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 offerings
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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, floods, earthquakes and tsunamis. Richard ...
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 the association’s past, present and future
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
IoT for utilities: small sensors, big applications
13/10/2019 TCCA’s SCADA, Smartgrid and Telemetry Group recently produced a white paper on the topic of ‘Emerging IoT Bearers for non-Mission Critical SCADA’. Here, Critical Communications Today summarises its ...
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, minimising loss of life and protecting ...
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 co-ordination is needed, as Sam Fenwick ...
TCCA: new strategy, same goal
13/10/2019Mladen Vratonjić, TCCA Board Chair, speaks to Sam Fenwick about TCCA’s strategy and priorities, along with some of the biggest issues in the mission-critical communications market
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
Sepura's approach to TETRA apps and product design
18/09/2019Critical Communications Today visits Sepura’s headquarters to learn more about the benefits of applications that can run over TETRA and the company’s approach to mission-critical device design
Mission-critical apps: high value, slow take-up?
18/09/2019Greater use of data in the field, via applications, can dramatically increase efficiency and situational awareness, but deployment across the critical comms sector is patchy. Sam Fenwick looks at the ...
The Middle East's critical comms market
18/09/2019The Middle East is a hugely important market for the critical communications sector, given its appetite for the latest technology. But how has the region been faring recently? Sam Fenwick investigates
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
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
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