Satellite communications will soon make train travel safer by improving how the networks are controlled in remote areas where ground equipment is too costly. [ + ]

Australia's leading radio and communication conference and exhibition, Comms Connect - being held as a satellite event in Sydney for the first time - is just weeks away. [ + ]

The duress button on a portable radio has become an essential component of public safety communications. But the functionality has not yet made it into every sector. [ + ]

Andy Grimmett, Simoco Group, examines some of the many different PMR/LMR technologies and argues that DMR Tier III is emerging as the dominant PMR/LMR standard. [ + ]

Critical Comms visited the P25 Solution Centre in Sydney to get a first-hand look at the open standards ecosystem in action. [ + ]

A breakthrough known as a 'metasurface lens' may see dish antennas replaced with ones that conform to any surface shape. [ + ]

Against stiff competition, an Australian research institute has won an international award for a Global Sensor Network communications system. [ + ]

Technologies such as public safety radio, mobile phones, GPS and the electric power grid rely on the high accuracy of atomic clocks. [ + ]

Welcome to Backhaul, where in each issue of Critical Comms we’ll take a trip down memory lane and look at the state of the industry 25 and 10 years ago.

Societies that take ownership of critical communications will lay the foundations for strong, resilient, sustainable economies, argues Peter Clemons. [ + ]

When Anglo American's Capcoal operation wanted to upgrade to a P25 radio system at one of its Queensland mines, it also had to address the difficult issue of transmitting vital emergency tones. Two Australian companies stepped in to find the solution. [ + ]

ARCIA President Hamish Duff argues that in the competition for resources and ideas, our industry is being left behind. [ + ]

A TETRA system is providing safety communications at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, one of the most challenging environments on Earth. [ + ]

Fresh Produce Group, one of Australia's largest providers of fruit and vegetables, urgently needed help to improve stock control and efficiency. [ + ]

By improving communications of voice and data in hazardous situations, digital PMR can enhance safety of operations and boost efficiency for resources companies. [ + ]