Omdia Crit Comms Circle

In this episode we learn more about the MCS Testing-as-a-Service (TaaSting) project, how it works, who is involved, and what the involvement of TCCA looks like. We also talk more broadly around standards in general and what the benefits standards-based mission critical solutions bring to the market for both vendors and end-users. We're joined by Harald Ludwig Chair of TCCA's Technical Forum, and D...

In this episode we're joined by two special guests from InterTalk who talk to us about how radio communications dispatch is changing. We cover topics including how cloud and SaaS is changing radio dispatch, some of the benefits a vendor-agnostic dispatch console can bring, and where people struggle when refreshing their voice dispatch systems. We're joined by Bryan Wiens, Senior Product Manager, a...

We talk with SSS Public Safety's Matt Palmer about the future of public safety control rooms and the challenges end-users are facing as control rooms face a triple threat from digital, data and technology evolution. Matt is the Product Director at SSS Public Safety whose solutions encompass control rooms and contact centers, integrated communications, digital evidence management, records managemen...

We have another post-event episode for you where we cover the highlights from IWCE in Las Vegas, including interoperability, MCPTT, spectrum, and more! We're joined once more by Ildefonso de la Cruz, Principal Analyst at Omdia, and Ken Rehbehn, Principal Analyst with Critical Communications Insights. If you have questions for either, or would like to contact them, their respective LinkedIn’s can b...

In this episode we gather to share some of our highlights from both the conference sessions and the exhibition floor of BAPCO 2022. We're joined once more by Ildefonso de la Cruz, Principal Analyst at Omdia, and Ken Rehbehn, Principal Analyst with Critical Communications Insights. Some of the highlights we cover include ESN, Tait, Handsfree, Regola and NEC. 👋 Get Involved: Have questions or want...

We talk with Motorola Solutions' Jehan Wickramasuriya about leveraging machine learning for mission critical artificial intelligence. We talk about defining artificial intelligence, the role it has within critical communications, and why mission critical AI is special. Jehan is the Vice President for AI, Data and User Experience at Motorola Solutions. He is responsible for Motorola Solutions Artif...

In this episode we talk MNOs in public safety, and how the movement towards mission critical broadband is playing out from a market perspective, how it's changing the nature of the trade shows that this industry has come to know well through the years, and in particular how the IWCE organisation is responding o these market changes. We're joined by three guests to cover these areas, including: - A...

We talk with TCCA's Tero Pesonen, Director and Board Vice-Chair as well as Chair of the Critical Communications Broadband Group (CCBG) on how broadband LTE is transforming the critical communications industry, and the strategies MNO's are taking when addressing this market. 👋 Get Involved: Have questions or want to join the podcast? Email us at critcommscircle@omdia.com  

We talk with the International Critical Control Rooms Alliance (ICCRA) about their important role in bringing end-users, vendors and service providers together to more effectively tackle common challenges faced by critical control rooms across industries. Our guest this episode is Chris Dreyfus-Gibson, who talks to us about control room evolution and the common themes he is seeing across critical...

We take a look at some of the industry trends that will impact the critical communications market in 2022. In this episode we bring together multiple guests to share their view on what the most critical market trends for 2022 will be. We touch upon a wide range of trends for 2022 in this episode, ranging from 3GPP standardised LTE, the expansion of ESN Connect, aging VHF radio systems, drone usage...

In this episode we bring together multiple guests to help summarise critical communication industry developments through 2021 and share what we've learnt, and how the industry has changed over the year. We touch upon a huge range of topics in this episode, ranging from critical communications market resilience, hybrid LMR/LTE devices, national mission critical networks, direct mode, control room a...

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) have moved from being a safe cities platform to reaching much wider into other facets of day-to-day city management, leading to increased demands for unified city wide communication systems to manage this complexity. Our guest this week is Thomas Lynch who talks to us about the role of critical communications in ITS. Thomas Lynch leads the physical security...

In this episode we cover some of the key highlights and what we learned from CCW 2021, including Spain's path towards a mission critical public safety broadband network, LMR sunsetting strategies different national MCC agencies are adopting, and exhibitor product announcements that caught our eye. We're joined by two incredible industry analysts in the form of Ildefonso de la Cruz, Principal Analy...

In this episode we share some of the highlights from the BAPCO 2021 trade show, including ESN updates, the UK's PSTN shutdown, cloud adoption within control rooms and more. We are once more joined by Alfonso de la Cruz, the lead analyst for the Critical Communications Mobile Radio Infrastructure (LMR & Broadband). BAPCO is an annual conference and exhibition that covers critical communication and...

For 45 years, the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) has been North America's premier critical communications event. It is the one place where critical communications technology professionals gather to evaluate, learn and network with industry leaders. This week we take a look back at IWCE 2021, the first in-person IWCE show since 2019. Our guest this week is Paul Caplan who shares...

Critical communications and in particular "mission critical" in usage quite often refers to public safety applications, but there's another group outside of publc safety users. Our guest this week is Alfonso de la Cruz who talks to us about this "forgotten group". Alfonso de la Cruz is a principal analyst in the Public Safety & Critical Communications group at OMDIA. Based in London, UK, he is the...