Industry

Codan to acquire Eventide Communications

13 November, 2026 | Supplied by: Zetron Australasia Pty Ltd

Codan has entered into a binding agreement, through its wholly owned subsidiary Zetron, to acquire 100% of US-based company Eventide Communications.


ARCIA update: Gala Dinner highlights

12 November, 2026 by Hamish Duff, President (Hon) | Supplied by: ARCIA

Attendance at both Comms Connect and the ARCIA Gala Dinner & Excellence Awards included people from all corners of Australia, and indeed from around the globe.


Laurie Colvin: a lifetime pushing the boundaries of radio

11 November, 2026 by Trinity Matika, Secretary and Marketing | Supplied by: Radio Frequency Users Association of New Zealand (RFUANZ)

Laurie Colvin's 50-plus years in the radio communications industry have been defined by technical ingenuity, a willingness to embrace change, and a commitment to helping others succeed.


Call for closer critical comms cooperation in a volatile world

10 November, 2026 | Supplied by: TCCA

The critical communications community needs to strengthen cooperation across government, users and industry to maintain trusted, interoperable and future-ready services, according to TCCA.


Guidance updated on precision timing for critical infrastructure

04 November, 2026

The guidance provides governments, engineers and technical specialists with an updated reference on the technologies used to generate, measure, compare and distribute precise frequency and time signals.


R&D project to build AI-native radio networks

02 November, 2026

The €1.4 million 6G-ROCKET project puts AI directly into the radio access network, making intelligence a native part of the RAN architecture rather than an add-on capability.


Inrico and Abix deliver event comms at Rock in Rio

30 October, 2026 | Supplied by: Inrico Technologies Co Ltd

The companies deployed Inrico's T710A smart push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) radios and iConvNet platform to support operational coordination across this large-scale music festival.


National Wireless brings Mobile Tornado's comms platform to ANZ

30 October, 2026 | Supplied by: National Wireless

National Wireless will become the exclusive distributor of Mobile Tornado's full communications platform across the Australian and New Zealand markets.


Scientific project to design more resilient 6G networks

23 October, 2026

The PROSPERO research consortium brings together nine organisations from six countries to transform the architecture of future 6G telecommunications networks.


Comms Connect Melbourne 2026 delivers

20 October, 2026 | Supplied by: Comms Connect (WFevents)

Over 1800 attendees, more than 90 exhibitors and sponsors, and 80 critical comms expert speakers gathered to make the Southern Hemisphere's premier industry event a great success.


ACCC seeking views on mobile coverage and services

16 October, 2026

The ACCC is seeking views from Australian consumers and businesses as it commences public consultation for its Mobile Services Inquiry.


Airbus–Broadtech MOU to explore next-gen comms for NZ

16 October, 2026 | Supplied by: Airbus Defence & Space Oy

Comms Connect Melbourne saw Airbus Defence and Space sign an MOU with Broadtech to support New Zealand's transition to broadband mission-critical services.


ICEYE and Nokia partner to launch sovereign satellite comms

13 October, 2026 | Supplied by: Nokia Solutions and Networks Australia Pty Ltd

ICEYE and Nokia will develop secure, sovereign and high-performance broadband LEO satellite communications systems for governments, supporting missions from defence to disaster response.


Airbus demos quantum-secure comms in live tactical operations

12 October, 2026 | Supplied by: Airbus Defence & Space Oy

Airbus demonstrated a quantum-secure network architecture combining quantum-resistant algorithms and physics-based secure key exchange across multiple nodes.


Private 5G trial opens new chapter for underground mine comms

09 October, 2026 | Supplied by: RFI Technology Solutions

The trial evaluates how private 5G could support the next generation of connected underground mining operations.


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