14 brilliant quotes on the critical communications future

The critical communications sector faces unprecedented pressure and change. Transformative technologies, political turbulence, social recalibration – little is as it was even a few years ago.

To provide insight for you in this challenging situation, we asked a selection of the industry’s leading thinkers to share their views of the future of critical communications and the challenges that many organizations are facing. Here are 14 hand-picked observations from them.

Insights from some of the critical communications industry's leading thinkers

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“New technology must be very easy to understand and developed for local use.”
- Juan Carlos Peniche, ex-Under-Secretary for Institutional Development – Police State Commission, Morelos Government, Mexico.

“Trends like Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain are enabling new use cases.”
- Daniel Schaefer, Solutions Architect for EMEA Alliances, Red Hat, Germany.

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“Digital transformation allows for tools that are less cumbersome, produce less paperwork and more automation.”
- Colonel Eric Freyssinet, Chief Digital Strategy Officer, La Gendarmerie Nationale, France.

“You cannot provide total security, so the question is not just about how to prevent attacks, but how to survive them.”
- Professor Holger Mey, Head of Advanced Concepts, Airbus Defence & Space, Germany.

“Technology is only as useful as the mission or task it serves. We all know Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are the answer, but what is the question?”
- Professor Holger Mey, Head of Advanced Concepts, Airbus Defence & Space, Germany.

“The typical police officer’s view of the radio as just a voice communications device needs to change. It is already more important than the police gun.”
- Juan Carlos Peniche, ex-Under-Secretary for Institutional Development – Police State Commission, Morelos Government, Mexico.

“We monitor the pulse of customers and get feedback from different angles and environments. The whole critical communications community needs to be active in this.”
- Juho Luoma, Business Development Manager at State Security Networks Group Finland (Erillisverkot Group), Finland.

“We have to bring new technology into the critical communications sector; we cannot train new users to work with old technology.”
- Eng. Markus Rauch, Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol.

“We will see more data being gathered and transferred as people self-monitor their health using sensors to make measurements at home.”
- Dr Tom Silfvast, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.

“The availability of continuous, reliable and secure communications will change the way public safety organisations operate.”
- Professor Holger Mey, Head of Advanced Concepts, Airbus Defence & Space, Germany.

“Digital native users have a lot of experience, which could be very valuable in shaping initiatives in communications and security.”
- Mr Mansoor Buosaiba, Chief Executive Officer of Professional Communication Corporation – Nedaa, Dubai.

“We haven’t yet seen all the possibilities. More advanced broadband communications technology will create new uses and generate greater demand.”
- Dr Tom Silfvast, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.

“In the future, we need more integration of social media messaging technologies into professional systems to ensure their success.”
- Juan Carlos Peniche, ex-Under-Secretary for Institutional Development – Police State Commission, Morelos Government, Mexico.

“There must be a new approach to certification that is not based on a network system built for 30 years, but one that assumes upgrades every three to five years.”
- Evert Dudok, Executive Vice President of Communications, Intelligence, and Security (CIS), Airbus Defence and Space, Germany.

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