Displaying items by tag: Communications

Volunteer rescue organisation, VRA Rescue NSW has announced the deployment of SmartConnect from Motorola Solutions to extend the reach and capacity of its mission-critical radio communications.

The Federal Court has decided to impose penalties totalling $6 million on Honda Australia, accepting Honda engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct, and made false or misleading representations to customers of former authorised Honda Australia dealerships Brighton Automotive Holdings Pty Ltd (Astoria), Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (Tynan) and Buick Holdings Pty Ltd (Burswood).

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is upgrading technology on its National Train Communications System (NTCS), with the rollout of 4G capability for all services by June 2024.

SurfLifesaving New Zealand Search and Rescue says it is increasing safety and efficiency for its inter-agency training exercises with “rugged and reliable” communications from Motorola Solutions.

Communications company Verizon Business has announced several new, interactive feature updates across the BlueJeans collaboration and live streaming platform to boost video engagement.

Broadband servies in Australia are anticipated to drive the overall fixed communications market to increase from $8 billion in 2022 to $8.3 billion in 2027, according to a new forecast.

In this day of hybrid working it's vital to have a headset that is comfortable, durable, and has excellent audio pickup and presentation. Here comes the incredible Jabra Evolve2 75, and Jabra regional product marketing manager Agnes Koh takes us through it.

COMPANY NEWS: Ricoh, a leading provider of smart workplace technology,Ricoh,, has announced it has been selected as a preferred print partner by leading holistic communications and marketing company, IVE Group.

Melbourne-based research has led to the creation of a self-calibrated photonic chip.

From the SolarWinds attacks throughout last year to the influx of Apache Log4j vulnerability exploitations, the 2022 Security Report conducted by Check Point Research reveals the key attack vectors and techniques in 2021.

GUEST OPINION: Soprano Design, a global communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) leader, today announced its key predictions for 2022.

Global IT and business consulting services firms CGI has announced that its subsidiary, CGI Technology and Solutions Australia Pty Limited, have signed an agreement to acquire Unico, a technology consultancy and systems integrator based in Melbourne.

Telecoms industry peak body Communications Alliance has announced the 2021 finalists in the communications industry’s premier awards for excellence - the ACOMMS - which recognise exemplary achievement across 12 categories of endeavour.

Pratar. It's a Swedish word that means to speak, to talk, to communicate, and it's a very apt name for a communications company, headed by former OPR Agency COO and MD of Howorth, Graham White, who has launched his own agency specialising in communication services for technology brands and start-ups.

6G Communications needs graphene. 6G will initially launch at a few hundred GHz where several diode and transistor technologies are available in the laboratory but things get tough when second-generation 6G operates at around 1THz to get the ultimate response time, data capacity, data transfer and other promised advances.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released another research report in its ‘Communications and media in Australia’ series, with headline figures showing 8.2 million terabytes of data downloaded, 9.6 billion voice minutes and more.

More than 80 projects funded under the Regional Connectivity Program will provide people in Regional Australia access to improved broadband services and data delivering fast, affordable and reliable connectivity.

GUEST OPINION by Peter O’Connor, Vice President Asia Pacific, Snowflake: With an increasing proportion of daily activity shifting into the digital realm, Australian businesses are finding themselves awash with data.

Australian customer-owned bank Heritage Bank has signed a five-year deal with specialist customer communications provider Chandler that it says will “revolutionise” how it sends letters, statements, product information and other communications items to members.

Working from home – but how hard? Helping remote employees connect more effectively is a great way to improve productivity

GUEST OPINION by Brendan Maree, Vice President Asia Pacific, 8x8: So, how’s that remote working experiment working out for your business? It’s been a year now since the onset of the COVID crisis forced Australian businesses and organisations to shutter their offices and send employees home. In April and May of last year, almost a third of Australians workers were toiling in their home offices, according to Roy Morgan research.