Moving forward with mission critical services certification

25 April 2024

Ensuring that mission critical services over broadband networks are actually mission critical is a complex process.

First responders and other users of critical communications services need to have full trust in their voice, video, and data applications in what could be life-threatening situations. 

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Vodafone’s 3G switch-off boosts 4G/5G coverage and performance

22 April 2024

Streetwave and the Northumberland County Council (NCC) have released the findings of a study that monitored the effects of Vodafone’s recent 3G switch-off in the region. The study found this resulted in a small-modest boost in 4G/5G coverage and mobile broadband performance.

Vodafone largely completed the process of switching off its old 3G network in February 2024.

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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust contracts for 10GB WAN

15 April 2024

MLL Telecom has won an initial three-year contract from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust for the provision and management of a secure and resilient 10GB wide area network (WAN).

The £300,000 award was made following a tender on the RM3825 framework. Due for implementation this summer, MLL’s network solution will support Torbay and South Devon’s ongoing delivery of Health and Social Care Network (HSCN} services. 

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Transforming communication across critical sectors

04 April 2024

Luke Wilkinson, managing director, Mobile Tornado

Born in the midst of World War Two, the walkie talkie has a rich and colourful history; still remaining a renowned technological device even today. However, the push-to-talk (PTT) technology behind it is still not well-known, and even less well-known are the transformations that took the two-way radio and made it the basis for communication across various sectors. Over the last decade, as cellular network infrastructure improved, push-to-talk over cellular (PTToC) became viable and revolutionised long-distance communication as we know it.

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