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Future-proofing command and control
The Tetra landscape has been dominated recently by talk of how LTE will affect the future of critical communications. However, technological advancements are having an effect across the board, not least in the control room and contact centre. Simon R…
16th May 2013
Future user requirements
With the Government’s Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme looking at a possible successor for the UK’s TETRA-based network, there was a lot of talk this year about future user requirements. As chief technology officer at Airw…
16th May 2013
British APCO 2013
British APCO – the annual event held by the British Association of Public Safety Communications Officials – took place in April at the Manchester Central exhibition centre. The two day event combined workshops and seminars with …
16th May 2013
Cutting through the M2M hype
The marketing departments of technology companies love buzzwords, visions and the wholesale ‘shifting of paradigms’. However, all too often, these new terms and phrases are just recycling concepts that have already been in everyday use for…
16th May 2013
Could cold weather break your network?
We may not be happy about the UK’s winters seemingly getting longer and longer, but spare a thought for your mobile operator. When severe cold weather conditions make headlines every winter, people worry about the impact on many everyday ser…
15th May 2013
Securing the mobile workforce
Mobility is having a profound impact on how people live and work. The modern workforce expects to be able to work anytime, anywhere from any device on any application. The number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the world’s population thi…
14th May 2013
The rugged landscape
An increasingly mobile workforce in all sectors of the economy has led to a boom in the market for ruggedised computer technology. One company that is profiting from this is Taiwan-based Getac, which entered the UK market four years ago. It has been …