        ...
18/06/2024

Telstra opens Public Safety Experience Centre on Gold Coast
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Open to visitors by appointment, the centre will offer live demonstrations of a variety of public safety capabilities enabled by Telstra's network.

Mobile Network Hardening Program Round 2 results Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3VDnHBo
17/06/2024

Mobile Network Hardening Program Round 2 results
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The program is a government initiative funding upgrades to improve the resilience of mobile network telecommunications infrastructure in regional Australia.

Enea and Zain KSA to pilot novel signalling security overlay Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3Xo6uxa                       ...
14/06/2024

Enea and Zain KSA to pilot novel signalling security overlay
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Enea is collaborating with Zain KSA to pilot a novel mobile network signalling overlay technology that significantly extends signalling firewall capabilities.

DroneShield opens new global HQ in Sydney Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/45fmcfX
12/06/2024

DroneShield opens new global HQ in Sydney
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The 2000 mfacility includes a dedicated floor for R&D, engineering and manufacturing to fulfil orders from government, defence and commercial customers in 70 countries.

Phaze FM fined for breaching Radiocommunications Act Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3KuTLkn
10/06/2024

Phaze FM fined for breaching Radiocommunications Act
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Phaze breached its low power open narrowcasting (LPON) licence by operating radiocommunications transmitters from an unlicensed address in Ballarat, Victoria.

SouthPAN milestone means improved service availability Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3Rh5fMl                             ...
07/06/2024

SouthPAN milestone means improved service availability
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The Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) has reached a new milestone, elevating its positioning services up from 95% to 99.5% accurate service availability.

CGI joins program to deliver UK's Emergency Services Network Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/4bZdfJS                       ...
03/06/2024

CGI joins program to deliver UK's Emergency Services Network
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Consulting firm CGI has been selected as the Technology Delivery Partner for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme across England, Scotland and Wales.

Wireless Broadband Alliance completes Wi-Fi OpenRoaming trial Read more: 👇👇https://buff.ly/3WWLFsc                      ...
31/05/2024

Wireless Broadband Alliance completes Wi-Fi OpenRoaming trial
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The trial enabled phone users to seamlessly connect to Wi-Fi and move between cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity via an existing OpenRoaming profile or app.

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