One 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 Martin reviews both new and existing systems for disaster comms
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
Russia’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
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 ...
Emergencies 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 ...
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 ...
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
Sam 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
Critical 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
Greater 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 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
In North America, the trend is for larger, interoperable, regional P25 systems complemented by broadband data services, as James Atkinson reports
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
The Critical Communications Today team reports on the highlights from Critical Communications World
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