BAPCO has advocated a “shared understanding” of the 999 service, asking stakeholders to see it as a complex integrated system rather than just focussing on their own areas of expertise.
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The call for papers has been published for the 2020 BAPCO Conference and Exhibition. Deadline for submission is Friday 4th October 2019.
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The UK Home Office has announced that it has selected Cobham to provide the aircraft communications system (ACS) for its new broadband Emergency Services Network (ESN). The contract is worth £64 million.
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FRS ESN senior user and business change lead Ian Taylor talks to editor Philip Mason about the progress being made by emergency services when it comes to preparing their people for the move to broadband.
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South Wales Police has rolled out facial recognition technology to 50 of its officers as part of a three-month trial.
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Staff at Sepura have given around £5,000 to the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) service.
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APD Communications has moved into new offices, in a move which the company hopes will be a springboard for further growth.
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Edinburgh Airport has rolled out Everbridge’s Critical Event Management (CEM) platform to help streamline communications during emergencies at the site.
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10 APRIL 2019 – LONDON, ENGLAND -The 26th BAPCO Annual Conference and Exhibition took place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
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Sepura have unveiled their new body-worn video camera accessory whilst at the BAPCO show in Coventry, UK. The sRVM (Remote Video Microphone) is a robust, feature-rich recording device combined with remote speaker microphone functionality.
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Sepura has extended its range of communication accessories by introducing the mRSM – a compact remote speaker microphone compatible with Sepura’s SC2 and STP Series TETRA terminals.
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BAPCO/CCE 2019 Coventry - FREQUENTIS enables Norway and Sweden to strengthen emergency communication and save lives - Norway and Sweden have become the first two countries in the world to connect their national emergency communication networks. The Frequentis control room communication solution allows all Norwegian emergency centres to seamlessly manage both domestic and foreign resources on the Norwegian public safety network, Nødnett.
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Cambridge, 11th March 2019 - Sepura has announced two significant updates to its market leading SC21 TETRA hand portable, with the device now certified with an IP67 environmental protection rating, whilst also being made available for use in the UV band (403-470MHz).
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Cambridge, 7th March 2019- The Metropolitan Police Service has selected Sepura’s SC2 Series of TETRA terminals to replace their existing fleet in an agreement forming one of the largest single orders ever received by the UK-based TETRA specialist manufacturer.
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Visit Rajant to gain insights into the successful deployment with Thames Valley Police
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BAPCO/CCE - Coventry UK, March 2019 - Formal strategic partnership to deliver outstanding control room solutions for a safer world. Hexagon and Frequentis, industry leaders in incident management and critical communications systems, have partnered to deliver an integrated solution for public safety control rooms in the UK. The partnership allows emergency services to deploy a proven, best-of-breed solution at the heart of their critical control room ecosystem, which promotes innovation and constant evolution, while avoiding supplier lock-in.
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Motorola Solutions products will work seamlessly with Sierra Wireless’ AirLink® in-vehicle routers for mission-critical LTE data sharing and communications
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Part 5 in a series of reflections in the lead-up to the BAPCO Annual Conference & Exhibition 2019 and Critical Communications Europe
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A new app to keep people safe in crowded places will be used at a major London location, after an award of almost £250,000 from the Home Office. The app, called The Krowd, is the first project to be launched publicly under a scheme set up in response to the terror attacks in 2017.
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28th February, 2019 – Public safety organisations will be able to get expert advice on TETRA and LTE interconnection at the upcoming BAPCO trade show, thanks to a presentation from radio communications specialist ETELM.
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Roll-out includes 2,300 Motorola Solutions Si500 Video Speaker Microphones with integrated body-worn video camera to help protect law enforcement officers and citizens and aid in solving crimes
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Traka is attending BAPCO’s Annual Conference to present its latest multiple device and asset management solutions that ensure longevity of essential communications and safety equipment.
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The Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH team will bring its latest broadband products to the 25th Hamburg Communications Day on February 28 at the Holiday Inn (Billwerder Neuer Deich 14).
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Feb 26, 2019 13:34 (GMT+0:00) - Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has been selected by Tele2 Russia to upgrade its network with the 5G-ready Ericsson Radio System, including software. More than 50,000 base stations will be deployed across the country as part of the five-year network modernization deal.
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Elancourt, 22 February 2019 – Together with Munich’s municipal utility operator “Stadtwerke München”, Airbus has equipped the 55th Munich Security Conference (MSC) with mission-critical and encrypted communication solutions. The organisers thus opted for a highly modern Tetra system – for the eighth time in a row. It supported around 120 personnel who coordinated logistics and protected high-level participants in the fields of international politics, business and media.
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Airbus has inaugurated a world class training centre for commercial pilots and maintenance engineers in the National Capital Region of Delhi, as part of its continuing efforts to support the exponential growth of the civil aviation sector in the country.
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Excelerate have recently launched a new demonstration vehicle in the shape of a 4 x 4 Ford Ranger. This new connected vehicle is a first-of-its-kind in the UK and provides superior ‘always on’ connectivity.
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Part 4 in a series of reflections in the lead-up to BAPCO Annual Conference & Exhibition 2019 and Critical Communications Europe
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By Richard Stevenson, CEO, Red Box
Today, voice is a critical data set for the digital transformation of both private and public sector businesses. It holds much more value than any other means of communication because it conveys context, sentiment, intent, emotion and actions, providing real intelligence and driving valuable business outcomes.
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Cambridge, 19th February 2019 - Sepura has achieved a significant milestone in selling 45,000 TETRA radio terminals to UK public safety organisations since the introduction of the national Police ICT framework in November 2018.
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Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) is evolving its 5G Platform with portfolio additions across core, radio access and transport areas, as well as service orchestration. These add-ons make the platform more dynamic and flexible, enabling service providers to smoothly evolve their networks and deploy 5G at scale.
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Five-year maintenance, upgrade and support contract signed with Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
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Sophia Antipolis, 11 February 2019 - ETSI has just ended its third MCX Plugtests, which is the first remote PlugtestsTM within the MCX Plugtests programme, from 3 Dec 2018 until 31 Jan 2019.
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Cambridge, 6th February 2019 - Sepura recently recognised their long-time partner Abiom for a record-breaking performance in 2018 after Abiom were awarded significant contracts to provide communication solutions to public safety organisations in both Holland and Belgium.
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Cambridge, 4th February 2019 - SkiStar Åre have installed a new TETRA solution from Swedish Radio Supply (SRS) and Sepura ready for the Audi FIS Ski World Cup 2019.
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Shell’s Pulau Bukom Manufacturing Site is an integrated oil and petrochemicals site with manufacturing facilities for fuels, lubricant based oils and speciality chemicals, located off Singapore.
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Oulu, Finland, January 28, 2019 – Bittium has received a purchase order from the Finnish Defence Forces for the maintenance and further development of systems and related products meant for tactical communications. The purchase order includes the maintenance and further development of the Software Defined Radio based Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network™ (TAC WIN) system, the Bittium Tough VoIP™ system for tactical IP calls and data transfer, as well as the products related to the systems. These systems are used by the Finnish Defence Forces to support their reformed combat doctrine, where mobility, leading the troops on the move and effective communications play a key role.
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Paris, January 18, 2019 – PRESCOM announced a new collaboration with the French Ministry of Interior (MoI) to supply its MCPTT-PMR gateway as part of the French state procurement tender of equipment and services, PCSTORM – Lot 5 “Gateway to narrow band systems”. PRESCOM’s MCPTT-PMR gateways will ensure the continuity of exchanges of all or part of voice and data services between users of narrow-band networks and users equipped with PCSTORM solutions. The compatibility with next generation networks is ensured by the 3GPP compliance.
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January 28, 2019 - SPOTLIGHT ON CONTROL ROOM TRANSFORMATION. Part 3 in a series of reflections in the lead-up to BAPCO Annual Conference & Exhibition 2019 and Critical Communications Europe
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Samsung Electronics announced on January 27, 2019 that the company will start taking steps this year to replace plastic packaging materials with paper and other environmentally sustainable elements.
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Korea on January 23, 2019 - 970 EVO Plus delivers significant performance improvements and power efficiency for high-bandwidth applications
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Jan. 22, 2019 – Motorola Solutions has been awarded a three year contract to roll-out its Pronto digital policing application software to 10,000 officers across Scotland. The contract is part of a broader deal between Police Scotland and EE, part of BT Group, to deliver its National Mobile Working Solution.
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Jan. 22, 2019 – Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today was named to Fortune magazine’s 2019 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies.” The company ranks No. 3 in the industry category of “Network and Other Communications Equipment.”
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Södertörn's fire defense association have upgraded their TETRA digital radios for use on the Swedish Rakel network to Sepura terminals, thanks to Sepura’s partner in Sweden, Swedish Radio Supply.
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Caltta Technologies Co. Ltd., previously known as ZTE Trunking Technology Corporation, is a subsidiary of ZTE dedicated to provide professional critical communication solutions (hereinafter referred to as “Caltta”).
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15 January, 2019 – Radio communications specialist ETELM has announced the appointment of Nicolas Hauswald as CEO. Company founder Pierre Minot remains involved with the position of President of the board.
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Hytera UK said that the combined event will provide an unrivalled opportunity for all those involved in the sector to come together in the UK to network, learn and discuss everything to do with Critical Communications and Public Safety Solutions.
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CHICAGO – Jan. 11, 2019 – Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) today announced the launch of the Si200 body-worn camera, the newest addition to the company’s digital evidence ecosystem. The Si200 integrates seamlessly with CommandCentral Vault, the company’s software solution for digital evidence management that enables agencies to efficiently and securely manage content from in-field capture to judicial sharing, in one system.
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BAPCO are delighted to have Samsung as Gold Sponsors for 2019.
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CommonTime, the company behind the Paging For Fire mobile alerting solution, have now launched their new website which showcases the full functionality and benefits of their reliable and responsive paging application.
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Swissphone has expanded its s.ONE software solution with an additional module, s.ONE Fleet. This provides for fast updates and centralised management of pager data such as RIC addresses or keys. The pagers are programmed over TCP/IP via remote configuration. This avoids errors, reduces programming effort and increases data security.
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RES.Q LTE: The latest generation of the RES.Q terminal for fast feedback and reliable hybrid alerting via the latest LTE IoT mobile technology.
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Mobile printing is rugged, reliable and ready for work, thanks to two new mobile printers from Brother.
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Wintercomfort was thrilled today to receive over £3,900 in donations from Sepura, the Cambridge-based communication experts. The donation is the result of a six month campaign that has seen Sepura find many ways to lend support to the charity, which supports homeless and vulnerably housed individuals in Cambridge.
As well as hosting a sponsored sleep out at their offices overnight, the staff at Sepura took part in a number of social events including a footgolf competition at the height of the World Cup, and a Christmas Bake Off in the run up to the holiday season
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Northgate Public Services (NPS), a wholly owned NEC Corporation subsidiary, has today announced the acquisition of APD Communications, a leading software supplier to the emergency services, public safety and control room markets
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Part 2 in a series of reflections in the lead-up to BAPCO Annual Conference & Exhibition 2019 and Critical Communications Europe. LTE mobile broadband networking is quickly becoming an established part of the critical communications landscape. In the consumer sector, IP-based wireless data services have demonstrated remarkable capabilities serving a wide range of use cases and applications. Once limited to simple voice communications, cellular networks now deliver video and serve as a foundation for the Internet of Things (IoT).
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One of the big anticipations for us is how the Internet of Things will be enhanced by wider deployments of 5G networks around the globe. We’re excited to see how it will enable new and innovative use cases in areas like autonomous vehicles and Industrial IoT.
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Telecom Italia (TIM), Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson have successfully completed the first, live video call in Europe using 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum.
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Sintel Italia has announced a multi-year distribution agreement with Sepura, ensuring that Sintel will continue to supply Sepura’s TETRA terminals into the Italian critical communications market
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Part 1 in a series of reflections in the lead-up to Critical Communications Europe and BAPCO Annual Conference & Exhibition 2019.
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Airbus secures top international policy events of the Munich Security Conference worldwide with reliable mobile communication solutions
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Sepura has moved to strengthen its presence in the Nordics by adding Roland Pettersson to the Sales team as Business Development Manager for Scandinavia. Roland has a long history of selling communications technology into the public safety services, most recently with CeoTronics, where he established a network of key contacts within the PMR market to support sales growth.
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Oulu, Finland, December 11, 2018 – The Finnish Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö has authorized the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to enter into an Agreement with Bittium Wireless Ltd on the purchase of Bittium Tough SDR™ handheld and vehicle radios, and their related accessories. The value of the Purchase Agreement currently under negotiations is at the maximum approximately EUR 13 million (incl. VAT). The new software-defined-radio based tactical radios will be used at the first phase by the Army and the delivery will be completed at the latest by the end of the year 2020. The purchase agreement does not change Bittium Corporation’s financial outlook for the year 2018 published on August 8, 2018 in the half-year financial report.
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CHICAGO – Dec. 12, 2018 – Greater Harris County (GHC) 9-1-1 Emergency Network, Texas has completed the successful implementation of the Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) VESTA® Router Service for GHC Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP). This is a milestone step for GHC in the transition to next generation call routing.
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BAPCO are delighted to have Ericsson as Gold Sponsors for 2019
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Sepura has now delivered over 400,000 TETRA radios to BDBOS users in 11 German states, confirming their position as the dominant supplier of TETRA devices to the German public safety market. To support these devices, more than half of the installed base has now agreed long term software maintenance contracts with Sepura and their partners in Germany, SELECTRIC, ensuring that users get maximum benefit from their Sepura devices.
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BAPCO are delighted to have Tait Europe as Silver Sponsors for 2019
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Jokilaakso Rescue Department (Jokilaaksojen Pelastuslaitos) is the unit that provides all rescue operation and ambulance services in the north-western Finnish towns of Alavieska, Haapajärvi and Ylivieska, Raahe, Nivala, Pyhäjärvi and Kärsämäki. The target of the operation is to fulfill the demands of local services as cost efficiently and effectively as possible. Due to efficiency targets, Jokilaakso has been the forerunner of implementing modern data services that demand high availability. The natural impediment has been to include the most advanced and modern data connectivity platform in their vehicles.
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The APD Control Room Awards 2019 are the only national awards that recognise the extraordinary and selfless contribution to the public and society as a whole of people working in control rooms for the police, fire, ambulance and emergency rescue services, as well as the aviation and transportation sectors.
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BAPCO are delighted to have Frequentis AQ as Gold Sponsors for 2019
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Bittium announced on October 3, 2018 that the Finnish Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö had authorized the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to enter into a Framework Agreement with Bittium Wireless Ltd on the purchase of Bittium Tough Comnode™ terminals and related accessories.
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BAPCO are delighted to have APD as Gold Sponsors for 2019
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A letter from Sir Philip Rutnam, permanent secretary at the Home Office, together with oral testimony during a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing on 10 October has provided some additional details on the status of the project to roll out the Emergency Services Network (ESN).
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When talking about critical broadband connectivity for public safety, we are talking about saving lives. The availability of the online information is thus of the utmost importance.
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BAPCO are delighted to have Motorola Solutions as their Platinum Sponsor for 2019.
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A well planned, well attended and informative day. Nothing but positive feedback received from delegates on this event run by British APCO with fantastic support from Avaya UK. The British APCO eCall event on the 13th September was a resounding success. From the planning to the event logistics, from the administration to the speakers, everything was high quality and delivered as promised.
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The National Audit Office has published its report on upgrading emergency service communications: the Emergency Services Network. It contains some difficult observations on the risks involved. Interestingly the Home Office has been allowed some additional text after the conclusion.
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Over 1,800 visitors attended BAPCO 2017 across its two days. Attendees came from 600 organisations, with more than 70 per cent employed at manager level or above.
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The Home Office has awarded a contract for the supply of smartphones and related accessories for use on the Emergency Services Network (ESN).
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On Friday 24 November 2017, British APCO launched its new website which is open to all but with extra features for members. British APCO works continually to ensure that the member benefits, facilities and opportunities that we provide are constantly developing and maximised.
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Registration for the BAPCO Annual Conference and Exhibition 2018 is now open, taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on 20-21 March.
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Whatever computer you are using, and whatever the environment, if you are mobile working, Brother has a mobile print solution to enable on the spot printing of self-adhesive labels and receipts from A4 paper down to 2".
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Sensors, mobile devices, Internet data sources, network equipment, applications all produce data. Trying to understand everything that is happening around us easily leads to information overflow, as our environment is getting more advanced and more complex. How many systems can a person monitor simultaneously while effectively make conclusions and better decisions based on the received information?
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Read BAPCO CEO's latest blog, providing exciting insights and updates for what to expect at BAPCO 2018. Join us for 2 busy days of updates, business & networking!
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Black Marble has continued to innovate, expanding on their true collaboration platform to build future products such as tuServ’s scene of crime application utilising advances in virtual reality with HoloLens.
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Getac’s mission is to assist organisations in optimising their mobile productivity, to overcome business challenges and get the most out of resources at their disposal. Utilising our innovative technology and our passion in helping save resources, time and money to provide greater customer value.
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Sure Antennas specialises in the design and manufacturer of vehicle antennae for radio communication equipment in overt and covert operations. All of SFL Mobile Radio's products are designed and crafted in the UK and can be made to our clients exact specifications if required.
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Since its inception in 2012, FalTech GPS has helped police and fire services across the UK to enhance public safety and improve emergency services’ incident response times. This was achieved by installing GPS repeater systems in fire and police stations to ensure that assets have a live GPS signal at all times when indoors.
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Premier Communication Electronics (PCE) specialises in two-way radio and mobile communications. They design, install, service, and support every aspect of customers’ communication systems.
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Airbus has announced that it will be provide the 54th Munich Security Conference with mission-critical and "tap-proof" communications, when it takes place at the end of this week.
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The UK government's LTE-based planned replacement for Airwave, the Emergency Services Network, has achieved its first successful demonstration over a live public mobile system.
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Together with its Italian partner, TP S.r.l. (Telecomunicazioni Professionali), Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH has equipped the Polizia Locale di Milano – the Milanese municipal police – with a total of 1750 new TETRA radios.
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Pronto Biometrics fingerprint identification - protecting police and the public with faster, more efficient fingerprint identification. It saves your officers on the frontline valuable time by delivering rapid, real-time capability to check fingerprints against national database records.
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Adashi will unveil its response and incident management software at the BAPCO Annual Conference and Exhibition at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry 20th-21st March 2018.
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BAPCO and TCCA have today announced that TCCA's Critical Communications Europe (CCE) event will take place in conjunction with the BAPCO Annual Conference & Exhibition, the BAPCO Show, at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK in March 2019.
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BAPCO Annual Conference and Exhibition 2019 will return to its home at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, from the 12th –13th March and this time they will bring Critical Communications Europe with them.
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