September 27 – 30, 2021
Las Vegas Convention Center
IWCE is thrilled to bring you its 45th annual conference, with four-days of cutting-edge education for critical communications professionals. It is the one place where critical communications technology professionals gather to evaluate, learn and network with industry leaders.
Satellite Communications (Part 1): Not What you May Remember
Thursday, September 29
2:45-4:00pm
Room: W228
About the panel:
The names are well-known, but the offerings of traditional satellite-communications providers have changed dramatically during the past few years. As constellations and terrestrial-based equipment have evolved (as well as the economics of putting them into orbit), so have the offerings of established satellite providers. While appreciated as a last-resort communications alternative in the past, satellite has been viewed by many first-responders agencies as being too expensive and operationally difficult to use on a regular basis. Learn how many of those perceptions are simply myths today.