Drones to monitor WA energy network this summer
29 November, 2024Utility company Western Power is looking to expand its use of drone technology, with its arsenal of UAVs set to play a critical role in monitoring network faults and maintaining reliability this summer.
Sphere Drones granted BVLOS area approval
23 May, 2024Sphere Drones has announced that its flight operations team has been granted beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) area approval for its site near Wagga Wagga, NSW.
60 million Aust drone flights predicted for 2043
22 April, 2024With drone traffic in Australian skies set to surge, Frequentis will develop digital air traffic management to safely integrate millions of uncrewed aircraft flights into our busy airspace.
Long-range drones used to surveil bushfires in NSW
16 April, 2024Long-range drone technology has been deployed to surveil bush and grass fires across western NSW, as part of a two-week trial conducted by Ninox Robotics and the NSW RFS.
Drones fly beyond BVLOS inspecting SA powerlines
04 April, 2024Drone manufacturer Carbonix has marked a milestone by flying its drones beyond visual line of sight, thanks to a recent mission to inspect 150 km of powerlines in remote South Australia.
Tait TM9000 series mobile control head upgrades
01 September, 2023The control heads will be available to order with new radio packages or could be fitted to existing TM9000 fleets to provide an improved user experience. They can be used with either standard Tait microphones or Tait keypad microphones.
Starlink-connected drone provides a 'mobile tower in the sky'
17 July, 2023The drone can be used as a repeater for public mobile networks, or to establish a private and secure mobile network for use by emergency services personnel.
Nokia Drone Networks drone-in-a-box solution
04 May, 2023The Nokia Drone Networks solution connects over public and private 4G/LTE and 5G networks to enhance situational awareness for first responders and other professionals.
Babcock, IAI collaborate on remotely piloted aircraft applications
14 March, 2023Babcock 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.
Life-saving and lifestyle-changing drones set to take off in 2023
22 February, 2023After years of circling, the technology and regulatory stars are aligning for wide-scale drone use to take off in 2023.
Long-range drones inspect electricity distribution assets
01 February, 2023Carbonix has partnered with SA Power Networks and Nokia to advance the use of long-range UAVs in aerial inspection work and flood monitoring of remote electricity distribution network assets.
Tactical repeater hits highest US ratings
21 July, 2022Evaluated in 5 key areas: capability, usability, deployability, maintainability and affordability.
R&S offers ultra-wideband test solution
28 June, 2022Rohde & Schwarz will provide a FiRa-validated, ultra-wideband (UWB) PHY Conformance Test Tool (PCTT) to support the further development of an open and standardised UWB ecosystem.
BeammWave granted joint research project on mmWave
01 June, 2022Link with university provides opportunity to take patented technology to production.
NIST finds wireless performance consistent across 5G millimetre-wave bands
17 May, 2022Popular belief is that propagation loss at higher frequencies is greater than at lower frequencies.
