Pre-Incident planning is critical to minimize risk and improve safe and effective response to emergency incidents – emerging technology will arm public safety with enhanced apparatus that aids their preparation. Since 2002, NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR) in the United States has strived to bring advanced communications capabilities to first responders. During this […]
Read moreProject 25 remains critically important to public safety users and government agencies. With over 3000 P25 systems on the air and 42 State-wide Networks in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada: its continued evolution with new standards, capabilities, and applications will be relevant, even as FirstNet and other public safety broadband networks continue […]
Read moreUnified Communications begins at the 000 call and ensures our police response is the best it can be, involving ‘anywhere’ voice and data communications (Satellite/4G/Radio), live-streaming video (Body Worn Camera, Remotely Piloted Air System, other Aircraft, CCTV), real time alerting, deconfliction and big data analytics. Unified Communications is the integration of voice, video, and/or data […]
Read moreSurf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is the primary agency for beach and coastal safety and its purpose is to prevent drowning and injury in New Zealand. SLSNZ’s 74 clubs patrol 92 beaches across NZ with 19,000 members including 4,500 Surf Lifeguards. SLSNZ is an NGO and members are primarily volunteers. Effective communication between SLSNZ, […]
Read moreTelstra has a long history in partnering to solve changing critical communications needs, with evolving solutions from LMR and private networks, to mobile and emerging technology across 5G and satellite. This session will cover our significant partnership with TasGRN, from inception to launch in July 2023, and discuss how it helps provide the highest levels […]
Read moreBeginning with an overview of Telstra’s existing technology used to support critical communications, this session examines the utility and benefits of different approaches – ranging from land mobile radio and private networks through to using the public network, satellite solutions and significantly, the importance of partnership.
Read moreIn July 2023, Next Generation Critical Communications launched the New Zealand’s Public Safety Network (PSN), with the introduction of Cellular Roaming for emergency services. This multi-network cellular roaming service is a game-changer for first responder communications, with seamless transitions between New Zealand’s Spark and One NZ networks when sharing voice, data, video, and images. New […]
Read moreCreating an innovation ecosystem for 5G presents a complex set of challenges. Before even considering how to solve the problem, the infrastructure intensity and contiguous 5G coverage must be adequate to serve the solution. Find out how GSMA’s APAC 5G IC is helping industry accelerate 5G innovation across key sectors.
Read moreThe Victorian Government’s $550 million Connecting Victoria program is an ambitious and unprecedented initiative to improve connectivity across Victoria. Matthew Dummett – Director of the Telecommunications division in the Victorian Department of Government Services – will provide insights on the key drivers and design of the program, an update on program delivery and future telecommunications […]
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