Pagers and walkie-talkies over cellphones — a security expert explains why Hezbollah went low-tech for communications
20 September, 2024By shifting to low-tech devices, Hezbollah apparently sought an advantage against Israel's sophistication in tracking targets through their phones.
Global 5G connections reach nearly 2 billion
29 July, 2024The global adoption of 5G connections continued its steady climb in the first quarter of 2024, reaching nearly 2 billion.
Global 5G connections reached 1.76 billion in 2023
14 May, 2024Global adoption of 5G accelerated dramatically in 2023, adding 700 million connections to reach a total of 1.76 billion, as reported by 5G Americas.
One week on: AT&T's nationwide network outage
29 February, 2024 by Lauren DavisAny Australians who found themselves in the United States last week may have experienced a sense of déjà vu after major telco company AT&T suffered a massive network outage that affected mobile phone users nationwide.
How MCX continued to evolve in 2023
21 February, 2024 by Anatoli Levine, Director, Products and Standards at Softil Innovative CommunicationsThe year 2023 was one of continuous evolution of the critical communications ecosystem towards broadband, open standards-based communications technologies known as MCX.
Public safety broadband investments to exceed $5.7bn by 2026
24 January, 2024The public safety broadband market will grow at a CAGR of approximately 10% over the next three years, eventually accounting for more than $5.7 billion.
10 predictions for mission-critical comms in 2024
10 January, 2024 by Anatoli Levine, Director, Products and Standards at Softil Innovative CommunicationsSoftil has issued its annual outlook for the disruptive MCX industry covering the 2024 period and highlighted 10 probable advances in group communications that the coming year will bring.
What can we learn from the Optus outage?
08 November, 2023 by Lauren DavisThe outage was a stark reminder of how dependent we are on telco providers for our everyday communication needs, and how significantly we are affected when things go wrong.
Verizon survey reveals top priorities for first responders
30 October, 2023The survey of nearly 2000 public safety professionals reveals the value placed on network reliability, the evolution of mobility and the increasing impact of 5G.
Forging New Horizons — The Road Ahead with Hytera
21 September, 2023Leading PMR provider Hytera is actively evolving its product development strategy to shape and lead the trend towards a broadband future.
Public safety infrastructure a $2 billion opportunity
06 December, 2022SNS Telecom & IT estimates that the market for public safety LTE and 5G infrastructure will grow at a CAGR of approximately 13% between 2022 and 2025.
What role will 5G play in delivering critical communications?
15 October, 2021 by Jason Johur*TCCA released a white paper detailing the impact 5G will have on the work of critical users.
Transforming safety through technology
13 October, 2021A Motorola Solutions study discovered how the pandemic changed expectations for safety while fuelling technology advancement.
Pandemic accelerates demand for and adoption of technology for public safety
30 September, 2021A report identifies a safety movement driving public safety and enterprise innovation.
Frequentis, APD achieve UK ESN milestones
25 March, 2021Both providers have demonstrated new feature sets in recent tests for the UK's LTE-based Emergency Services Network.
