Emergency services stories
One NZ on alert as Cyclone Vaianu threatens outages, with satellite texting ready for compatible phones if mobile coverage fails.
One NZ has switched off its 2G and 3G networks nationwide, freeing spectrum for faster 4G and 5G and leaving holdouts needing new phones.
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Trusted Contact for adults, letting users nominate a confidant who may be alerted after human review in serious self-harm cases.
Broadcom unveils VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 to help enterprises run AI workloads in private cloud with lower costs and tighter security.
Blackline Safety's fire and hazmat customer base jumps 42% to more than 500 departments as EXO 8 and G8 win deployments.
Samsung to end its Messages app in July 2026, steering users to Google Messages as the default SMS option on supported Android devices.
RugGear's TCCA membership signals broader push into broadband mission-critical devices for emergency services and public safety users.
Wavelink has added Acromove's portable edge-cloud kit to its ANZ line-up, targeting remote industries with faster AI inference and private 5G.
Getac rolls out CommandCore modular drone control in Australia and New Zealand, targeting defence, public safety and utilities sectors.
BAI Communications deepens its push into critical networks by folding Titan ICT into its operations, broadening services across mining, energy and transport.
Ranlytics expands KALLO network tester with P25 public safety monitoring for continuous indoor coverage checks across buildings and critical sites.
AMTA urges Central Coast Council to speed up mobile tower approvals as residents, businesses and emergency services face poor coverage.
BT, with broadcaster Clare Balding, launches a campaign urging analogue landline users to switch before the UK's January 2027 digital switchover.
HTX and NCS expand their engineering pact to develop robotics, drones, quantum-safe security and AI systems for Singapore's Home Team.
10ZiG launches UK information office as organisations rethink endpoint security, repurposing ageing hardware and cutting desktop costs.
Study finds UK telecom firms exposing security-critical server data as Europe-wide analysis flags widespread certificate failures and critical asset weaknesses.
Motorola Solutions expands public safety AI with Hyper deal to automate non-emergency calls and ease pressure on understaffed dispatch centres.
Australian organisations risk undermining AI gains by stacking new tools on fragile frontline mobile systems, SOTI warns.
Vodafone Ireland and Satellite Connect Europe complete the country's first smartphone video call via satellite from Clare Island to Dublin.
Arlo Europe adds an Emergency SOS button to its smart camera service, letting users call local emergency services direct from the lock screen.