The United Nations (UN) has selected Ericsson to supply peacekeeping missions around the globe with their own private LTE networks providing mission-critical communications capabilities. Alongside partner Danoffice IT, Ericsson will lead the implementation of mission-critical Read more…
Nokia is aiming to boost its visibility in the smart cities space (or “digital cities”, as the company now calls them) with three new solutions plus a set of analytics-based smart-city services co-developed with Singaporean Read more…
The number of digital licensed mobile radio (LMR) users exceeded the number of analog users for the first time in 2017, with over 24 million digital users, according to IHS Markit. Meanwhile, LTE is starting Read more…
The first ETSI Mission Critical Push to Talk (MCPTT) interoperability test sessions for mission-critical LTE equipment wrapped up last week with an 85% success rate, according to ETSI. The Plugtests event was held at ETSI headquarters Read more…
A recent breach at Singapore’s MINDEF network highlights the limitations of network segregation. What’s needed is better malware defenses. In February this year MINDEF, the Singapore Ministry of Defence, announced that the personal data of Read more…
This week’s Critical Communications World event saw plenty of heated debate about the future of narrowband TETRA in a broadband world and whether LTE could ever be a suitably dependable replacement. But if you take Read more…
Nokia has expanded its ViTrust critical communications portfolio with a new simplified LTE small cell and an operations center solution that aggregates data streams for emergency services in the field. Launched on the sidelines of Read more…
Critical communications are becoming more, well, critical. Not only are the threats to our society and lifestyle becoming more immediate and widespread, but we also expect the response to be faster and more effective than Read more…
To Danial Mausoof, Head of Strategic Marketing, Nokia Asia Pacific and Japan, mission critical communications (MCC) are an integral part of smart city platforms. Emergency services – whether they be fire fighters or terrorist response Read more…
SK Telecom, Samsung Electronics and Busan Transportation Corporation (BTS) have launched South Korea’s first commercially operational LTE-Railway (LTE-R) network for the 41-km Busan Metro line 1 covering 40 stations in the region. BTS, SK Telecom Read more…
For some time now, the mobile industry has envisioned LTE as more than just the next evolution for 3G networks – it can also serve as the next generation of mission critical communications networks that Read more…
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