Events from the Australasian Region

COMMS CONNECT MELBOURNE Conference and Exhibition 14 – 16 OCTOBER

Comms Connect Melbourne 2025 will be held at Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on 14-16 October 2025. Day 1, Tuesday, 14 October will feature pre-conference half-day technical workshops presented by our association partners, ARCIA and TCCA/ACCF. Flexible conference and visitor registration options are available — register for one or two day packages, with or without workshops, or if time is limited, a free exhibition-only pass. 

Go to https://wfevents.eventsair.com/comms-connect-melbourne-2025/

Advancing Critical Communications for a safe and more connected world - Roadmap of development and innovations of critical LMR, LTE/4G, 5G, Satellite communications

This webinar took place on the 28th August 2025.

To view the recording visit the TCCA Webinar Resources page here.

Women in Critical Comms panel to feature at Comms Connect Melbourne Event 15-16 October

The ACCF welcomes the first-ever "Women in Critical Comms Panel" hosted by Comms Connect Melbourne on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre as part of the Comms Connect Melbourne event.

The panel, which will feature prominent female professionals, aims to discuss the evolving pathways, challenges, and opportunities for women entering the traditionally male-dominated public safety and critical communications sectors and ACCF Chair Bidar Homsey will be part of this panel.

Panel Moderator: Natalie Kolodziej, Telstra's Head of Enterprise & Radio Networks

Panellists:

• Louise Hyland, CEO of Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA)
• Cheryl Giggetts, P25 Technology Interest Group board member
• Bidar Homsey, Chair of the Australasian Critical Communications Forum (ACCF), chapter of TCCA
• Rania Wannous, Executive Director of Emergency Management at the NSW Telco Authority
• Genie Tan, COO of Connectivity Innovation Network

Topic: The session will explore the increasing presence of women in the critical communications industry and provide insights into the career paths, hurdles, and potential advancements within these vital sectors.

The Comms Connect Melbourne conference will also feature Prospecta Utilities Executive Director Carly Irving-Dolan; NSW Telco General Manager Kylie De Courteney; and Sara Olsson, Project Manager at MSB (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency).

View the article here.

Save the Date! Advancing Critical Communications for a safe and more connected world - Roadmap of development and innovations of critical LMR, LTE/4G, 5G, Satellite communications

For the fifth year running the Australasian Critical Communications Forum, chapter of TCCA presents this free CCBitesize Webinar for mission critical and business critical LMR and Broadband users in Australasia and Oceania on 28 August starting at 12.00 AEST.

Presenters

View the information sheet here.

Register to attend here.

Comms Connect New Zealand

Visit the event website here for more information.

Bringing together global expertise and local industry knowledge, FutureAg is more than just an exhibition, it’s a hub for networking,

knowledge-sharing, and hands-on demonstrations of cutting-edge technology that will shape the future of agriculture. Communication plays a significant role in how we operate our farms, be it via the landline or the ubiquitous mobile (and often ‘smart’ phone). But we are talking not just about voice communications. Smart phones ‘apps’ are playing an increasing operational role on farms including varietal selection, seeding, fertiliser, herbicide management, livestock management, sales records to name a few. Interestingly, the lack of reliable communications infrastructure across rural Australia has seen an enormous array of clever monitoring technologies developed for farms aimed at working around the exigencies of our rural communications networks through land mobile radio and broadband technologies.

https://futureagexpo.com.au/

Events for critical communications users and industry. If you’re a professional communications user, a dealer, manufacturer, or supplier to this sector, it’s important to seek out the very latest information, technologies, or solutions and to further develop industry relationships.  Comms Connect NZ this year (4-5 June) and Melbourne (15-16 October) will deliver countless opportunities for you and your team to achieve these objectives.

We look forward to seeing you there. https://wfevents.eventsair.com/comms-connect-new-zealand-2025/

As has become a hallmark for CCW, a 3-day conference programme will be delivered by thought leaders and influencers from across the globe. Keynote presentations, panel discussions, and debates will inform you of the latest trends and factors impacting the sector. The theme for 2025 is Working together - advancing global critical communications for a safer, more connected world. Working together -Advancing global critical communications for a safer, more connected world.

We look forward to seeing you there. https://www.critical-communications-world.com/conference