A new PTToC entrant has set its sights on a broad range of potential users Australia-wide. [ + ]

The radio communications industry is caught up in a state government decision to target the telecommunications industry on crown land leases, says ARCIA's Hamish Duff. [ + ]

Ofcom has announced that it will auction 40 MHz in the 2.3 GHz band and 150 MHz in the 3.4 GHz band. [ + ]

The NSW state government has allocated $178m to implement the Critical Communications Enhancement Program. [ + ]

Major changes are underway over the next couple of years in the 800 MHz band — are you ready? [ + ]

An advanced communications network will be supplied by Nokia to the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) in Northern California. [ + ]

The federal government's long-awaited review into spectrum pricing and government-held spectrum is gathering steam. [ + ]

The communications industry should commit itself to delivering a truly user-centric vision of critical communications, whatever the obstacles, says Peter Clemons. [ + ]

Construction of a new $233 million satellite ground station for the Department of Defence will commence this later year. [ + ]

Lives have already been saved by a new system for 111 emergency mobile phone calls in New Zealand. [ + ]

Don't miss the early-bird registration date (7 July) for the Comms Connect Brisbane conference — you can save up to 25%. [ + ]

A new IDTechEx Research report suggests that low-power IoT networks will have more than 10 billion devices connected to them over the next decade. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions has been selected as the official radiocommunications supplier for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. [ + ]

Spark New Zealand has commenced the development of a nationwide low power wide area network (LPWAN) for use with the Internet of Things. [ + ]

New Zealand's disparate firefighting agencies have been merged into one national body, called Fire and Emergency New Zealand. [ + ]