Mexico’s melting pot
02/03/2018Unlike many countries, Mexico’s critical communications market is home to a number of different technologies, all jostling for supremacy. Sam Fenwick has the details
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ISI: Making the connection
02/03/2018Richard Martin reviews progress on Inter System Interoperability and draws some conclusions on best practice for future projects
On high alert
07/02/2018(Advertisement feature) A dedicated emergency paging network assures super-reliable callouts at affordable cost
Return of a trusted brand
07/02/2018(Advertisment feature) New pagers by Swissphone will bring back reliable paging in the Netherlands
Analogue radios in an IP World
07/02/2018(Advertisement feature) TC Communications discusses how leased line users affected by ageing copper networks can embrace the new world of IP without any loss of audio quality
Critical comms in the Mediterranean: sun, sand and strife
06/02/2018The Mediterranean, hard-hit by the financial crisis, is starting to look to the future when it comes to its networks, and while that doesn’t necessarily mean LTE, there are opportunities for TETRA, ...
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P25: Here to stay
06/02/2018The P25 two-way radio standard is more than 25 years old but continues to be widely used by public safety agencies, particularly in the USA. James Atkinson takes a look at its current development ...
The Critical Network of Things’ backbone
06/02/2018Brian Back, founder and CEO of Radio Data Networks, discusses his concerns about the use of IoT on third-party carriers for mission-critical applications, and TETRA as a backbone for remote ...
Will the TETRA radio turn into a smartphone?
06/02/2018TETRA radio manufacturers are divided on whether to make their devices more like smartphones or stick with traditional form factors. Richard Martin weighs up the pros and cons of each approach
Flexibility breeds resilience
04/12/2017(Advertisement feature) DAMM’s decentralised network architecture enables mission-critical networks to grow quickly, while keeping total cost of ownership to a minimum
Swissphone: diverse reception
03/12/2017(Advertisement feature) Using a supplementary radio network for alerting can improve coverage substantially, and at lower overall cost. Paging specialist Swissphone explains how
Digital drives Africa’s critical comms
21/11/2017African countries are migrating swiftly to digital radio technology, and cost pressures mean they are embracing a wide variety of radio standards – but funding remains a stumbling block for larger ...
BDBOS: In it for the long haul
21/11/2017Sam Fenwick hears from Andreas Gegenfurtner and Eva-Maria Eckmann about the German Public Safety Digital Radio Network and its use during the 2017 G20 Hamburg summit
Disaster recovery: come what may
21/11/2017Keeping mission-critical networks up and running in the face of nature’s fury is one of our industry’s biggest challenges. Sam Fenwick looks at how operators and vendors work to give first-responders ...
Metros: All aboard the broadband express
21/11/2017Mass transit operators are using TETRA, LTE and even Wi-Fi to improve their operations, ensure the safety of their passengers and staff, generate revenue and reduce costs. Richard Martin has the ...
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