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SEPTEMBER 2019
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4 Editor’s letter
Sam Fenwick discusses the importance of
embracing datacapabilities
6 Who, what, where
Airbus-Proximus group retains Astrid; Everbridge
CEM used at Edinburgh Airport; Motorola
Solutions supplies P25 radios to Guardia Civil;
Mexican state picks Airbus’s MXLINK; Teltronic
puts TETRA on Kazakh train line; Hytera
launches DMR for Philippines police
8 News
Cobham’s ESN A2G win; International Control
Room Week 2019; PSTA tackles MCX & LMR/LTE
9 TCCA news
South Korea’s Safe-Net Forum and TCCA sign
MoU; ALDB, Alea Srl and TASSTA join TCCA
10 Middle East in focus
The Middle East is an important market, but how
has the region been faring recently?
13 Drones
Drones have huge potential but, as Kate
O’Flaherty discovers, some barriers remain
16 Sonim and smartphones
Sonim’s Bob Escalle discusses how to
reduce the cost of two-way radio refresh cycles
18 Data works
Greater use of data in the eld can increase
ef ciency, but take-up is patchy
21 AI and 5G
Motorola Solutions’ Dr Mahesh Saptharishi and
Paul Steinberg discuss AI and 5G
24 Fast and agile
Nicolas Hauswald, Etelm’s CEO, speaks about
SMEs’ role and Etelm’s work in trialling critical
broadband with end-users
26 Continuous improvement
We visit Sepura’s HQ to learn about TETRAbased
apps and its approach to device design
29 Network planning
In this age of transition, effective network
planning is needed now more than ever
32 Finding our feet
The Utility Broadband Alliance’s Bobbi Harris
introduces her organisation
34 TCCA Events
TCCA recently visited CCW 2020’s venue – the
IFEMA in Madrid.
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