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Emergency Service Network £3.1bn Over Budget
Home Office slammed for its management of ESN project, with the NAO predicting more delays
BT To Remove Huawei Gear From Next-Gen Emergency Network
BT said it would swap out the Chinese vendor's equipment at its own cost and that the process wouldn't mean further delays to the troubled project
Home Office Admits Emergency Network Overruns To ‘Delay’ Cost Savings
The Public Accounts Committee has estimated that unexpected charges may eliminate five years' worth of the new network's supposed price benefits
Emergency Network Delayed By Agile Development Methods, MPs Told
Agile delivery techniques take longer but mean 'less risk', permanent secretary Philip Rutnam tells MPs
EE Data Network Downed For Hours By ‘Technical Issue’
The outage affected EE's data network across the UK, with some users roaming abroad also reporting issues
Emergency Services Network Delay Could See Service ‘Turned Off’
The latest ESN delay takes its planned implementation six months beyond the expected obsolescence of the current network
Motorola Buys Comms Tech For Emergency Services Network
The company plans to offer the MACS unified communications platform as a cloud-based ESN deployment option
Motorola Solutions CTO: Public Safety Will Be Transformed By Data-Driven Communications
INTERVIEW: Motorola Solutions CTO Paul Steinberg explains how data and enhanced communications can make cities safer - even if they're not smart just yet
Emergency Services Network Plan ‘High Risk’, NAO Warns
The plan for a new emergency-services communications network relies on an approach as yet untested anywhere in the world, the NAO warns
EE Wins £1bn 4G Emergency Services Network Contract
EE to build network that government claims will save £1 million a day and give emergency services access to LTE data and applications