BLOGS


A New Era of Land Mobility Connectivity

2021-07-07 | Intelsat

This blog describes a flexible and fully provisioned global managed service that removes the cost and complexity out of creating and managing a communications network.


How PoC Communication & Dispatching Platforms Enable Efficiency and Safety

2021-02-01 | Renxing Pan, CEO of Inrico Solutions

With faster, safer and better connectivity, convergent push-to-talk (PTT) solutions are now rapidly being adopted in new sectors and for new user scenarios. What are the 'ingredients' of an efficient and reliable PoC Platform?


Why BDAs provide the ideal way to boost coverage

2021-01-13 | Chris Cant | Senior Product Manager (Systems & Solutions) | Hytera UK

Bi-directional amplifiers (BDAs) provide a simple and cost-effective way of increasing signal levels for narrowband radio systems in places with poor coverage, such as in buildings and tunnels.


Global MCX Outlook for 2021

2020-12-23 | Anatoli Levine | Director of Products and Standards for Softil, Ltd.

Key trends include more Service Providers outside government-sponsored programs entering the MCX space to deliver mission-critical communications services; MCX upgrades to dispatch consoles becoming operational; MCVideo for First Responders.


What happened to Australia’s National Strategic Radio System?

2020-06-04 | Ben Cosier | Impulse Wireless

The time to act on a nationwide communications network for first responders and Government agencies in Down Under s now. “A lesson learned isn’t a lesson until it brings about change”


Leveraging Artificial Intelligence Essential for Emergency Services

2020-05-19 | Sagi Suboki | Softil

Softil urges emergency services to harness IoT and AI in mission-critical communications for the benefit of public safety


The Role of LTE in the Utilities Sector

2020-03-02 | Darek Wieczorek

From a utility’s perspective, there is a game-changing difference between public and private LTE networks. Darek Wieczorek, MCP senior technical consultant explains why he values the advantages of Private LTE for th Utility sector.


MCX Engineers Convene at 4th ETSI Plugtest

2019-09-23 | Sagi Subocki - VP Products & Marketing Softil

This week in Finland 34 companies and more than 100 engineers are coming together with one common goal – to ensure their companies’ mission-critical products are interoperable. A good reason for Softil to give it some thought.


The Future of CBRS Spectrum for Law Enforcement

2019-08-02 | Guest Author - Meeta Gupta | Wireless Solution Architect

From the ability to create a private LTE network to enhanced Wi-Fi and 5G capability, CBRS is likely to be as consequential as the development of Wi-Fi itself, which debuted 20 years ago this year.


Shining the Light On A Bright Mission Critical Communications Future

2019-06-23 | Anatoli Levine | Director of Products and Standards for Softil, Ltd.

An outlook for the MCC/MCX industry from Anatoli Levine, Director of Products & Standards at IP Communications Enabler Softil.


CAD On Smartwatches Is A Game Changer For Police Communications

2019-05-29 | T.J. Kennedy

As police departments and other public safety organizations shift their communications infrastructure to wireless broadband and cloud-based apps, smartwatches look set to have a massive impact on the everyday lives of first responders.


Smart-Safe-Connected Communities: Is Your Organization Part of This Movement?

2019-05-28 | George Rice

Enabling Smart-Safe-Connected Communities will require new forms of cross-sector/governmental collaboration & knowledge sharing. Commercial sector input, honed in the experience of public sector implementation, can pave the way to a smart, safe & .....


Critical Communications and the Outsourced Responsibility Myth

2019-04-12 | Nicolas Hauswald

ETELM CEO Nicolas Hauswald looks at outsourcing in relation to critical communications.


Delivering Mission-Critical Data to Enhance First Responders’ Work

2019-02-19 | Ken Bednasz, VP Application Engineering at Telit, Americas

FirstNet is enabling first responders to act both more effectively and more safely in emergency situations through the use of next-gen technologies like IoT and drone platforms. Read more about the integration of these technologies below.


Is Mission Critical Communications Stuck in 1912?

2018-11-28 | Anatoli Levine, Director, Products & Standards at MCC enabler Softil

It’s time for public authorities and first responders to use 21st century technology to work smarter and better. Anatoli Levine, Director, Products & Standards at MCC enabler Softil delves into the subject


5G Technologies, Key For More Effective Mission Critical Communications

2018-07-03 | Sagi Subocki

According to Sagi Subocki, Vice-President Products and Marketing at Softil, the ultimate promise of 5G technologies lies in its ability to deliver new essential services which go well beyond “instant gratification” for the Netflix and Hulu aficionados.


Using Drones and AI For Automated Crowd Surveillance

2018-06-08 | Malek Murison

'Eye in the Skye' allows a drone to fly above crowds and use machine learning to detect signs of violence.


Can Your Public-Safety Backhaul Network Meet Evolving First Responder Needs?

2017-12-14 | Fai Lam Marketing Director, IP/optical networks a Nokia

As first responders and law enforcement today are equipped with more-sophisticated communications tools that work in harsh and hostile environments. Likewise, the public safety backhaul network must evolve to support all kinds of data-rich applications.