critical communications

Ofcom probes BT over 999 glitch

UK telco watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into BT following a widespread outage of the 999 emergency call service.

Ericsson raises its low latency game

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has launched some new software that claims to guarantee consistent low latency for things like VR and remote control.

Happy 80th birthday to the 999 service

BT is celebrating the 80th birthday of the 999 emergency service line, and while the vast majority of time it is a service to save lives, it seems there are a few people who don’t quite get it.

O2 out of UK emergency services LTE tender, EE lone runner

Government plans to shift emergency communication services to cellular infrastructure have taken a knock after O2, one of just two mobile operators tendering for the contract, pulled out of the running, according to the FT.