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Comms Connect Melbourne cancelled; online courses booming
This year's Comms Connect Melbourne has had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation, but online courses and workshops are proving highly popular. [ + ]
Construction begins on SA's new emergency services HQ
The $80 million purpose-built facility will enhance the state's response capabilities and allow for better collaboration and streamlining of inter-agency communication. [ + ]
Critical communications and change management
Earthquakes, terrorist attacks and pandemics remind us of how our expectations of critical communications have also changed. [ + ]
VIDEO: Lessons learned from the summer bushfires
Steve 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. [ + ]
BroadWay's prototype phase has begun
Three consortia have been chosen to build prototypes for the BroadWay pan-European broadband communication system. [ + ]
Public safety comms depend on governance, not technology
Australia needs national leadership to provide a communications governance and funding framework that enables public safety agencies to get on with the job. [ + ]
Optus to launch software-defined satellite in 2023
The Optus 11 satellite will use Ku band spectrum and have a footprint spanning from Antarctica to the Cocos Islands and the Pacific. [ + ]
Comms Connect New Zealand postponed until 2021
Whilst the New Zealand event has been postponed until 2021, Comms Connect's online events are booming. [ + ]
The overlooked system preventing true multisite connectivity
Electronic faxing in the cloud can effortlessly increase connectivity and build momentum towards more strategic digital business goals. [ + ]
Building trust in critical broadband services
TCCA's webinar series is bringing users, developers and researchers together to set the pace for mission-critical communications innovation. [ + ]
Government announces spectrum reform proposals
The federal government has announced the reforms it plans to the Radiocommunications Act 1992 in order to modernise Australia's spectrum management framework. [ + ]
A critical time for Australia's comms ecosystem
Australia's public safety communications ecosystem urgently needs to be officially recognised as critical infrastructure in order to secure its future. [ + ]
Worker safety near radio transmitters
An understanding of RF hazards and associated safe work practices is essential for anyone who works on or near radio transmitters. [ + ]
Planning for Australia's connectivity during natural disasters
Authorities must include network technology that can provide failover or fast pop-up options for connectivity during disasters. [ + ]
Online workshops: microwave, comms, antennas
Comms Connect is running a series of online workshops and masterclasses from June to August, following the postponement of face-to-face conferences. [ + ]
