Industry training, 5G developments and a return to face-to-face meetings are on the agenda for 2021, says ARCIA's Hamish Duff. [ + ]

Due to popular demand, the Australasian Critical Communications Forum is re-running its private and mission-critical broadband technologies training course. [ + ]

Comms Connect New Zealand 2021 will have the largest-ever line-up of home-grown presenters, with more case study and end-user content than ever before. [ + ]

The move reflects the need to ensure future standards and solutions take into account the needs of a growing set of alternative deployers as well as mobile operators. [ + ]

NASA is going back to the Moon this decade, and it will be taking a Nokia LTE communications network along for the ride. [ + ]

The Comms Connect conference will return with its first live event in more than a year at the Lower Hutt Events Centre in Wellington, New Zealand, on 12–13 May. [ + ]

Ultra-fast 5G connectivity has been switched on throughout key areas of Optus Stadium, including the pitch, corporate suites and seating areas. [ + ]

BAI Communications has appointed Kathleen Abernathy as a new non-executive board member and Lorene Hunt as Chief Financial Officer in Australia. [ + ]

A critical piece of comms equipment will be reduced to chip size using a combination of micro-electro-mechanical systems and photonics. [ + ]

Public safety agencies across the globe must work to ensure there is a common standard for next-generation critical communications, argues Peter Clemons. [ + ]

Automatic vehicle location trials have set the stage for a rollout to more than 1400 fire and emergency vehicles. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Four new options are available to FirstNet subscribers, including a Z-axis spatial awareness solution and high-power, extended range communications. [ + ]

The federal government is calling on businesses to demonstrate innovative industrial solutions using the powerful capabilities of 5G. [ + ]

Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud has blasted the major telcos for failing to provide information on the location and redundancy of infrastructure. [ + ]