Wireless Communication

The ICT Centre is CSIRO's national research hub for developing innovative information and communication technologies. These technologies are applied to Australia across the breadth CSIRO’s engagement with industry and society.

CSIRO is researching how to build and operate wireless and fibre networks of high speed and capacity, so that the demanding applications and services of tomorrow will operate smoothly.

Cells will get a dose of reality TV when image analysts at CSIRO and cell biologists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research work together to observe their secret lives.

The Australian E-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) – a joint venture between CSIRO and the Queensland Government – has joined an international organisation devoted to improving patient and care provider access to reliable medical information.

As wireless communications become wide-spread, our research aims to deliver cost effective high-speed wideband applications with greater connectivity and robustness.

 The CSIRO Gigabit Wireless Networks project is developing new technologies to enable wireless communication speeds that are far greater than available today.

As wireless communications become ubiquitous and provide more capabilities, our wireless and antenna systems research aims to deliver new products and services for economic development, national security and sustainability.

CSIRO’s Machine Vision team is expanding the capabilities of visioning hardware-software, building machines able to automatically process images in real-world conditions.

The concept of Sentinel Asia is to provide online information from Earth observation satellites in ‘near real-time’ through a network of webGIS services such as the Australian Sentinel Hotspots system. (0.31 secs)

A new wireless localisation system developed by the CSIRO has the capacity to monitor the location, movement and health of athletes, emergency workers in dangerous locations, and even entertainers on stage. The ICT Centre’s Dr Mark Hedley explains that the system even extends to horse racing. (5.09)

Ms Leane Bischof develops solutions to extract quantitative information from digital images, with the aim of increasing efficiency in the biological sciences.

Dr Collings leads science in communications and signal processing in CSIRO's ICT Centre.

In the four years to June 2007, the CSIRO ICT Centre engaged in external business activities worth $41.1m which was undertaken with more than 340 entities. This business is expected to grow to over $50m by June 2008.

The ICT Centre has a range of information and communication technologies available for commercialisation.

The Tasmanian ICT Centre (TasICTC) is creating a world-class ICT sustainable research capability to support the growth and development of industries in Tasmania and delivering national impact.

There are many ways that organisations in Tasmania and across Australia can work with the Tasmanian ICT Centre. Find out more in this document.