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Drone connectivity platform Elsight has bagged a A$562,000 contract from an unnamed defence contractor to develop and supply a first batch of a new battlefield communication device.

Connectivity solutions provider for drones Elsight is claiming that its Halo communications system may be a vital link in the predicted expansion of Australia’s done industry to 60 million flights a year by 2043 by providing connection to traffic management systems to ensure safety and scalability in the industry.

ASX-listed drone connectivity solutions provider Elsight has unveiled a worldwide version of its Halo drone communications system, which, it claims, will allow operators to fly anywhere in the world without the need for equipment changes to accommodate different cellular systems.

Unmanned aerial vehicle services provider Speedbird has picked drone connectivity Elsight’s Halo technology solution for the critical task of controlling its parcel delivery drones.

Unmanned aerial vehicle services provider DroneUp has agreed to purchase Elsight’s Halo, a modular, carrier agnostic, AI-powered connectivity platform, to support its initial fleet parcel of delivery drones.

Driverless Halos solve transportation challenges with a people first approach to autonomous cars.

Juniper Research reports that MaaS will displace 2.2 billion private cars by 2025. To make this possible, Juniper says government investment in MaaS is key and providers should maximise opportunities as the world returns to normalcy.

Microsoft's hero Xbox gaming franchise, Halo, has just had a 10-episode season ordered by Showtime, dramatising an "epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant".

You have to be slightly analytical when sifting through a press release for an entertainment release, particularly the big names such as Halo. But one thing is clear, Halo 5: Guardians has still managed to muster the Halo fans to the cash registers on launch week.

Master Chief makes his appearance in a new title on the Xbox One this coming October with Halo 5: Guardians.

A beta of Halo 5’s multiplayer mode will be showcased at HaloFest, streamed live at 3pm on 11 November 2014, along with the launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which also co-incides with Halo: Nightfall, a streamed 5-ep TV show that brings the old and new Halo worlds together.

Bungie has release statistics for the first month of Destiny play.  In particular Bungie say that as far as the online experience is concerned Destiny eclipses Halo 3 and Halo: Reach combined.

Microsoft has announced a slew of top Hollywood talent bringing Xbox Originals to a number of the company’s platforms.  Interactive features will accompany the dramas, comedies, documentaries, animation, reality and live shows on offer.  Microsoft will also tag some big franchise names to the content, from Halo to ET.

Microsoft and 343 Industries today announced Halo: Spartan Assault, the series' first top-down action shooter, for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

The first non-Bungie developed Halo is upon us, is the Microsoft owned 343 Industries up to the standards that Bungie left us with in Halo Reach? And  how important is the return of the Mater Chief to the franchise?

Building on the steadily increasing hype wagon for the release of Halo 4, Microsoft decided to invade a small European country, the Principality of Liechtenstein, and transform the landscape into one big Halo 4 nerdgasim.

In preparation for the Master Chiefs next big space opera adventure, Microsoft is heating up the Halo 4 hype with flagship events planned for major capital cities.  

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has well and truly kicked off with hoards of gaming press descending on the Los Angeles Convention Center.  Microsoft has announced the upcoming line-up of games including new games from the usual suspects (Halo 4 and Gears Of War: Judgement) mixed in with some new names.

Halo fans rejoice, despite developer Bungie packing their bags and heading for new projects to sink their teeth into, the Master Chief franchise lives on.  The Microsoft owned 343 Industries is already pumping out details on what to expect in Halo 4.

A new imagining of the original Halo plus Halo 4, Gears of War 3, Mass Effect 3 and Minecraft all slated for Xbox 360. No new hardware announcement, but plenty of choice for the millions of Kinect motion detection controller owners in the future with Microsoft confirming at E3 today details of Star Wars, Dance Central, Fable and many more Kinect enabled titles on the horizon.