Upcoming webinar: navigating tomorrow's communications

For the fourth year running, the Australasian Critical Communications Forum (ACCF) — a chapter of The Critical Communications Association (TCCA) — invites you to its CCBitesize Webinar, bringing mission- and business-critical end users in Australasia/Oceania the latest in critical communications deployments, trends and innovations impacting the sector.

The theme of the 2024 webinar is ‘Navigating Tomorrow’s Communications — Roadmap for Innovation and Development of Critical Communications’.

The webinar will consist of a series of insightful and informative sessions led by both local and international experts at the forefront of critical communications. Participants will hear directly from end users and technology suppliers about the evolution of standardised mission-critical digital LMR and broadband/5G technologies, satellite communication and control centres, explaining how new technologies are driving change in the critical communications ecosystems in our part of the world.

Topics include:

• Update on the status of critical communications, the pathway to the future and managing the transition from critical LMR to critical broadband.
• The evolution of mission-critical IoT in the 4G/5G world — international critical communications directions and progress towards MCX broadband, what is available and what is in development.
• Global collaborations shaping mission- and business-critical broadband standards; 4G, 5G and beyond; spectrum; testing; certification; security and industry innovation.
• Global deployment progress of and rollout of critical broadband including government, public safety/civil defence, transport and utilities, including the rollout of PSBN networks in Australia and New Zealand.
• Beyond the talk/hype/strategising — green shoots in the convergence journey.
• Evolving command and control centres; meeting operational demands, voice, data and GIS.
   

Speakers include:

• James Pickens, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, NSW Telco Authority
• Lincoln Mackay, Head of Technology, Hourua New Zealand
• Kevin Graham, CEO, TCCA
• Tero Pesonen, Chairman of TCCA Critical Communications Broadband Group
• Siddarth Choudhary, Global Lead, Portfolio & Strategy for Unified Communications/MCX, Motorola
• Leigh Bollen, Programs Manager, Aqura
• Ashley Neale, Space and Satellite Strategic Projects, Vocus
• Bjoern Brunner, Solution Architect at Frequentis
   

The live webinar will be held on Thursday, 1 August from 12 noon to 2.30 pm AEST. Registration is available here, or for more information, email ACCF at admin@criticalcommsforum.com.au.

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