Western Australia's Water Police Coordination Centre recently upgraded its Zetron console system to provide updated features, functionality, flexibility and scope for further expansion. [ + ]

Communications between fire and police officers in the wake of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, in 2012, became overloaded and delayed and could have had deadly consequences. [ + ]

Backhaul takes you on a trip down memory lane as we look at what was happening in the critical communications field 25 and 10 years ago.

A California Sheriff's department is using repeater technology from Australian-based company Codan to solve communications challenges set by its expansive territory and diverse and difficult terrain. [ + ]

A Hytera DMR system is providing better, clearer, more reliable communications for Moly-Cop's Newcastle foundry, enhancing efficiency and safety.

A review by the Department of Communications of spectrum policy frameworks and deregulation agendas to drive future innovation and productivity is just one of the challenges currently facing the industry, writes ARCIA President Hamish Duff.

More than 1000 rented Simoco Xd DMR radios keep participants, organisers and spectators safe and secure during the Australian Grand Prix. [ + ]

Rice University wireless researchers have found a way to make the most of the unused UHF TV spectrum by serving up fat streams of data over wireless hotspots that could stretch for miles. [ + ]

Ahead of Comms Connect 2014 taking place in Melbourne on 1-2 October, Peter Clemons, managing director of critical communications consultancy Quixoticity, spoke to us about managing change in the critical communications world. [ + ]

Australian researchers have built the world's most sophisticated radar for research into the upper atmosphere and how space weather and solar flares impact on global communication and navigation infrastructure. [ + ]

Generate new business, hear from the experts, see all the vendors under the one roof - there are many essential reasons to come to Comms Connect Melbourne. [ + ]

The European Public Safety community has given a cautious welcome to a report on the future use of the UHF band in Europe. [ + ]

Liverpool City Council has commissioned a multipurpose CCTV and Wi-Fi network that promises to improve community safety and increase council efficiency. [ + ]

A trans-Tasman contract for new satellite ground stations and a new mission control centre will provide a major boost to the region's search and rescue capability. [ + ]

The ACMA has released its five-year spectrum outlook, setting out the agency's strategic direction and priorities for the short to medium term. [ + ]