The WhiteSpace Alliance (WSA) says that technology sharing and interoperability testing among its members is accelerating global deployment of TV-band internet access. [ + ]

ETSI has released new specifications detailing scenarios for handling emergency communications during disasters such as an earthquake or rural train crash. [ + ]

Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) has transitioned from an analog radio system in South East Queensland to a modern digital network with a rationalised radio fleet supported by two state-of-the-art communications centres. [ + ]

Global sharing of information is essential to achieve the best possible public safety mobile broadband capability, says Geoff Spring. [ + ]

Efficient use of spectrum will underpin Australia's future economic growth, but it needs to be managed more flexibly and efficiently, says the Minister for Communications and Broadband, Malcolm Turnbull. [ + ]

By working out how to make printable graphene ink, scientists have taken an important step towards applying it in commercial applications such as wearable wireless devices and sensors connected to the Internet of Things. [ + ]

Industry events, awards, networking opportunities and involvement with government and other industry bodies keep Australia's critical communications sector connected and engaged, says ARCIA's president, Hamish Duff. [ + ]

Critical Comms spoke with Tom Guthrie, Motorola Solutions' US-based vice president for smart public safety solutions, to get his views on how developments such as big data will change the face of public safety comms. [ + ]

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) celebrated its 150th anniversary on 17 May, marking a long and illustrious history at the cutting edge of communication technologies. [ + ]

The ITU has established a focus group to identify the network standardisation requirements for the 5G development of international mobile telecommunications for 2020 and beyond. [ + ]

A US research team has developed a powerful and sensitive software-defined GPS receiver that can extract centimetre accuracies from the inexpensive antennas found in mobile devices. [ + ]

Canadian first responder organisations are celebrating their federal government's decision to set aside a second 10 MHz of the 700 MHz spectrum for public safety purposes. [ + ]

Almost 200 scientists from 39 nations are demanding more protective exposure guidelines for EMF and wireless technology in the face of increasing evidence of risk, calling it a rapidly growing form of environmental pollution.

Comms Connect Sydney will be held 3-4 June and has attracted almost twice as many exhibitors as last year, plus a first-class line-up of speakers, workshops and case study presentations. [ + ]

Powered fibre provides Ethernet over greater distances and higher noise immunity than PoE without requiring remote end power, enabling easier connectivity for Wi-Fi access points and small mobile device cells. [ + ]