World class speaker programme for BAPCO 2022
16/02/2022
The speaker programme has been announced for BAPCO 2022, taking place between the 8–9 March at the Coventry Building Socie…
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West Mids Police collaborates on drone airport launch
16/02/2022
West Midlands Police‘s drone team will provide a demonstration at the launch of what is claimed by its operator to be the…
TETRA Ireland proposed sale reported
24/01/2022
The Irish Times has reported that communications operator Eir has agreed to sell a majority stake in TETRA Ireland.
All systems go for BAPCO 2022
14/01/2022
Registration has opened for the 2022 BAPCO Conference & Exhibition, taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena, 8…
Critical communications sector mourns Phil Kidner
11/01/2022
We are sad to report that former TCCA chief executive officer Phil Kidner has died, following a short illness. He passed a…
FEATURES
BAPCO 2022 conference focus: Fatema Zaghloul
01/03/2022
Ahead of her presentation in Coventry, Southampton Business School’s Fatema Zaghloul discusses recruitment strategies for…
BAPCO 2022 conference focus: Mike Isherwood
28/02/2022
Founder and CEO of Softable, Mike Isherwood, discusses the urgent topic of mental health within the emergency services.
BAPCO 2022 exhibitor focus: Innovating to address the UK’s security challenges
18/02/2022
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) outlines its role in keeping the UK safe, and how technology innovators can ge…
Airwave: evolution in the age of revolution
25/01/2022
With UK emergency organisations still procuring Airwave devices in the time before ESN, Philip Mason reports on the ongoin…
BAPCO interview: onwards and upwards
25/01/2022
Duncan Swan discusses his hopes for the organisation, prior to taking up position as BAPCO chief operating officer in Marc…
Police Digital Service: a new sense of purpose
05/01/2022
Following the Police ICT Company’s change of identity to the Police Digital Service last year, CEO Ian Bell talks to Phili…
Getting the most from ESN
04/01/2022
Philip Mason talks to ESMCP senior responsible owner Simon Parr about the need to conceive of ESN beyond just push-to-talk…
BAPCO 2021 speaker interview: into the future
28/09/2021
NENA immediate past president, Monica Million, predicts that emergency services' use of the cloud will be ubiquitous in co…
BAPCO 2021 speaker interview: Colin Stonelake
27/09/2021
Colin Stonelake, client consulting partner, Atos Public Sector & Defence UK, discusses his presentation on Multi Agency In…
ESN focus: view from the air
27/09/2021
Ahead of ESN Air starting to test in the field, Philip Mason talks to project lead Sebastian Pampe about the challenges of…
BAPCO 2021 speaker interview: change is coming
14/09/2021
Openreach industry engagement manager, John Livermore, discusses the imminent move from analogue to digital telephony
BAPCO 2021 speaker interview: international perspective
14/09/2021
NENA director of technology, Brandon Abley, discusses the evolution emergency services contact centre technology.
View from the frontline: up hill and down dale
03/08/2021
Philip Mason talks to Swaledale Mountain Rescue volunteer Paul Denning about the use of communications technology by the o…
NEWS
Critical communications sector mourns Phil Kidner
11/01/2022
We are sad to report that former TCCA chief executive officer Phil Kidner has died, following a short illness. He passed a…
Deal ensures comprehensive London Underground 4G
10/01/2022
Three UK and EE have agreed a deal with BAI Communications and Transport for London (TfL) to provide high-speed mobile con…
Welsh forces roll-out facial recognition app
10/01/2022
South Wales and Gwent police have announced the deployment to officers of a new mobile phone-based facial recognition app.…
Control room week celebrates unsung staff
07/01/2022
International Control Room Week once again highlighted the work carried out by those working ‘behind the scenes’ in the em…
BAPCO appoints new chief operating officer
12/10/2021
BAPCO has named Duncan Swan as the association’s new chief operating officer. The announcement was made by BAPCO president…
Force celebrates ANPR success
29/09/2021
Northamptonshire Police has doubled the size of its automatic numberplate recognition network, directly resulting – accord…
UK BWV manufacturer informed of major contract
27/09/2021
Audax has won a “significant” contract to supply body worn video to an unnamed national police force.
BAPCO and BHF charity partnership announced
15/09/2021
British APCO and The British Heart Foundation have announced the launch of a two-year charity partnership.
Press Releases
BAPCO 2020 partners with Land Mobile and Critical Communications Today!
19/02/2020
The BAPCO Annual Conference and Exhibition is delighted to announce Land Mobile and Critical Communications Today as the o…
Capita is a Silver Sponsor of BAPCO 2020!
18/02/2020
Capita supports BAPCO 2020 as a Silver Sponsor, demonstrating its continued support for the event.
Audax is a Silver Sponsor of BAPCO 2020!
06/02/2020
BAPCO 2020 is delighted to present Audax Global Solutions Ltd as a Silver Sponsor for the upcoming annual conference and e…
Tait Communications supports BAPCO 2020 as a Silver Sponsor!
03/02/2020
Tait Communications has showed their support for BAPCO 2020 by joining the annual conference and exhibition as a Silver Sp…