Welcome to Land Mobile
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Jan 2012
BlueLightCamp in Manchester
After a year marked by episodes of civil unrest in which social media played a key part, British APCO, the association of public safety communications officers, is participating an innovative forum to discuss issues and concerns which have b
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Jan 2012
Call for Android beta testers
Getac UK is looking for beta testers for its rugged PS236 handheld to evaluate the possibilities that the Android platform offers for enterprise applications.
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Jan 2012
Satellites circuits usher viewers into 2012
Outside broadcast specialists SIS Live provided satellite communications and wireless radio equipment for the annual British Comedy Awards, held in London just before Christmas and broadcast live on Channel 4.
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Jan 2012
Window manufacturer gains a clearer view of vehicle movements
Lancashire's largest manufacturer of uPVC doors and windows has equipped its entire fleet of trucks with Quartix telematics vehicle tracking. Based in Blackpool, the Affordable Windows and Conservatory Group (AWCG) says it is now able to keep track of vehicle locations and monitor driver efficiency.
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Jan 2012
Driving the message home
A Mercedes-Benz dealership in Surrey is making use of SMS-based marketing technology from mobile messaging solution provider, PageOne Communications, to communicate with customers and keep its staff informed. The Brooklands Mercedes-Benz dealership in Weybridge is using PageOne's Campaign Manager service to send out interactive SMS-based short code and keyword campaigns using a web console.
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Jan 2012
Europe's largest free Wi-Fi zone to launch in London
Free Wi-Fi access will soon be available to millions of residents and visitors using mobile devices in the London boroughs of Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. Network operator O2 has revealed it has struck a landmark deal with Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which will lead to the creation of what it claims will become the largest free wireless hub in Europe.
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Jan 2012
A pint of beer and a QR code
Real ale drinkers celebrating the festive season and the New Year were able to gain an insight into just what was in their pint and how it was made, thanks to a QR code pub marketing scheme from West Sussex micro-brewery, WJ King.
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Jan 2012
Casino upgrades to digital chips
A recently opened East London super-casino has chosen digital technology for its radio communication system.
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Jan 2012
London Buses radio system reaches finish line ahead of Olympics
The London Buses network, which will play a key role in transporting thousands of visitors around the city during this year's Olympic Games, has upgraded its radio communications system to a new TaitNet MPT trunked solution.
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Jan 2012
Police step in to save crime-fighting radio scheme
A town centre CCTV radio system in Shropshire, plagued by maintenance issues and a funding shortage, has been thrown a lifeline by West Mercia Police Authority, just in time for the busy January sales shopping period.
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Dec 2011
Searching for spectrum
Radio regulators from around the world will gather in Geneva on January 23 for the openingof the 2012 World Radiocommuincation Conference (WRC-12). Held under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union, this treaty-
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Dec 2011
Positioning indoors
New opportunities for indoor advertising, pedestrian navigation and other indoor-location-based applications are promised by Sensewhere, a Scottish company which has harnessed 'crowd-sourced' location data to deliver highly-accurate positioning even deep indoors.
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Dec 2011
Frequency spread threatens LTE
Fragmented frequencies may hamper the global adoption of next-generation LTE wireless services unless harmonized spectrum band plans can be achieved. So warns a new report from the GSMA (Global LTE Network Forecasts and Assumptions - One Year On).
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Dec 2011
Complaining about mobile
In Ofcom's latest quarterly survey of consumer complaints about mobile phone service, 3UK emerges with an unenviable lead among the six largest UK mobile operators. According to Ofcom's analysis, 3UK attracted almost 0.14 complaints per 1000
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Dec 2011
Bluetooth for business radio
Business radio users choosing DMR digital radio will be able to benefit from improved performance and convenience next year with a new family of Bluetooth-enabled handportables from Motorola.
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Dec 2011
Re-engineering of lithium-ion battery could see capacity increased tenfold and charging time reduced to 15 minutes
Thanks to the power-hungry nature of today's portable devices such as tablets, laptops and smart phones, staring in desperation at a rapidly diminishing battery indicator is a frustration familiar to most.
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Dec 2011
Easy route to digital trunking
ETSI-compliant Mode 3 trunking will be available within weeks for dPMR digital radio systems, through a trunking controller demonstrated by Fylde Micro at the FCS's recent Business Radio day in Hinckley.
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Dec 2011
Ofcom reviews LTE interference threat
Ofcom has warned users of licence-free Short Range Devices (SRDs) operating in the 863-870 MHz band that they cannot expect protection from interference resulting from future '800 MHz' mobile broadband services (which will operate in the neighbouring 791-862 MHz band).
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Nov 2011
Latest TETRA Today digital edition avaiable online
The latest issue of TETRA Today is now available to read online. In this edition chairman Phil Godfrey explains why the TETRA Association has become the TETRA and Critical Communications Association, Alun Lewis looks into the security features of TETRA and its broadband future, Tim Guest analyses TETRA's increasing ventures at sea and Richard Lambley heads to Norway to take a closer look at the country's costly but logical public safety TETRA network.
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Nov 2011
Wireless Communications for Business Awards 2012
Land Mobile is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the inaugural Wireless Communications for Business Awards in September 2012.
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Nov 2011
Wireless rescue dogs
A new wireless camera and audio system gives search and rescue teams a 'dog's-eye-view' of emergency situations.
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Nov 2011
BT to install thousands of smart meters to reduce energy bills
BT is currently installing more than 22,000 smart energy meters and over 1500 building energy management systems across thousands of its UK-based offices, telephone exchanges and data centres in a bid to shave £13 million a year off its energy bills.
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Nov 2011
Sign of the times
The humble estate agent sale board has had a 21st century makeover with the aid of the latest QR code and NFC technology.
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Nov 2011
4G LTE network goes live in London
Mobile network operator O2 has switched on the first 4G (or LTE - Long Term Evolution) network in London as part of a trial to test the technology ahead of launching its future commercial LTE network in the UK.
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Nov 2011
Masternaut tracks David Walliams
Asset tracking technology from Masternaut was used by Sport Relief to provide live online location updates as the comedian and fundraising swimmer, David Walliams, took on the BT Sport Relief Challenge: 'Walliams vs. The Thames'.
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Nov 2011
SMS fire alerts for deaf people
A new fire safety product that sends a text message alert to the mobile phones of deaf and hard of hearing people when a fire alarm sounds has been installed at Kensington and Chelsea College in London.
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Nov 2011
Better connections at Norway's biggest airport
A mission-critical communications system is at the heart of a new operations centre at Oslo Airport in Norway.
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Nov 2011
Ofcom maps highlight UK's mobile not-spots
Using data supplied by communication providers, Ofcom has published a series of maps showing outdoor mobile coverage in the UK, alongside its first report to the Government on the country's communications infrastructure.
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Oct 2011
Read Land Mobile October issue online now
The latest Land Mobile is now available as a digital edition. In this issue: Integrating radio systems with the CCTV control desk; a low-cost radio service offering local, regional and quasi-national coverage; expert views on the state of play in digital migration; and a broadband PMR system based on WiMAX.
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Oct 2011
Wi-Fi boost keeps cricket snappers happy
To boost coverage for press photographers during matches, Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham has upgraded its Wi-Fi network.
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Mar 2011
Mobile World Congress
Devices, technologies, trends and innovations from the global cellular communications industry's annual gathering in Barcelona: Richard Lambley reports
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Mar 2011
Pushing down the cost of incident management
April's BAPCO 2011 event in London will focus on collaborative solutions and future emergency planning in today's uniquely challenging financial context
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Mar 2011
Europe's other broadband systems
Though the cellular spotlight currently falls on HSPA+, LTE and LTE Advanced, other broadband technologies are now widely deployed in Europe but are rather less well known. Ian Poole reports on one of these, CDMA450
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Mar 2011
Corporate manslaughter
Last month, Cotswold Geotechnical (Holdings) Limited became the first UK company to be convicted of corporate manslaughter. Specialist solicitor Guy Bastable reviews the case and its wider implications for employers
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Mar 2011
Femtocells and picocells
Patrick Fuller examines a region of the telecoms map where two ways collide
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Feb 2011
Handheld TV
Ireland's decision to abandon plans for mobile TV networks based on DVB-H is a further setback for a class of mobile service that has failed to make headway. Geoff Varrall, of RTT Online, considers the problems that have handicapped it
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Feb 2011
Why mobile data security projects fail
Sean Glynn, of the data protection company Credant, highlights some common pitfalls in protecting mobile data and explains how to avoid costly mistakes
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Feb 2011
Dark secrets
A digital PMR system has revolutionized on-site communications at Ireland's most celebrated industrial location - the historic brewery where Guinness stout is produced. A day trip to Dublin gave Richard Lambley an opportunity to explore
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Feb 2011
Learning from the digital natives
The continuing influx of personal IT gadgets poses an undoubted threat to information security in the workplace. But Robert Stroud argues that it's better to embrace the technologies and educate the users than to ban outright
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Feb 2011
Completing the revenue puzzle
Einar Lindquist explains how a call completion strategy can help telecoms operators maximize their service revenues and increase subscriber 'stickiness'
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Feb 2011
Smart phones for the smart(er) grid
Mobile applications for the Smart Grid are developing rapidly, explains Eugene Fodor. And smart devices in the hands of the user will play a key role
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Feb 2011
Spinning the plates
As they come under increasing pressure to deliver on time and on budget, how can telcos and operators maintain service excellence? One thing they might consider, Mark Orchart says, is to outsource their first-line maintenance
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Jan 2011
ZigBee
Ian Poole outlines a growing family of wireless mesh networking standards which is finding an expanding range of applications in remote monitoring and equipment control
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Jan 2011
Air terminals
A private digital mobile radio system is increasingly the communications choice of airport operators for their ground activities and those of associated companies working on the site. Richard Lambley visited Germany's second busiest airport, Munich, to see how a large Tetra installation is helping to build its success
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Jan 2011
Real-time telematics: the business benefits
Steve Towe, of the vehicle telematics specialist Cybit, shows how fleet operators can use technology to manage their mobile employees more effectively, reducing daily operational costs and benefiting their bottom line
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Jan 2011
Broadband with biscuits
In a handful of towns in southern Norway, business customers and consumers are for the first time experiencing aaamobile broadband wireless services based on 4G technology.
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Dec 2008
Green transport
Drawing inspiration from the technology transfers which underpinned the year's greatest sporting event, Graham Fisher, head of Orange Labs R&D in the UK, celebrates the mobile technologies which are now helping to green our planet
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Dec 2008
Driving logistics
Matt Hague, of Microlise, shows how today's mobile devices and applications are driving the logistics industry rapidly forward by saving time and reducing errors
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Dec 2008
Wireless wheels
Communications for the public rail network: an untapped source of revenue? Andrea Casini, of Andrew, discusses radio coverage systems as a potential source of income for mobile operators
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Dec 2008
Radio business
With new digital technologies and networking potential, and a renewed relevance to users, PMR seems set for a renaissance. Richard Lambley reports from the FCS's annual gathering for the business radio community
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Dec 2008
Securing wireless data for the police
EXPERIENCE with one of the UK's major public sector wireless data projects, the Strathclyde Police mobile data trial, was summarized by Peter Harris, of the system provider Arqiva, at Capita's recent London conference, Delivering Mobile Data in the Police.
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Dec 2008
Freaking out
Richard Lambley visits Kenwood's European headquarters for a demonstration of a ground-breaking digital PMR product family, which promises superior communications performance and an easy migration path from analogue
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Feb 2009
Data on the beat
A recent conference on delivering mobile data in the police service focused on the benefits brought by the latest devices and applications - but also on some of the challenges which have arisen in planning and deploying them
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Feb 2009
Video on demand
Having equipped its bus fleet with CCTV, Transport for London is preparing to go a stage further with live 3G video links relaying pictures to its central control room. If its present experiment is a success, the system could soon be rolled out across the capital
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Feb 2009
Utilities
in an emergency scenario. Thus, operational staff restoring power in areas with no electricity may be using PMR to re-energize circuits safely; senior managers in the strategic 'gold' command group may have Airwave sets to talk to 'blue light' emergency services; while corporate managers have satellite phones to update HQ staff directly in an overseas headquarters and brief the press.
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Feb 2009
Flexing the network
Steven van Zanen offers some thoughts on how network operators can boost their messaging revenues in unstable markets and troubled times
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Feb 2009
Tetra isn't working
Philip West, managing director of Radio Consultants Ltd, believes that we have neglected a significant opportunity to relieve spectrum shortages in private mobile radio
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Feb 2009
Near Field Communications
Ian Poole examines a wireless technology which offers significant potential for innovation
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Mar 2009
Harbour waves
Richard Lambley revisits a trunked radio network operator in mainland Europe which is planning to bring to the UK its high performance standards and an innovative 'software as a service' business model
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Mar 2009
Shared experience
'Sharing information for the future' is the 2009 theme chosen for the annual BAPCO Conference and Exhibition, which will take place at the Business Design Centre, London, April 21-23