Industry News
Lockheed Martin to deliver MILSATCOM system for Defence
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Australian Government as the preferred bidder for Project JP9102, the Australian Defence Satellite Communications System. [ + ]
John Florenca named WA State Industry Professional of the Year
The former CEO of Omnitronics has been presented with ARCIA's WA State Professional of the Year Award for his contribution to the wireless communications industry. [ + ]
Lower Saxony police upgrade control centre comms
Local authorities in Lower Saxony have commissioned Frequentis to supply its multimedia communication solution 3020 LifeX. [ + ]
Nokia to deploy LTE private network in Chilean port terminal
The private wireless network will be based on the Nokia DAC platform and will use 4.9G LTE to deliver pervasive high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity. [ + ]
Inmarsat connects satellite to WA ground stations
Inmarsat has connected its I-6 F1 satellite to newly completed ground stations in Western Australia, as the company upgrades its communications availability in the APAC region. [ + ]
Phase shifter reduces signal loss in antenna systems
The phase shifter is a key enabling technology for advanced phased array antennas which are widely used in mobile base stations, satellites and radar systems. [ + ]
ACMA makes changes to radiocomms equipment regulation
In November 2022, the ACMA consulted on proposals to simplify and streamline radiocommunications equipment supply regulation. Several changes have now been announced. [ + ]
Zetron and Nokia partner on WA public transport comms
Zetron will work with Nokia to replace the existing analog radio infrastructure of the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia with a next-gen communications network. [ + ]
Newcrest to trial advanced 4G and 5G for safer mines
In partnership with Ericsson and Telstra Purple, Newcrest will deploy a private 4G LTE and 5G trial network in its underground operations at Cadia in coming months. [ + ]
Babcock, IAI collaborate on remotely piloted aircraft applications
Babcock and IAI are planning to undertake a series of in-country demonstrations of two of IAI's unmanned aerial systems, the WanderB-VTOL and ThunderB-VTOL, this year. [ + ]
Last chance to book for ARCIA's Perth conference and dinner
The conference, to be held on 22 March at the Aloft Perth Hotel, will be the first critical comms-focused event to be held in WA in several years. [ + ]
Investigation begins into Sydney Trains comms outage
Sydney Trains is set to launch a full investigation into the failure of its digital radio system, which caused the network to be shut down for over an hour on 8 March. [ + ]
Vocus Satellite – Starlink connects Sydney's Northern Beaches
The low Earth orbit satellite technology is being used by Northern Beaches Council as part of its day-to-day active connectivity for community sites. [ + ]
Telstra and Ericsson complete 100 km 5G data call
The long-range 5G data call, said to be a world first, was made possible through a new software feature that extends the maximum cell range from 15 km out to 100 km. [ + ]
Key 6G advances for Nokia, DOCOMO and NTT
The AI–native air interface and sub-THz spectrum are both critical research topics that Nokia, DOCOMO and NTT are exploring for future 6G networks. [ + ]
