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Top End solution wins hackathon
A Darwin-based developer's secure communications solution has taken out first place in the 2017 Motorola Solutions New South Wales hackathon. [ + ]
Critical broadband advanced at CCBG Plenary
More than 55 organisations came together for the 16th TCCA Critical Communications Broadband Group (CCBG) Plenary. [ + ]
Interview: Gavin Wilson, Cradlepoint Asia-Pacific
The coming year will be driven by the need for constant connectivity, the pervasiveness of IoT applications and network mobility, says Gavin Wilson. [ + ]
Omnitronics to upgrade dispatch console for local government
City of Bayswater will be supplied with the RediTALK-Flex dispatching application by Omnitronics. [ + ]
Inventory tracking with drones, RFID
Industries could save billions of dollars by tracking items from the air using radio location technology. [ + ]
Spectrum reallocation brings 5G closer to reality in Australia
More spectrum will be made available for spectrum licensing, bringing 5G mobile broadband services a step closer for Australia. [ + ]
You can now join the ICCRA
Membership is now open for the International Critical Control Rooms Alliance (ICCRA), and those in the industry are encouraged to sign up. [ + ]
Queensland's JESCC ready for GC2018
A multiagency emergency coordination facility that will become the nerve centre of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has been commissioned. [ + ]
Long-range backscatter breakthrough
Data has been transmitted up to 2.8 km using almost-zero-power devices and backscatter techniques. [ + ]
Aurizon taps Radlink for TETRA rollout
TETRA network linking mines and ports will be groundbreaking in its scale, functionality and capability. [ + ]
Keeping on top of interference
Interference diagnosis and management is all in a day's work for the ACMA and its expert inspectors. [ + ]
Codan awarded $0.5m govt grant
Codan has been awarded $528,333 to implement a new surface-mount technology production line to boost improve productivity. [ + ]
The evolving critical comms environment
Standards, spectrum, security, cloud computing, the IoT and applications were on the agenda at this year's CCMENA. [ + ]
Sailing World Cup adopts Fujitsu ICT service
A smartphone-based service will be provided by Fujitsu for the Sailing World Cup Series Regatta in Japan this month. [ + ]
Comms slowly coming back in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's VHF radio system is expected to be fully back online this week, restoring communication between municipalities and the Emergency Management Agency. [ + ]