Industry News
One million IoT connections for smart electricity meter network
Telecom company Spark has announced a milestone of one million IoT connections for Bluecurrent's (formerly Vector Metering) smart electricity meter network. [ + ]
ITU advances the development of 6G
The International Telecommunication Union has published the framework for the development of standards and radio interface technologies for the sixth generation of mobile systems. [ + ]
TETRA system for Jakarta light rail goes into operation
Teltronic was selected to install a TETRA digital radio system that allows not only voice communication but also other important functionalities. [ + ]
Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy joins ARCIA
CIRA is a world-leading research group, based in Western Australia, created by Curtin University to advance radio astronomy science and engineering. [ + ]
Private wireless milestone for MEA energy sector
Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar have established what is understood to be the Middle East and Africa's (MEA's) first private wireless network for the energy sector. [ + ]
Terms of reference released for review of Optus outage
The post-incident review aims to reveal what industry, government and the community can learn from the outage, with a focus on emergency calls, customer communications and complaints handling. [ + ]
ACMA reveals mid-band spectrum allocation outcomes
The ACMA has completed the allocation process for area-wide licences in the 3.4–4.0 GHz band in remote areas of Australia and announced the outcome of its 3.4/3.7 GHz bands spectrum allocation process. [ + ]
ARC research grant to safeguard UAV technologies
An ARC-funded project aims to explore resilient cybersecurity measures for unmanned aerial vehicle systems to safeguard them against adversarial machine learning attacks. [ + ]
Telco Authority highly commended in NSW Resilient Australia Awards
The NSW Telco Authority's Critical Communications Enhancement Program was highly commended in the Government category of the awards. [ + ]
Iridium and Qualcomm's satellite messaging agreements terminated
Iridium had planned to enable satellite messaging and emergency services in smartphones powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon Mobile Platforms. [ + ]
ETSI agrees to release TETRA algorithms to the public domain
Making the algorithms public was discussed following the discovery earlier this year of five vulnerabilities in the original TETRA Air interface security design. [ + ]
TCCA gains two new members
TCCA, the global organisation for all stakeholders in the critical communications ecosystem, has announced two new members — the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of North Macedonia and Eventide. [ + ]
A $25m upgrade for the NSW SES flood rescue fleet
All new vehicles are being equipped with vehicle-as-a-node technology, allowing crews to communicate using 4G and satellite networks in addition to regular radio networks. [ + ]
Unseenlabs launches new satellites to detect ships from space
Unseenlabs has announced the successful launch of the 10th and 11th satellites in its pioneering constellation committed to ships detection at sea. [ + ]
Fred de Haro joins Simoco Wireless Solutions as Group CEO
Simoco Wireless Solutions has appointed Fred de Haro as Group CEO, following a period of investment in new technology platforms and the recent acquisition of Thorcom. [ + ]