FirstNet hits 1 million connections, launches blimp for disaster comms
FirstNet is now being used by more than 10,000 public safety agencies and organisations in the US, with more than 1 million FirstNet connections now in service.
Everbridge to provide Peru with full population critical alerting
Everbridge has been selected by Peru’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) to provide the technology that will underpin Sistema de Mensajería de Alerta Temprana de Emergencia (Sismate), Peru’s Early Warning Emergency Messaging System.
PMRExpo – news from the exhibition floor
Now that PMRExpo has closed its doors for another year, let’s take a quick look at the major announcements and new product launches.
Finland: Virve 2.0 launches RFI for 3GPP MCX services
State Security Networks Group Finland (Erillisverkot) has launched a request for information (RFI) on 3GPP standards-based mission-critical voice, data and video services (MCX) to inform the second phase of the Virve 2.0 project.
TCCA: standing the test of time
As TCCA is celebrating 25 years since it was founded as The TETRA MoU Association, there is no better time to hear from Tony Gray, its chief executive, about the association’s past, present and future
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Features
Russia's critical comms sector
11/11/2019Russia’s critical communications market is still moving from analogue to digital, and the country’s oil and gas sector is embracing the use of drones. Barry Mansfield takes a look at the state of play
Critical messaging: facing down the storm
13/10/2019Sam Fenwick takes a look at the big trends in the world of critical messaging, with a focus on population or company-wide alerts and paging...
From GSM-R to FRMCS: a new dawn for rail
13/10/2019Just like public safety, the railway community is embracing the latest 3GPP technology, but with Europe’s countries needing to migrate in lockstep, more ......
50 years of Swissphone
13/10/2019Angelo Saccoccia, CEO of Swissphone, talks to Critical Communications Today about his company’s past, present and future...
Genaker: pushing ahead with MCX
13/10/2019Miquel Teixidor, CEO of Genaker – a Spanish company specialising in mission-critical broadband – speaks to Sam Fenwick about its take-up and deployment...
Cross-border emergency communications: no agency is an island
13/10/2019Emergencies and disasters know no boundaries. Public safety agencies need to have communications in place across borders to quickly and effectively respond, ......
Narrowband
Russia's critical comms sector
11/11/2019Russia’s critical communications market is still moving from analogue to digital, and the country’s oil and gas sector ...
TCCA: standing the test of time
11/11/2019As TCCA is celebrating 25 years since it was founded as The TETRA MoU Association, there is no better time to hear from Tony Gray, its chief executive, about ......
Disaster recovery: evolving technologies
11/11/2019One great irony in our world is that communications are most needed when they are likely to be disrupted – such as during extreme weather, volcanic activity, ......
Critical comms handsets: an update
11/11/2019The critical communications market continues to be well supported by handset manufacturers. Sam Fenwick takes a look at recent developments and the latest ......
Broadband
Russia's critical comms sector
11/11/2019Russia’s critical communications market is still moving from analogue to digital, and the country’s oil and gas sector ...
What does 5G mean for critical comms?
11/11/2019While 5G is on everyone’s lips, its implications for mission-critical users are somewhat unclear. Charlotte Hathway and ...
TCCA: standing the test of time
11/11/2019As TCCA is celebrating 25 years since it was founded as The TETRA MoU Association, there is no better time to hear from ...
Disaster recovery: evolving technologies
11/11/2019One great irony in our world is that communications are most needed when they are likely to be disrupted – such as ...