Transport

Evolution of the use-case

05/11/2020

Chair of ETSI’s Technical Committee for TETRA and Critical Communications Evolution, Brian Murgatroyd, talks to Philip Mason about the future of narrowband.

Growth factor

03/02/2020

India’s critical communications market is relying on a mixture of standards and device types as it moves from analogue to digital and the country pursues its smart cities vision. Barry Mansfield ...

TCCA: standing the test of time

11/11/2019

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

What does 5G mean for critical comms?

11/11/2019

While 5G is on everyone’s lips, its implications for mission-critical users are somewhat unclear. Charlotte Hathway and Sam Fenwick try to cut through the hype

From GSM-R to FRMCS: a new dawn for rail

13/10/2019

Just 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

13/10/2019

Mladen 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

Spain and Portugal's critical communications markets in focus

29/07/2019

While 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

Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration – the future of emergency services

26/06/2019

(Advertorial) We all know that every second counts in the control room: teams need all the information they can possibly get – often from a myriad of sources and in real-time or as close as ...

Southeast Asia's critical comms sector in focus

19/06/2019

With 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

Metros' evolving communications requirements

19/06/2019

TETRA 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 ...

CCE 2019: 5G, spectrum, AI, and cloud

16/04/2019

The Critical Communications Europe stream at BAPCO/CCE 2019 covered many topics around public safety communications in great depth. Sam Fenwick dives into the details

The best way to the new hybrid world

07/08/2018

(Advertorial) How do we move from today’s capable but narrowband TETRA networks to tomorrow’s world of broadband opportunities? The Airbus hybrid device Tactilon Dabat points the way

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