Aussie company tops awards' transport category
The winners of the 2018 International Critical Communications Awards were announced at a ceremony held in Berlin on 15 May in conjunction with the Critical Communications World conference and exhibition.
The winners and finalists in each category for this year are:
Best Use of Critical Communications for Transport
Winner: Radlink Communications for its Aurizon Rail Queensland TETRA system project.
Finalists
- Athens International Airport: Telematics Project Implementation
- Motorola Solutions: Rheinbahn, Ruhrbahn and Duisberger Verkehrsgesellschaft deploy Motorola Solutions DIMETRA IP Scalable
- Motorola Solutions: Trenes Argentinos Operaciones (SOFSE) – “Smart Mission Critical Solutions on Rails”
Best Innovation Award
Winner: Smith Myers Communications for its ARTEMIS avionics communication and location system, used to locate missing persons during disasters.
Finalists
- Bittium: Bittium Tough Mobile C
- Motorola Solutions: Si500 Video Speaker Microphone
- NIST/PSCR PSIAP Program
- Radlink Communications: Aurizon Rail Queensland TETRA System
- West Yorkshire Police: PRONTO
Best Use of Critical Communications for Public Safety
Winner: Norway-Sweden ISI project participants, including MSB, DSB, Airbus Solutions and Motorola Solutions
Finalists
- City of Hamburg: Operation Management of the G20 Summit
- Leonardo: TETRA Network for Argentina
- Nokia Solutions and Networks: Nokia Saving Lives
- State Secretariat of Public Safety for Rio de Janeiro: SIRCE
Best Use of Critical Communications in Utilities
Winner: PowerTrunk for its Diverse Power TETRA Network project
Finalists
- Korea Electric Power Corporation: Digitalized Trunked Radio Solution for Power Automation and Industry IoT
- Nokia: Converged FAN
- Yorkshire Water: Adoption of NetMotion’s Mobile Performance Management Software
Best Evolution to Future Broadband
Winner: Airbus for its Tactilon Dabat TETRA/LTE hybrid terminal.
Finalists
- Bittium: Bittium Tough Mobile HybridX Tactical Extension
- ETELM: 4GLinked
- Hytera Mobilfunk: Hytera Multi-mode Advanced Radios, PTC760/PDC760
- Teltronic: TETRA + LTE Convergent Solution
Outstanding Single-Site Critical Communications Installation
Winner: Athonet and AMBRA for their 5G-ready Critical Communications for Mining Deployments entry
Finalists
- Motorola Solutions: Making Campus Safety a Priority with Critical-Communications Technology and Services
- Nokia Solutions and Networks: Nokia Saving Lives
Best Use of Control Room Systems
Winner: Motorola Solutions with Project Green Light Detroit
Finalists
- APD Communications: Leading Critical Communications Innovation for the Control Room
- Ministry of Interior Kuwait: Decision Making Room
TCCA Young Engineer of the Year
Winner: Thomas Roth of Gryphon Secure
Finalists
- Rodrigo Batista de Moura, State Secretariat of Public Safety for Rio de Janeiro
- Ermin Huremovic, APD Communications
- Islam Saif, Motorola Solutions
Outstanding Contribution to Critical Communications
Winner: David Chater-Lea
Finalist: Mike Norfield, Simoco Wireless Solutions
Please follow us and share on Twitter and Facebook. You can also subscribe for FREE to our weekly newsletter and bimonthly magazine.
Sanctions on Hytera halted by appeals court
The sanctions follow a years-long trade secrets and copyright infringement dispute between the...
MXene-based compound to enable 3D-printed antennas
The integration of MXene onto 3D-printed nylon-based parts allows a channel-like structure to...
NT launches draft Drone Industry Strategy, Drone Innovation Challenge
Northern Territory residents are invited to have their say on a new draft strategy designed to...
