One of the largest energy companies in Seoul, South Korea, urgently needed to replace its legacy communications control system with a 21st-century solution. [ + ]

A NASA pulsed laser communication system has set a record while making data transmissions to and from the Moon, heralding a day when RF is gone. [ + ]

When deploying an 802.11ac system, should you go for speed or RF channel width? This article provides the business case for why 802.11ac needs to be deployed on 80 MHz channels rather than 40 MHz. [ + ]

The Australian emergency services sector is pushing the federal government to set aside spectrum for public safety mobile broadband. [ + ]

Reliable, robust communications - personal, industrial and governmental - have become an essential part of our society's fabric. Hytera's Peter Clemons argues that this trend will only increase, and that that's a good thing. [ + ]

New York's subway is being outfitted with wireless and public safety comms connectivity, through the efforts of Transit Wireless, majority owned by Australia's BA Infrastructure Group. [ + ]

Radio Comms Asia-Pacific spoke with the NSW Telco Authority's director, Shaun Smith, to get an update on the NSW GRN and the infrastructure review. [ + ]

ARCIA's new president, Hamish Duff, presents his views on the leading role ARCIA should play in developing the industry. [ + ]

Sydney is gearing up for ACMA's annual spectrum conference, Radcomms, to be held from 2-3 October at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour. [ + ]

Attendees at the Comms Connect conference in Melbourne in November will be treated to a special keynote address that promises to be quite 'out of this world'. [ + ]

LTE is quietly gaining a foothold in non-traditional areas. To learn why, we spoke with Simon Lardner from Challenge Networks and found out why his teams sometimes have to be accompanied by armed guards packing Uzis. [ + ]

Protecting terrestrial critical communications infrastructure from climatological influences is of vital importance. Researchers are now looking for new ways to protect communications satellites from space weather too. [ + ]

No other event rivals the Olympic Games when it comes to critical communications needs. With Japan now awarded the 2020 summer Games and the 2014 winter Games in Russia fast approaching, it's timely to look back on London's 2012 Games to see how its communications needs were handled. [ + ]

Don't miss the strong line-up of speakers and exhibitors from Australia and around the world at the nation's leading radio and combined communications conference and exhibition. [ + ]

Emergency services agencies and mining operators could soon achieve more reliable GPS fixes in difficult locations, thanks to Australian research. [ + ]