Public safety continues to invest in P25 for voice
29/07/2019In North America, the trend is for larger, interoperable, regional P25 systems complemented by broadband data services, as James Atkinson reports
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Spain and Portugal's critical communications markets in focus
29/07/2019While millions flock to Spain and Portugal in search of the perfect tan, Sam Fenwick takes a look at both countries’ mission-critical markets and the networks that help keep citizens and tourists safe
CCW review 2019: three days in Kuala Lumpur
29/07/2019The Critical Communications Today team reports on the highlights from Critical Communications World
Southeast Asia's critical comms sector in focus
19/06/2019With this year’s CCW taking place in Kuala Lumpur, it would be odd if we didn’t turn our focus to Southeast Asia. Sam Fenwick takes a look at the current trends in the region, particularly in Malaysia
Public safety network operators' challenges
19/06/2019Simon Creasey hears from a number of public safety network operators with a focus on their current challenges, including the transition to mission-critical broadband, planning for 5G and cyber ...
Metros' evolving communications requirements
19/06/2019TETRA and Wi-Fi are the dominant radio standards for metro and light rail communications and signalling systems, but LTE is starting to make inroads in the market, as James Atkinson finds out
North America's critical comms market: jumping the hurdles
16/04/2019(Sponsored by PowerTrunk) This year’s roundtable in Las Vegas focused on the obstacles facing US public safety agencies when, or if, they seek to migrate to mobile broadband for mission-critical ...
The Italian job: moving to the next phase of emergency services comms
16/04/2019Philip Mason talks to two major players in the current roll-out of mission-critical communications in Italy, and asks what a broadband-enabled future might look like there
CCE 2019: 5G, spectrum, AI, and cloud
16/04/2019The Critical Communications Europe stream at BAPCO/CCE 2019 covered many topics around public safety communications in great depth. Sam Fenwick dives into the details
BAPCO 2019: On with the show
16/04/2019Philip Mason looks at the major themes on the British APCO side of the conference schedule at this year’s BAPCO/Critical Communications Europe 2019
IWCE 2019: Who migrates from LMR first?
16/04/2019International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) gave the American public safety communications community a chance to discuss many issues, with one of the most pressing being when the first agency ...
Spring events supplement – BAPCO/CCE, IWCE reviews
29/03/2019As a special treat for our readers, we've put together a supplement that covers the key talking points at this year's BAPCO/Critical Communications Europe (CCE) and IWCE events.
Latin America's critical comms sector: slow but steady progress
04/03/2019The critical communications market in Latin America has suffered from the impact of past global and regional socio-economic factors, but it is showing welcome signs of recovery in both the public and ...
Power utilities' evolving communication needs
04/03/2019Philip Mason talks to the Joint Radio Company’s Adrian Grilli about the challenges facing the electricity generation industry, and its growing reliance on comms tech
Critical comms focus: Australia
04/02/2019Following the recent issue of a ‘request for proposal’ in relation to the roll-out of public safety broadband, Philip Mason gives an overview of mission-critical communications in Australia
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