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Today's Topics:
1. The Little Known Problems with VoLTE Emergency Calling
(Stephen Loosley)
2. AUKUS Experiment (Stephen Loosley)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:09:02 +1030
From: Stephen Loosley <[email protected]>
To: "link" <[email protected]>
Subject: [LINK] The Little Known Problems with VoLTE Emergency Calling
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The Little Known Problems with VoLTE Emergency Calling
By James Parker Sep 1, 2024
https://medium.com/@jamesdwho/the-little-known-problems-with-volte-emergency-calling-3d4cdaf0e042#7c97
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Based on recent changes to Australia?s ?Emergency Call
Service Determination? from 1 November 2024 any handsets the carriers believe
can?t call 000 (112) will be blocked from connecting!
This will impact devices that have been manually updated to work for VoLTE
Calling and Emergency Calling as they aren?t ?officially? supported.
?Subsection 6(2) directs ACMA to include requirements for providers to identify
mobile phones unable to access Triple Zero, notify the user, provide assistance
if necessary to access an alternative mobile phone, and cease providing service
to the affected device. Providers will also be required to not provide service
to a prospective customer seeking service with an affected mobile phone. This
requirement makes clear the responsibility providers have to ensure mobile
networks provide access to the emergency call service.? [..] ?The amendments to
the Determination to be made under section 6(2) are to be determined and
commence in full by 1 November 2024.?
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Emergency Call Service
Determination) Direction 2024 ? Explanatory Statement
https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L01103/asmade/text/explanatory-statement
More read more below (including Petition Link)!
4G Emergency Calling Testing
A device may support VoLTE Calling (IMS Registration) on a network but may not
be able to successfully make calls to emergency numbers. The below instructions
will allow you to test for 4G Emergency Calling support on most (Qualcomm
Based) Android devices. (Android 8.0 & 9 Tested)
Note: Checking the ?IMS Status? in the Radio Info (4636) interface is not
sufficient to check for Emergency Calling support.
Guide: How to Check for Working 4G VoLTE Calling on Android Handsets
Disclaimer: Testing is to be done at your own risk and refer to the relevant
laws of your country before following these steps. Do Not make calls to
Emergency Numbers unless you have a genuine emergency. The following
information has no guarantees or warranties regarding the accuracy of the
testing and is for educational purposes only. Emergency Calling networks and
systems vary depending on country, available networks and devices settings.
These instructions do not constitute an endorsement to perform these steps.
This information has been provided solely in the interests of public safety &
education.
How to Test for 4G Emergency Calling Support (Very Advanced)
Step 1: Download & Install the App ?NetMonster? from the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.mroczis.netmonster
Note: The use of NetMonster is not an endorsement or recommendation, other
testing methods exist that do not require NetMonster. NetMonster provides
additional Network Logging and Band Detection Indicators which make the testing
process easier and less disruptive. The current version of NetMonster has
adverts.
Step 2: Remove the Sim Card from your device.
This is to ensure the device can place anonymous emergency calls over 4G and
?camp-on? (?roam?) to alternative networks.
Removing the sim also prevents a call back to your phone number as the caller
id will be ?anonymous?. You may also wish to temporarily disable ELS (Emergency
Location Service) in the System Location Settings.
Note: On some devices removing the Sim Card will revert the device modem
configuration to a Non-VoLTE enabled config. (e.g AU Retail ? XZ Premium)
Some devices may only load a ?VoLTE Calling & 4G Emergency Calling? enabled
modem configuration when a ?supported? carrier network sim card is inserted.
An unactivated ?prepaid? network sim card could be used to test for emergency
calling support on these devices, however the device may still be unable to
make anonymous emergency calls over 4G with no-sim. Some Telstra and Vodafone
$2 sim cards will register VoLTE without an activated service.
See here and below to learn more about the modem configurations on devices.
Step 3: After Sim Removal/Device Restart Open ?NetMonster?.
... (snip)
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:55:22 +1030
From: Stephen Loosley <[email protected]>
To: "link" <[email protected]>
Subject: [LINK] AUKUS Experiment
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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AUKUS experiment shows how allies with autonomy will speed up naval operations
Three nations are bringing new drone tech to Australia for an experiment that
points to the future of naval warfare.
By Patrick Tucker Science & Technology Editor, Defense One. October 24, 2024
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/10/new-aukus-experiment-shows-how-allies-autonomy-will-speed-naval-operations/400513/
U.S., Australian, British, and Japanese defense officials converged on the
Australian Jervis Bay this week for a weeklong experiment to test how to
integrate new, developmental tech from different countries in order to speed up
intelligence and reconnaissance data transmission at sea.
The results: ?Things that would have taken perhaps months were taking place
minutes in terms of common operating pictures,? one senior defense official
told reporters.
The so-called Maritime Big Play exercise is part of the broader AUKUS
partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
The first pillar of AUKUS focuses on the co-development of a nuclear-powered
submarine, while the second pillar involves co-development and deployment of
emerging technologies like autonomous drones.
Madeline Mortelmans, the current acting assistant defense secretary for
strategy, plans and capabilities, told reporters Wednesday that progress on
AUKUS pillar II is already changing the way the allies think about joint
operations and fielding new technologies.
?We are advancing our undersea warfare capabilities by expanding our ability to
launch to and recover uncrewed underwater systems from the torpedo tubes on
current classes of British and U.S. submarines,? she said.
?That will increase the range and capability of our undersea forces. We're
integrating the [BAE] Sting Ray lightweight torpedo into the P-8A maritime
patrol aircraft, which will support our forces in being more interchangeable
while providing resilience to munitions stockpiles across AUKUS nations.?
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The experimentation in Jervis Bay served as a showcase for a lot of new drone
tech and other systems, both in the water and above, from across the alliance.
?Much of the gear that was brought to the party was from the partners,? one
official said. Some of the systems the United States brought include the GARC
unmanned surface boat, the Vanilla long-endurance UAV, and the Ocean Aero
underwater and surface vessel (Triton.)
?This was all industry. We had 30 different systems, from the sea bed to the
stratosphere, involved here,? an official said.
The experiments tested how well the systems and the militaries could collect
and disseminate intelligence and data.
?The testing and experimentation was driven by specific scenarios. So, think of
the need to use a mix of uncrewed and crewed assets to do very large area
[intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] for example, and to maintain a
common operating picture,? an official said.
Another focus of the experiment was to identify how allies could modify or
develop specific tactics, techniques and procedures to allow for faster data
and intelligence sharing across the alliance?and to do so from the wide array
of drones and other assets.
?We demonstrated not only the systems? but also how we would employ those
systems. So the specific TTPs that will help us do that more effectively, that
will accelerate our adoption, and then further it helps us understand how we
would do it together, through connecting and communicating and command and
controlling the devices,? another official said.
Japanese officials attended the briefings this week, as the AUKUS nations are
considering closer collaboration with Japan in these areas.
One former senior defense official told Defense One, ?Integrating increasingly
autonomous capabilities is critical to the future success of all three navies.?
The experiment ?provides a unique platform for experimentation to ensure each
country benefits from the advances of the other, helping the AUKUS partners
scale better than future capabilities faster,? he said.
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