The long-awaited Productivity Commission report into the provision of public safety mobile broadband was released today, with commercial carriers being seen as the most cost-effective means of providing the service. [ + ]

An expanded series of conferences and exhibitions will see Comms Connect reach even more people across the region. [ + ]

The 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference has concluded, with key national objectives met for Australia. [ + ]

A robot is being used to rapidly measure the properties of antennas used in advanced communications, remote sensing for weather prediction, imaging systems and radar. [ + ]

Silver Spring Networks has announced Starfish, an international wireless IPv6 network service for the Internet of Things. [ + ]

The ARCIA Industry Excellence awards were presented at the annual Industry Gala Dinner last week. We present the full list of winners and nominees. [ + ]

Trantek MST chose RFI to supply a rebroadcast system for the Sydney Harbour Tunnel's intelligent transport system upgrade project.

Zetron's aim is to 'own the control room'. We speak with Ranjan Bhagat, VP and GM of Zetron Australasia, to find out how the company is doing it.

Australian technology has produced the world’s fastest backhaul radio, and it’s finding important markets overseas. [ + ]

Icom New Zealand has expanded its business by 30% over the past few years through a combination of technical innovation and a focus on dealer and marketplace relationships. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions will spend approximately US$1.2 billion to acquire Airwave UK, in a move aimed at widening its managed services and support business. [ + ]

Vendors, practitioners, users and government need to work together on a plan that includes spectrum, funding and technology, said ARCIA's president Hamish Duff.

The Port Authority of NSW has installed an Omnitronics DX-Altus Radio Management System to control communications across Sydney Harbour and Port Botany. [ + ]

Motorola has launched into the DMR Tier III world with a new offering called Capacity Max, which it says will bring enhanced voice and data capabilities as well as lower costs. [ + ]

Nokia Networks is making a concerted effort to capture a bigger slice of the public safety comms market and is exhibiting for the first time at the Comms Connect event in Melbourne this week.