When communications are necessary for an organization to function, they are considered “critical.” An organization’s operations are either completely stopped or severely impacted by a communications breakdown.
There could be multiple interpretations of “critical” at play here:
Business critical refers to situations in which communication errors seriously impair operations and could carry heavy fines. Power utilities, for instance, risk severe financial penalties if communication malfunctions during maintenance cause more downtime than is permitted.
All the time. coverage in every important location, including inside buildings.
Quick and dependable connection with failsafe communications that take over if all other systems fail or important components of the communications network are compromised. This could entail using simplex radio or another direct way of communication that doesn’t require a network connection. Furthermore, stable mobile connections with quick, seamless network handovers.
Effective group communication using data and speech. Talkgroups should enable people to join a group call after it has begun (a feature known as “late entry”) and may need to be set up and adjusted on the spot.
