• WISPAU General Meeting – August 20th 1pm

    Online , Australia
    Virtual Event

    WISPAU General Meeting for August 2025 at 1pm (Sydney) Virtual Online Meeting for August 2025

    To be discussed at the meeting -

    • Update on AFC Trial Progress and new WISPAU AFC Document for ISPs to participate
    • Discussion on Telecommunications Security and Risk Management Program Rules (TSRMP), Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP) and annual reporting obligations
    • Update on WISPAU member status levels and requirements for WISPs to meet and document for WISPs to self-check and meet requirements
    • Update on available Compliance Document Templates and Training now online for WISP members in WISPAU website members downloads
    • Future Online Events
    To view Agenda online, please click here.

    If members have new Agenda items for meeting, please send to president@wispau.au

    We invite all members to login via the new website and RSVP online and join the meeting.

    If you have issues joining, please contact us at president@wispau.au.
    Free
  • Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) – Experiences of telco consumers in financial hardship

    Online , Australia

    Webinar invitation | Let’s talk! Experiences of telco consumers in financial hardship

    Date & Time - Aug 21, 2025 10:30 AM (Brisbane)

    The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman invites members to a special webinar hosted by Ombudsman, Cynthia Gebert. This webinar will discuss the TIO’s report ‘Keeping connected: Experiences of telco consumers in financial hardship’.

    Policy & Systemic Issues Specialist, Main-Shing Tran and Andrew Thompson will facilitate the session and discuss the findings from our report ‘Keeping connected: Experiences of telco consumers in financial hardship’.

    All members including complaint handling staff, team leads and managers are encouraged to attend. The webinar will be held on Thursday 21st August at 10:30am (AEST)

    In this 30-minute interactive webinar, we will discuss:  Financial hardship complaint trends and insights Findings from our internal complaints review and member engagement Recommendations to better support customers in financial hardship

    There will be an interactive Q&A session following the presentation.

    Click here to register
  • Microwave Engineering Masterclass [Online short course] August 2025

    Online , Australia

    Learn how to Plan, Design and Operate Radio Networks.



    Book your spot now >>



    Microwave radio as a technology has been around for decades, but over the years it has transitioned from analogue to digital transmission systems together and we have seen huge advances in equipment characteristics. This mix of old and new has resulted in a lot of confusion, with this course unravelling the mysteries of these multiple industry myths.

    At the end of this course, you will understand the overall microwave market with an update on current and future developments, including how to apply the latest planning standards.

    Microwave propagation is still analogue, and an in-depth understanding of microwave propagation and the various fading effects from weather variations is essential to designing, operating and maintaining a stable network. The new hardware improvements and features will be covered, as well as an in-depth look at antennas and the effects of interference in a digital network.

    There are lots of opportunities to apply the theory with practical examples and tutorials using a training calculator that has all the basic formulas that are embedded in industry planning software tools. This allows the participants to understand the input parameters to industry planning tools plus what the output sheets really mean.

    Course delivery: Online
    Date: 25 – 29 August 2025
    Time: 10.00 am – 12.30 pm AEST
    Duration: 5 x 2.5hr sessions (12.5hrs total)
    Cost: ARCIA Members = $1320 +GST; Non-member = $1650 +GST
    Trainer: Trevor ManningTMC Global

    Tickets are limited to just 20 seats, so book quickly to avoid disappointment.
  • AusNOG 2025

    Pullman Conference & Event Centre 65 Queens Rd, Albert Park VIC 3004, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    AusNOG 2025 will be held on September 3 & 4 at the Pullman Conference & Event Centre, Albert Park, Melbourne.

    It is the 18th annual conference from AusNOG. The conference will be technical in nature (i.e. no sales and marketing presentations), with a focus on the operation of large scale network infrastructure in the Telco and Internet space.

    AusNOG 2025 will also include the popular Beer, Gear and Peer session, to be held at the conference venue on the afternoon prior to the conference (2 Sept).

    Due to the demand for tickets at previous conferences, AusNOG 2025 has been expanded to support up to 500 delegates.

    The AusNOG conference is the premier technical event for the on-line industry in Australia so demand for tickets is always high.

    Every AusNOG conference has been sold out prior to the event. Purchasing your ticket early is recommended to avoid disappointment.

    For more information and registration click here.

  • DFSV Standard – Essential Training Insights Forum

    Online , Australia

    From 1 July 2025, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) requires all eligible telcos to meet new Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) Standard training obligations.

    Join the Telco Together Foundation and industry experts for a practical, one-hour session designed to help telcos understand the new requirements, prepare their frontline teams, and support victim-survivors.

    Why attend?

    • Get clear guidance on what the new Standard means for your training programs.
    • Hear practical insights from one of our members already rolling out DFV training.
    • Access advice and resources from leading DFV organisations.
    Speakers include:
    • Saskia Kort-Chick, CEO, Telco Together Foundation
    • DV Connect, Mia Ristovska, Quality and Training Manager
    • Safe and Equal, Hayley Williamson, Safe and Equal's Lived Experience Manager
    We invite you to register and engage in this essential conversation that will support your organisation’s training alignment with the new Standard.

    To register for the event  - click here.
  • SOCI Workshop: Critical Infrastructure and the Threat of Foreign Interference

    Online , Australia

    SOCI Workshop: Critical Infrastructure and the Threat of Foreign Interference

    Foreign interference is not a new phenomenon. However, contemporary technology now means foreign interference can be conducted at unimaginable scale, with dizzying speed, and deftly with pinpoint accuracy. Whatever the manifestation, foreign interference is happening now. You and your organisation may be the target, though you may never know it.

    What you will gain

    In this workshop Pentagram explains what foreign interference is, the difference between foreign influence and foreign interference, interference in the context of critical infrastructure, and explores the actions critical infrastructure entities might take to better protect assets and operations.

    This should be a thought-provoking discussion for people who operate and protect Australia's critical infrastructure, and also for the rest of us who rely on critical infrastructure services to enable our daily life.

    Who should attend?

    Any person connected with an entity that is obliged under the SOCI Act to establish and operate a CIRMP. Protective security practitioners. People interested in contemporary threats.

    To register for this event, visit this site here  - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/soci-workshop-critical-infrastructure-and-threat-of-foreign-interference-tickets-1322674999529?aff=oddtdtcreator

  • Unifi World Conference

    ICC Sydney 14 Darling Dr, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    You will have the opportunity to hear directly from our founder & CEO, Robert Pera, about how Ubiquiti Inc. is rethinking IT.

    During the event, Ubiquiti will share many exciting new updates about their product lines, give away Ubiquiti swag, and much more.

    Join Ubiquiti at the Unifi World Conference in Sydney on 8th October.

    For more, register here - https://events.ui.com/

  • Home Affairs presentation on SOCI Act Obligations

    Online , Australia

    Eloise Clare, Acting Assistant Secretary Critical Infrastructure Regulatory Operations and Analysis from the Department of Home Affairs will present to WISPAU Members details on the SOCI Act, obligations to WISPs and telecommunication companies under the Act, as well as information on how members can meet the act and how it may apply to them.

    The presentation will detail information also on asset registration and ongoing obligations for risk management and cybersecurity improvements over the next few years.

    At the end of the presentation will be opportunities for WISPAU members to ask questions and clarification on the Act, their obligations, time frames and how they can meet the requirements.

    We encourage all members to attend, and also ask any questions that they may have in regards to the SOCI Act.

  • Comms Connect Melbourne: 14-16 October 2025

    Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre 1 Convention Centre Place, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

    Comms Connect brings together those who select, purchase, install and maintain professional and commercial radio communications and public safety equipment.

    Comms Connect is recognised as the major conference and expo for radio communications and public safety professionals in the Southern Hemisphere. Serious buyers with significant budgets from a broad range of industries, from marine and aviation to mining and emergency services, visit the event to network with their peers, learn from industry leaders, keep up to date with technology, catch up with existing suppliers and importantly, find new suppliers.

    Learn more at melbourne.comms-connect.com.au

    Pre-Conference Workshops: October 14, 2025

    Conference and Exhibition: October 15-16, 2025

  • WISPAU General Meeting – October 27th 1.30pm (AEDT)

    Online , Australia
    Virtual Event

    WISPAU General Meeting for October 2025 at 1.30pm (Sydney - AEDT, QLD - 12.30pm)

    Virtual Online Meeting for October 2025

    To be discussed at the meeting -

    • Discussion on the presentation at Comms Connect 2025 by WISPAU
    • Discussion on SOCI training and updates for WISPs to comply with legislation
    • Discussion on the approved AFC trail with ACMA
    • Future Online Events
    To view Agenda online, please click here.

    If members have new Agenda items for meeting, please send to president@wispau.au

    We invite all members to login via the new website and RSVP online and join the meeting.

    If you have issues joining, please contact us at president@wispau.au.
    Free
  • SOCI Workshop: Supply Chain Hazards – Mitigating Insider Threats

    Online , Australia

    SOCI Workshop: Supply Chain Hazards – Mitigating Insider Threats within your Supply Chain

    In this workshop Pentagram will explore the insider threat within the supply chain.

    Identifying and mitigating insider threat in the supply chain is particularly challenging because entities do not have direct line-of-sight into the personnel of their supply chain partners. People worker in the supplier can have legitimate access to your assets – people, data, physical items, operations – and so can meet the threshold of being insider threats.

    What you will gain

    Pentagram and our spelial guest speaker Zoe Joyce, Head of Risk, Safety and Compliance, Adelaide Airport, will discuss the issue of mitigating insider threats within your supply chain and offer insights and options to help mitigate this risk.

    Who should attend?

    People in SOCI entities who have responsibility for recruitment, human resource management, security, contractors, suppliers and supply chain security.

    People in entities that are not covered by the SOCI Act who have responsibility for recruitment, human resource management, security, contractors, suppliers and supply chain security.

    To register for this event, click here- https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/soci-workshop-supply-chain-hazards-mitigating-insider-threats-tickets-1322676163009?aff=oddtdtcreator