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Space laser relay achieves 99.8% reliability
The SpaceDataHighway system — an 'optical fibre in the sky' — has achieved 10,000 successful connections and a reliability rate of 99.8%. [ + ]
Comms leaders hold public safety broadband talks
Government leaders from more than 20 countries have gathered in Belgium to discuss wireless broadband and its application for emergency responders. [ + ]
SA Govt selects Cobham VSAT antennas
Remote government workers are benefiting from improved voice and data communications thanks to new satellite comms equipment. [ + ]
Satellite's role in remote communications
The Minister for Regional Communications has outlined her thoughts about the provision of communication services to rural and remote areas. [ + ]
Samsung hosts final 5G standards forum
A meeting being held to finalise relevant standard technologies for 5G commercialisation is being hosted by Samsung Electronics in Busan. [ + ]
The united states of FirstNet
We're at the beginning of a 25-year-long journey into the future of emergency communications, says FirstNet's Bill Schrier. [ + ]
Government-focused media, research and events firms join forces
Westwick-Farrow Media has partnered with leading research and events company Public Sector Network to provide enhanced services to the government tech sector. [ + ]
Satellite sector wants 'holistic' spectrum use
Australia needs a more flexible spectrum regime to enable 5G mobile and satellite services to coexist, says the Communications Alliance. [ + ]
ACMA opens 5G spectrum auction consultations
ACMA has released draft spectrum licensing instruments in the 3575–3700 MHz band (3.6 GHz band), which brings 5G mobile broadband services a step closer. [ + ]
Swinburne team wins Motorola Hackathon
The $25,000 Motorola Solutions 2018 Public Safety Hackathon prize has been won by a student team for its hazard reporting app concept. [ + ]
Opportunities in technological diversity
A diversity of technology and user requirements in critical communications is both a challenge and an opportunity, says ARCIA's Hamish Duff. [ + ]
Aerial comms tested in remote Svalbard
A consortium is trialling the use of unmanned aerial systems to carry communications equipment in Norway's Svalbard region. [ + ]
Breaking down LTE adoption barriers
A new approach can leverage both TETRA and LTE for mission-critical comms, says ETELM's Nicolas Hauswald. [ + ]
Airbus to demo virtual reality at CCW
Airbus will use a simulated fire scenario to demonstrate a new pilot version of its real-time virtual reality technology at Critical Communications World. [ + ]
Brandenburg selects Motorola TETRA
Motorola Solutions has been selected in the latest tender to supply TETRA digital radio solutions to security authorities in Brandenburg, Germany. [ + ]
