Optus CTO Sri Amirthalingam announced as keynote speaker for the Annual Australian Beyond 5G Summit 2026 We’re excited to welcome Sri Amirthalingam, Chief Technology Officer at Optus, as the keynote speaker for this year’s Australian Beyond 5G Connectivity Summit, taking place in Sydney on 27–28 October. Sri is no stranger to Beyond 5G. He joined us […]
27 August 2026: 2026 National iAwards Ceremony The Connectivity Innovation Network is proud to be represented at the 2026 National iAwards, where winners and merit recipients from across Australia will come together to celebrate innovation and excellence. Following its win in the Government & Public Sector category at the NSW iAwards, the CIN’s Secure Multi-Organisational
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The Connectivity Innovation Network will be joining emergency management professionals, first responders, researchers and industry leaders from across Australia and beyond at AFAC26 Conference & Exhibition, held in Melbourne from 18–21 August 2026. AFAC26 is Australasia’s largest emergency management conference and exhibition, bringing together the fire and emergency services sector to share knowledge, explore emerging
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Final project demonstration VaaN Wi-Fi Antenna at Wattamolla Beach Join the Connectivity Innovation Network for a live demonstration of the Vehicle-as-a-Node (VaaN) Antenna Development Project, showcasing a novel antenna solution designed to improve Wi-Fi coverage for Vehicle-as-a-Node systems used by emergency service organisations. The project, led by Professor Peiyuan Qin and Dr Lizhao Song
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From local flood challenges to practical innovation: Wireless Rain Gauge returns to Lismore Three years after the Connectivity Innovation Network (CIN) brought researchers, government, industry and the Northern Rivers community together to explore how technology could strengthen disaster resilience, we returned to Lismore to share one of the innovations that grew directly from those conversations.
27-28 October 2026: 5th Annual Australian Beyond 5G Connectivity Summit 2026 AI-Native Networks for Australia’s 6G Future The Connectivity Innovation Network is pleased to present the 5th Annual Australian Beyond 5G Connectivity Summit, bringing together Australia’s telecommunications industry, research community, government and technology innovators to explore the technologies, opportunities and challenges shaping the next generation of connectivity.
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About the EventComms Connect brings together the public safety, critical communications, and connectivity sectors to share knowledge, showcase innovation, and explore emerging technologies shaping Australia’s communications landscape. Each year, the event features leading experts from government, industry, and research who address the opportunities and challenges in building resilient, interoperable communications systems. The 2026 program includes
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SMODS takes home NSW iAward in the Government & Public Sector category The Connectivity Innovation Network is proud to announce that the Secure Multi-Organisational Data Sharing Platform (SMODS) has won the Government & Public Sector category at the 2026 NSW iAwards. The first project funded through the Connectivity Innovation Network, SMODS has gone on to become an
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Returning to where it all began Join the Connectivity Innovation Network for a presentation and demonstration of the Wireless Rain Gauge, an innovative technology developed by Dr Kai Wu from the University of Technology Sydney. Using existing wireless communication signals from mobile (cellular) networks to measure rainfall in real time, the Wireless Rain Gauge explores a
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Secure Multi-Org Data-Sharing (SMODS) named finalist in the 2026 NSW iAwards We are proud to announce that the Secure Multi-Organisational Data-Sharing (SMODS) platform has been named a finalist in the 2026 NSW iAwards under the Government & Public Sector category. Following its selection as a finalist in the 2025 NSW iAwards under the Technology Platform
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