A key theme of the Land Mobile September edition is public safety, anticipating as it does the imminent return of the annual BAPCO Conference & Exhibition later in the autumn. 

This focus begins as early as the news section, which brings tidings of successful Emergency Services Network testing taking place on the London Underground. This testing marks a key moment in the life of the previously troubled project, particularly taking into account some extremely positive comments from the user side in relation to voice quality.      

Skip forward a few pages, and the public safety theme continues with a feature exploring the numerous methods through which the public can now get in contact with the emergency services. This concept - labelled ‘Next Generation 999’ – will likely result in a wholesale transformation of control rooms in the coming years, not least due to the sheer volume of information being dealt with by staff. 

Finally, turn to the back of the issue for a preview of October’s aforementioned BAPCO Conference & Exhibition, which will - after 19 long months - well and truly mark the return of UK critical communications events. Our special ten-page section tells you all you need to know about the show, from advice on how to get there, to essential speaker highlights.