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
Broadband
MCX interoperability: Going far together
29/07/2019The work to ensure that user organisations get the interoperable mission-critical broadband ecosystem they require continues to progress, despite one significant stumbling block. Sam Fenwick explains
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 ...
Realising mobile broadband's public safety potential
19/06/2019The Public Safety Network’s TJ Kennedy and Jason Karp discuss how broadband-enabled data can make a huge contribution to public safety comms prior to the roll-out of national networks
France's push for public safety broadband
19/06/2019France’s work to transition to mission-critical broadband is well under way, with much of the initial conceptual work complete and the first wave of commercial partners on board. Sam Fenwick ...
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 ...
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
Public safety in-building coverage: FirstNet and ESN
16/04/2019Sam Fenwick looks at some of the current thinking and issues around the provision of in-building public safety broadband coverage in both the US and the UK
FirstNet’s first year
16/04/2019Philip Mason talks to acting CEO of FirstNet Ed Parkinson about how the network has changed the critical communications market, and how first-responders are likely to embrace 5G
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.
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