Hiran Ravat , Head of IoT Business Development and Partnerships at CSL Group , explains how it broadens critical comms reach to meet continuity demand
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Hiran Ravat , Head of IoT Business Development and Partnerships at CSL Group , explains how it broadens critical comms reach to meet continuity demand
Hiran Ravat , Head of IoT Business Development and Partnerships
Most of us have a fairly good idea about what constitutes critical comms – or at least , in the pre-pandemic sense . Your mind would think of fire prevention , security cameras and the whole host of applications that are essential for ensuring public and staff safety . Today , critical comms has expanded to include the vital nature of business continuity , which in part has been exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic .
No sector has been unaffected by COVID- 19 and in the critical comms space , there has been soaring demand for business continuity solutions as lockdowns swept the world and remote working has become the norm . It is this new and emerging area which Hiran Ravat , Head of IoT Business Development and Partnerships at CSL Group , which has 25 years ’ experience , is now actively targeting for growth .
“ One of the biggest changes over the past 18 months is people are viewing connectivity differently ,” he says . “ People are working from home , away from their offices or factories , so we ’ re getting lots of unique critical connectivity cases outside our core heritage business . As we ’ ve started to delve into this new area , we ’ ve found more and more examples where critical connectivity can enhance existing solutions . It ’ s not something the MNOs can support as to be a critical communications supplier you need added resilience . To achieve
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