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2023, June 29 • Article, Urgent Comms
FirstNet Authority CEO reflects on first 100 days, shares vision for future
"With the foundation of a dependable network, the longtime vision of connected responders can become a reality, ...
That means responders being connected to drones, drones being connected to helicopters, helicopters being connected to boats—information flowing all the way around, but we are making it consumable, in that we are making data-driven decisions in dangerous situations."
2023, February 28 • Press Release, Intrakat
Intrakat to implement mobile coverage at 14 airports on behalf of Hellenic MNOs
2023, January 24 • Blog Post, LightReading
MC-PTX interworking for critical communications
One of the main drivers of MC-PTT market growth can be attributed to the 3GPP standardization efforts. Governments gain several important benefits by making standards the basis for PTToC deployments. In particular, standards-based approaches facilitate roaming and interoperability and benefit from economy-of-scale advantages.
2023, January 18 • Press Release, Intrakat
Athens Metro mobile coverage pilot project
Intrakat undertook the implementation of the pilot project for the internal radio coverage of the stations and tunnels in the section of Athens Metro Line 2, from Agios Dimitrios to Elliniko, on behalf of all telecommunications providers.
With this project, metro passengers will enjoy full 5G mobile signal coverage both in the stations and on the tracks.
2023, January 16 • Press Release, COSMOTE
COSMOTE 5G coverage exceeded 80%
COSMOTE 5G nationwide population coverage exceeded 80%.
Population 5G coverage has reached 97% in Athens and exceeded 90% in Thessaloniki and other 37 cities throughout Greece.
90% has been set as the nationwide population coverage target for 2023.
2023, January 12 • Press Release, STA.SY
STA.SY is proceeding with Athens Metro mobile coverage
STA.SY is proceeding with the start of the project of covering the stations and tunnels of the Athens Metro lines with a mobile phone signal up to the 5th generation (5G).
This is a project that in its first phase - until March 2023 - will be a pilot with the aim of finding the best technical solution, which will then be applied to the entire network.
2022, December 11 • Athens-Macedonian News Agency
"5G in a box" Emergency deployable infrastructure
London South Bank University Cognitive Systems Research Center Head, Tasos Dagiuklas, speaks about, in the event of a fire in a remote area, firefighters, without specialized technical knowledge, be able to deploy a local 5G communication infrastructure plus make use of a satellite link to communicate with the Operations Center.
2022, November 21 • CriticalComms
Latest in critical LMR, Broadband, and Control Centres
The Australian Critical Communications Forum (ACCF) hosted a pre-conference Comms Connect workshop on 2022, October 18, covering the future of LMR with LTE, 4G, and 5G networks both public and private.