There is a lot of talk about TETRA and 4G/5G, both together and separately. Some may think that TETRA is already yesterday’s technology and 4G/5G is the bright hope of tomorrow. The truth is that both have their benefits and limitations – but the trick is how to combine these technologies to get the best of both worlds?
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Want to get the most out of TETRA and 4G/5G? Follow this tip »
18 Dec 2019
by Catalin Gheorghiu
| 6 min read
Public safety apps ,
Critical communications ,
TETRA radios ,
TETRA and 5G ,
Professional apps
Professional apps – what do users need right now? »
Public safety and other professionals have come a long way with mobile apps, with around two thirds now using apps in their day-to-day work. The landscape is very different from only five years ago. User organizations are no longer simply planning to use mobile apps, but are making growing use of the many advantages that apps have to offer. Yet, apps are still not being adopted in a professional...
11 Dec 2019
by Tapio Savunen
| 4 min read
Public safety apps,
Critical communications,
Professional apps
How to easily adopt a smart push-to-talk solution for industry use »
Many industries are currently facing the need for digitalizing their team communication solutions. Moving from push-to-talk radios to futureproof smart solutions requires lots of planning to succeed. But how to avoid major pitfalls in transition? And how to guarantee the continuity of operations and to keep up the performance throughout the changes?
5 Dec 2019
by Piia Nikula
| 6 min read
Critical communications,
Professional apps
Battery life: What to look for in your duty smartphone? »
As a mission-critical user, you do not want your devices to run out of battery in critical situations. But what do you need to know about battery life before bringing smartphones or hybrid devices into professional use? What are the most important smartphone battery requirements? There are five essential things you’ll want to consider.
25 Oct 2019
by Jukka Saari
| 9 min read
Public safety apps,
Critical communications,
Professional apps
What is the secret recipe for successful public safety command? »
People living in Mexico’s state of Querétaro are among the safest in the country – and with 2,000,000 citizens to look after, keeping them that way is a tall order. One of the world’s most exciting and modern command centres is part of the reason. But what’s behind the centre’s success?
25 Jun 2019
by Minna Kuronen
| 6 min read
Public safety apps,
Critical communications,
Professional apps,
Tetrapol
This is what professionals really want to know about hybrid devices »
If you’re keen to know how to get the best of professional radio and combine it with all the advantages of modern smartphone apps, you’ve come to the right place. Over the last three years, visitors to our website have been telling us about their biggest challenges when buying radios. One of the most common topics was about how to combine TETRA and 4G/5G. Inspired by that, I present “17 questions...
18 Jun 2019
by Catalin Gheorghiu
| 23 min read
Critical communications,
TETRA radios,
TETRA and 5G,
Professional apps
14 brilliant quotes on the critical communications future »
The critical communications sector faces unprecedented pressure and change. Transformative technologies, political turbulence, social recalibration – little is as it was even a few years ago. To provide insight for you in this challenging situation, we asked a selection of the industry’s leading thinkers to share their views of the future of critical communications and the challenges that many...
17 May 2019
by Tiina Saaristo
| 5 min read
Critical communications
Manage your smartphones, hybrid devices and apps - professionally »
Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts on how to bring smart and hybrid devices into professional use. We will cover many topics, from tools to processes to features, offering help to organizations tackling this type of transition. A hybrid device is one that takes advantage of a PMR technology such as TETRA, Tetrapol or DMR and complements that with broadband. Today’s question is: How...
17 Apr 2019
by Päivi Laakso-Kuivalainen
| 4 min read
Public safety apps,
Critical communications,
TETRA and 5G,
Professional apps
4 simple ways to ensure a better broadband future »
Mobile broadband is clearly in the sights of many organizations using narrowband radio communications. They see mobile broadband as an effective way to achieve new levels of operational efficiency, safety and security. But what are the essential considerations every operator should think about when planning a broadband future?
1 Feb 2019
by Tapio Savunen
| 6 min read
Critical communications,
TETRA and 5G,
Tetrapol
What everyone is saying about professional apps »
The third Airbus survey into the state of the professional mobile apps market ran from November 2017 to January 2018. We analysed the 112 responses to the survey and this blog post summarises what we found.
23 Nov 2018
by Rahim Zaknoun
| 16 min read
Public safety apps,
Critical communications,
Professional apps