ARCIA's annual Industry Gala Dinner and Excellence Awards will once again be held in tandem with Comms Connect, on the evening of 18 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]

Some of the world's leading authorities on public safety, emergency services and critical communications technology have joined the conference program for this year's Comms Connect event. [ + ]

The government's Telecommunications Disaster Resilience Innovation program will fund projects that improve the resilience of the telecommunications network during natural disasters. [ + ]

Ericsson's pre-commercial Reduced Capability (RedCap) software has been used to make a Voice over New Radio (VoNR) call over Telstra's 5G commercial network. [ + ]

Japanese researchers have invented a novel method to measure the permittivity of insulators 100 times more accurately than before. [ + ]

The decision is intended to provide the mobile and satellite industries with certainty on which portions of spectrum will be available for what purposes in the long term. [ + ]

The $4.4m project will keep the nbn running for communities across South East Queensland and the Fraser Coast during natural or other disasters. [ + ]

The TETRA network, delivered for Thailand's Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA), aims to enhance governance and public safety across the country. [ + ]

As a TCCA member, FirstNet will be able to share its expertise on public–private partnerships for mission-critical communications networks and help create innovative solutions that will keep communities safe. [ + ]

The Australian Government's Peri-Urban Mobile Program provides funding to improve mobile coverage on the urban fringes of communities across the country. [ + ]

Commercial Radio & Audio is celebrating 100 years of radio in Australia, having launched a report on the economic and social contribution of commercial radio. [ + ]

Nokia has announced the results of a recent trial with Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories (CHT-TL), which verified that 25G PON can be used for 5G small cell fronthaul. [ + ]

The government will improve the resilience of 107 ABC radio sites used for emergency broadcasting, which are at risk of service failure due to natural disasters. [ + ]

The ACMA will allocate a suite of new area-wide licences aimed at accommodating more local area wireless broadband services in metro, regional and remote areas. [ + ]

The event will be headlined by keynotes from FirstNet CEO Joe Wassel; NSW Telco Authority Managing Director Kylie De Courteney; and Telstra's Commercial Engineering Executive, Sri Amirthalingam. [ + ]