In today's fast-paced emergency response environment, always-on, secure connectivity, reliable communication and real-time data sharing are no longer luxuries, but critical lifelines. [ + ]

A new project led by UniSA has used cutting-edge onboard AI technology to develop an energy-efficient early fire detection system for South Australia's first cube satellite, Kanyini. [ + ]

Every second counts in critical situations, making efficient rostering and scheduling of emergency service personnel a crucial aspect of ensuring timely and effective responses. [ + ]

Militaries need to use the most advanced communications technology available, such as algorithms that ensure secure and error-free delivery of data. [ + ]

The consistent theme we are seeing across many conferences, and for many market verticals, is how to make the most of the available communication modes for end users. [ + ]

Other dynamic metasurface antennas have been demonstrated around the world in microwave bands, but this prototype pushes the technology into the higher mmWave band of 60 GHz. [ + ]

Comms Connect is gearing up for its first show of the year, with the New Zealand edition of the event running from 26–27 June at the Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre. [ + ]

A new report from SOTI reveals that 97% of first responders encounter issues with their mobile devices, highlighting a critical need for technological transformation in the sector. [ + ]

Consumers expect wearable electronics such as smart watches, fitness trackers and pet trackers to be very small; these IoT products must still work well even though the ground plane is shortened. [ + ]

Back in the 1970s, when CB radio was beginning to come into common use, the Spectrum Management Agency announced that they would be allocating 1 MHz of spectrum in the UHF band to provide 40 channels for CB use. [ + ]

In the near future we'll need to transition to much higher communication frequencies than what current systems rely on, but before that can happen there are a number of quite literal obstacles standing in the way. [ + ]

In this extended article presented by RFUANZ, Carl Garner from Ashley Communications recounts how his team responded to the 2024 Port Hills fire as it encroached on key radio communications sites… [ + ]

The NSW Government is funding a breakthrough technology trial harnessing artificial intelligence and the mobile phone network to predict the possible impacts of flooding. [ + ]

Researchers have taken what was once a tabletop-size system and shrunken much of it into a compact chip, about the same size as a digital camera memory card. [ + ]

SouthPAN is a major investment by the New Zealand and Australian Governments to improve positioning services across our land and maritime zones. [ + ]