Public safety

Those risking their life in the line of duty need to know that when they key up someone will hear them. This section covers mission-critical technologies such as TETRA and the UK's transition onto the Emergency Services Network (ESN)

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Panasonic obtains ESN accreditation for its Toughbook 33 Windows notebook Panasonic’s Toughbook 33 rugged notebook has become the first Microsoft Windows device to be authorised for use on the Emergency Services Network (ESN). The 2-in-1 detachable device can therefore be used by all emergency service personnel on the new network. Panasonic ...

British APCO calls for a clear Next Generation 999 technology roadmap The British Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (British APCO) has published a white paper on the topic of “Next Generation 999” (NG999), which highlights the issues that must be addressed if the UK public is have access to an emergency call service that ...

BT’s new counter drone solution BT has launched a counter drone solution that will be provided by its enterprise unit and give organisations the capability to detect, track and identify drones which breach airspace and site limits. The end-to-end and fully BT managed solution is a combination of ...

South Wales Police’s facial recognition use deemed lawful The High Court in Cardiff has found that the use of facial recognition by South Wales Police (SWP) is currently lawful, in response to a claim for judicial review in May that was brought by Ed Bridges, a Cardiff resident who believes his face was scanned twice by cameras that ...

International Control Room Week returns in October International Control Room Week, a campaign that celebrates and raises awareness of the vital role played by control room teams dealing with traumatic and distressing situations on a daily basis, will return for a second year and will take place on 21-27 October.

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60 seconds: Declan Whiting Declan Whiting, Software engineer at APD Communications, discusses his career to date How do you spend your time at work?You’ll find me mostly with my head in my PC, implementing and integrating LTE features into Cortex, our ICCS. LTE is going to be a big part of the ...

How to buy vehicle LTE routers In-vehicle LTE routers support a range of connectivity services in the field, but there are many types, so what factors should you consider when you are looking to buy? James Atkinson reports The advent of cellular 4G LTE networks has transformed in-vehicle mobile ...

Bad news for online stalkers Philip Mason tells the story of a recently developed app enabling victims of ‘virtual’ harassment to upload evidence straight to the police As anyone who has kept an eye on the news in the past few years will know, there has been a massive recent increase in cases of ...

On the cusp Philip Mason and Sam Fenwick cover the key talking points from the BAPCO/Critical Communications Europe event, which addressed a range of topics around public safety and the migration to broadband As might be expected, much of the emphasis in the BAPCO part of the ...

The critical messaging future Elisabetta Zaccaria, chairman of Secure Chorus, discusses the importance of reaching agreed interoperability standards in secure messaging apps for enterprise users and how selecting the right approach to cryptography is critical in addressing user requirements

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