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In this episode we are talking private 5G in enterprise mission critical communications, particularly in the manufacturing sector. We are discussing some of the latest findings from a co-authored report titled 'Demystifying Private 5G in Manufacturing: How to Seize a New Opportunity'.

I'm joined by my colleague, Ildefonso de la Cruz, Principal Analyst here at Omdia's Public Safety and Critical Communications group, leading the LMR and broadband technologies research areas.

We are also joined by the report's two co-authors: Anna Ahrens and Pablo Tomasi from Omdia.

Anna focuses on industrial communications and industrial edge networking components. She examines industrial communications standards and their implementation. Anna also covers trends in industrial networking components such as IIoT gateways, routers, switches, and more.

Pablo leads the company’s research on private LTE and 5G networks. He helps clients with their strategic decisions by providing in-depth analysis of innovative technologies, strategies, regulations, and emerging ecosystems in the private networks market.

The report we discuss can be found here:
- Demystifying Private 5G in Manufacturing: How to Seize a New Opportunity: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/OM024714/Demystifying-Private-5G-in-Manufacturing-How-to-Seize-a-New-Opportunity

Feel free to reach out to Anna or Pablo using Omdia's Ask An Analyst email address: askananalyst@omdia

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This is Part 1 of a 2 part conversation on improving in-building coverage with the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC).

Regiser to listen to part 2 for free here: https://tinyurl.com/In-building-part-2

In Part 1 we hear about the 3 pillars of in-building public safety communications: 1) mobile 911 calls must get out with location accuracy; 2) mobile mass notifications must reach building occupants; 3) first responder communications must work.

We also learn more about the specific codes and requirements building owners must comply with, who's responsibility it is to ensure these codes are complied with, and who's paying for these in-building emergency responder radio systems, also known as emergency responder communications enhancement systems (ERCES).

We're joined by Dennis J. Burns, Director of Public Safety at ADRF and the President of the Safer Buildings Coalition Board of Directors.
Connect with Dennis on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisjburns1962/

Find out more about the Safer Building Coalition here: https://www.saferbuildings.org/
Find out more about ADRF here: https://adrftech.com/

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In this episode we share market insight direct from the latest Omdia market research and anaysis covering the TETRA, PTToC and command and control room markets.

I'm joined by my colleague, Ildefonso de la Cruz, a Principal Analyst here at Omdia's public Safety and Critical Communications group, leading the LMR and broadband technologies research areas.

We share highlights from our latest published research:
- TETRA Terminals - 2022 Data: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/OM024279/Tetra-Terminals--2022-Data
- Market Landscape: Push-To-Talk over Cellular - 2022 Analysis: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/OM023681/Market-Landscape-Push-To-Talk-over-Cellular--2022-Analysis
- Command & Control Rooms Database - 2022: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/OM023703/Command--Control-Rooms-Database--2022

The podcast will be taking a bit of a break over summer for some much needed rest and relaxation.
We'll be back on the 6th September. We've got some really exciting guests and topics lined up for our return which you won't want to miss, and we'll continue to explore various facets of this industry and bring a small taste of market insight direct from Omdia.

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In this episode we share some of our key highlights from CCW 2022, product announcements that caught our eye, and what we learned from the show this year.

We're joined by three excellent industry analysts: Thomas Lynch, Ken Rehbehn and Ildefonso de la Cruz.
Connect with them on LinkedIn here:
Thomas Lynch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-lynch-428412a/
Ken Rehbehn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-rehbehn/
Ildefonso de le Cruz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ildefonsodelacruz/

From the event we talk about the Government Authorities Global Village (GAGV) and some of the issues still lurking, including the complexity of national, multi-year projects, outstanding questions on resilience, and spectrum allocation and devices.

From the product announcements we talk about the various Motorola Solutions' announcements, including the MXP7000 and MXM7000 launch and Critical Connect expanding. We talk about Sepura's SCU3 mobile vehicle unit, Hytera's thrust into private 5G networking, and Zebra Technologies ET45 tablet for field command and control.

We also saw a long list of MCx solution demos during the show. On that note, you can find Omdia's Push-To-Talk over Cellular – 2022 report here: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/OM025195/Push-To-Talk-over-Cellular--2022-Data

CCW 2023 will be held in Helsinki between the 23-25th May. See you there!

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In this episode, we are joined by the Verizon Frontline team to dispel five common myths in the mission critical market which can mislead public safety decision makers.

We're joined by Cory Davis, who serves as the National Director for the Verizon Response & Public Safety Operations team, and Arshdeep Sawhney, the Director of Product Management for the Public Sector portfolio in Verizon Business Group.

The myths we cover in this episode include:
#1 There is a federally mandated public safety network
#2 Agencies are mandated to use one specific carrier only
#3 Only one carrier has "always on" priority features
#4 Wireless carriers can have 100% of their sites backed up by permanent generators
#5 Wireless carrier networks are not secure

Connect with our guests on LinkedIn here:
Cory Davis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corywdavis/
Arshdep Sawhney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshdeep-sawhney-aa473027/

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In this episode we’re talking about standardisation again, but this time from a vendor's perspective. We address the misconception that vendor's ultimate interest is a closed environment, ways to avoid vendor lock in, and we’re throwing in a bit of SaaS here too.

We're joined by Manuel Hintermayr, Director of Sales at Frequentis, and Wolfgang Kampichler, Principal Scientist at Frequentis.
Connect with them on LinkedIn here:
Manuel Hintermayr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-hintermayr-752a3511/
Wolfgang Kampichler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgang-kampichler-03431517/

Find out more about Frequentis here: https://www.frequentis.com/

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In this episode we cover the highlights from the latest EENA 2022 event and conference, including the latest updates on NG112, progress on vertical/indoor location, potential dangers relating to VoLTE, and recapping the message around standardisation from both ETSI and 3GPP.

We're joined by Benoit Viver, Public Affairs Manager at EENA, and Freddie McBride, Director of Digital Communications Policy and Regulation at EENA.
Connect with them on LinkedIn here:
Benoit Viver: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benoitvivier/
Freddie McBride: https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddie-mcbride-5205954/

Interested in a particular topic?
Jump to the discussions here:
2:23 - Who are EENA, what do they do?
5:49 - NG112
14:56 - vertical and indoor location
20:18 - VoLTE
24:37 - Standardisation

Find out more about Rudolf van der Berg's EENA presentation on the lack of VoLTE standardisation breaking voice calling globally by checking out his presentation here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WC16k8C1gpeFRJif23yDIuLSRg1OJOnZ/view

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In this episode we learn more about the MCS Testing-as-a-Service (TaaSting) project, how it works, who is involved, and what the involvement of TCCA looks like. We also talk more broadly around standards in general and what the benefits standards-based mission critical solutions bring to the market for both vendors and end-users.

We're joined by Harald Ludwig Chair of TCCA's Technical Forum, and Dr. Fidel Liberal, a professor at the University of the Basque Country, and the coordinator of the MCS TaaSting project.
Connect with them on Linkedin here:
Harald Ludwig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harald-ludwig/
Dr. Fidel Liberal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fidel-liberal-9b5b785/

Find out more about MCS TaaSting here: https://www.mcstaasting.com/#project
Find out more about TCCA here: https://tcca.info/

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In this episode we're joined by two special guests from InterTalk who talk to us about how radio communications dispatch is changing. We cover topics including how cloud and SaaS is changing radio dispatch, some of the benefits a vendor-agnostic dispatch console can bring, and where people struggle when refreshing their voice dispatch systems.

We're joined by Bryan Wiens, Senior Product Manager, and Chris Oldham, President at InterTalk.
Connect with them on Linkedin here:
Bryan Wiens - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bwiens/
Chris Oldham - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-oldham-0843673b/

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We talk with SSS Public Safety's Matt Palmer about the future of public safety control rooms and the challenges end-users are facing as control rooms face a triple threat from digital, data and technology evolution.

Matt is the Product Director at SSS Public Safety whose solutions encompass control rooms and contact centers, integrated communications, digital evidence management, records management, ERP solutions and critical messaging services. Before this, Matt was the product manager for the control room solutions offering for almost a decade, bringing a wealth of subject matter expertise to this topic.

Get in touch with Matt via LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-palmer-b5408991/
Find out more about SSS Public Safety here: https://sss-publicsafety.com/

Check out The Future of UK Public Safety Control Rooms whitepaper here:
https://sss-publicsafety.com/collateral/557/

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