The United States' public safety mobile broadband network, FirstNet, is now officially underway, with AT&T selected as prime contractor. [ + ]

A chip-scale optical device promises to provide high-speed RF tuning with response times faster than one nanosecond. [ + ]

A $50m investment in mobility devices and applications will see Victorian police spend more time on the frontline. [ + ]

An 80 megabyte-per-second deep space laser communications system will be tested aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft. [ + ]

TPG has paid $1.2bn for 20 MHz of spectrum as part of its plan to roll out a mobile broadband network across Australia. [ + ]

Changes to licence fees will be the result of the Radio Spectrum Fees Framework Review in New Zealand. [ + ]

When it comes to public safety mobile broadband, it's vital that Australia learns from other countries' experiences. [ + ]

Researchers are using game theory to design wireless networks that are more bandwidth efficient. [ + ]

EU flagship project BroadMap, which took the first steps towards interoperable radio communication systems for public safety in Europe, has now come to an end. [ + ]

When Tropical Cyclone Debbie hit Queensland, one of the casualties was the region's mobile phone network. [ + ]

Networks based on China's indigenously developed Police Digital Trunking standard are being deployed across the country. [ + ]

Partnering with and supporting the widest range of industry participants is a focus for 2017, said ARCIA's Hamish Duff. [ + ]

What's the solution to blocked signals? Get your repeaters high up into the air. [ + ]

Investment in public safety technology has increased in Australia and New Zealand, a survey by Motorola Solutions has found. [ + ]

Britain's Emergency Services Network is looking like an outdated, obsolete, proprietary, pre-standards cul-de-sac, says a top UK expert. [ + ]