Digital Radios vs. Analog Radios (What's the Difference?)What’s the difference between digital radios and analog radios?Are analog radios obsolete? Or do analog radios still have some mission-critical applications?What’s the biggest problem that analog radios have that’s solved by digital radios?For a security-concerned IT manager, do digital radios provide any advantages over analog radios?Following a major natural disaster, do digital radios provide any advantages over analog radios?During an active shooter situation, would law enforcement on the scene prefer digital radios or analog radios?Do hospitals generally prefer digital radios over analog radios?Does it make more sense to invest in digital radios or analog radios in hospitality and entertainment environments?What does the future of the digital radios vs. analog radios debate look like three years from now?~~~Welcome to the Wireless Communications Explained Podcast, where IT, engineering, and operations professionals learn about wireless communications. This includes how to develop true dispatch communications, implement and manage communications tools, improve one-to-many communication, keep up to date with security and customer satisfaction trends, increase coverage and range, and roll out push-to-talk technology.Now here is your host Mike Humphress of Commsult Consulting Solutions with special guest Bob White of EMCI Wireless~~~Thanks for listening to this episode of Wireless Communications Explained Podcast.To get notified about new episodes, subscribe at WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com. Or wherever you like to consume podcast episodes, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and YouTube. And if you found this episode helpful, please leave us a five-star rating and tell your friends.~~~https://www.WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com #digitalradio #analogradio #wirelesscommunications #wirelesscommunicationsexplained

Comparing Two-Way Radio Communications vs. Cellular / SmartphoneWhat’s the difference between two-way radio communication vs. cellular/smartphone communications?When people mention walkie-talkies, is that really just another name for a two-way radio? When using a cell phone/smartphone to call or text someone, you don’t have to think about compatibility. Are there different kinds of two-way radios to consider with how they can communicate with each other?From an emergency management perspective, such as following a major hurricane or tornado, which would you select? Two-way radios? Or cell phone/smartphone communications?Under what circumstances is cellular/smartphone communications the better option as opposed to two-way radio communication?What applications do you see organizations or enterprises need to use both two-way radio communication and cellular/smartphone communication?What’s the biggest misconception people have about two-way radios?~~~Welcome to the Wireless Communications Explained Podcast, where IT, engineering, and operations professionals learn about wireless communications. This includes how to develop true dispatch communications, implement and manage communications tools, improve one-to-many communication, keep up to date with security and customer satisfaction trends, increase coverage and range, and roll out push-to-talk technology.Now here are your hosts Chas Elliott of EMCI Wireless and Mike Humphress of Commsult Consulting Solutions. (https://www.emciwireless.com) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaselliott1) ~~~Thanks for listening to this episode of Wireless Communications Explained Podcast.To get notified about new episodes, subscribe at WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com. Or wherever you like to consume podcast episodes, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and YouTube. And if you found this episode helpful, please leave us a five-star rating and tell your friends.~~~https://www.WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com #twowayradio #cellular #smartphone #wirelesscommunications #wirelesscommunicationsexplained

~~~How do hotels use wireless communications? Which staff members?Given the staffing shortages currently facing hotel operators, how are you seeing wireless communications helping?What's the biggest mistake you see hotel operators make with their wireless communications investments?Do most hotel operators have the wireless technology they need to provide a better, safer guest experience? If not, what gaps are the most pressing to address?What advice would you offer to a hotel owner or manager who wants to improve their locations using wireless communications?In an age where everyone asks Tripadvisor where to stay, how do guest experience and social proof/reviews factor into these investments?~~~Welcome to the Wireless Communications Explained Podcast, where IT, engineering, and operations professionals learn about wireless communications. This includes how to develop true dispatch communications, implement and manage communications tools, improve one-to-many communication, keep up to date with security and customer satisfaction trends, increase coverage and range, and roll out push-to-talk technology.Now here are your hosts Chas Elliott of EMCI Wireless and Mike Humphress of Commsult Consulting Solutions. (https://www.emciwireless.com) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaselliott1) ~~~Thanks for listening to this episode of Wireless Communications Explained Podcast.To get notified about new episodes, subscribe at WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com. Or wherever you like to consume podcast episodes, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and YouTube. And if you found this episode helpful, please leave us a five-star rating and tell your friends.~~~https://www.WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com #hoteltechnology #hotelstaff #hotelstaffing #hotelstaffingshortage #hoteloperator #hotelowner #hotelmanager #wirelesscommunications #wirelesscommunicationsexplained

~~~How did you end up in your current role as President of EMCI WIreless? What was your career journey?When you first began working in the wireless communications industry, what did people think of two-way radios?How have you seen two-way radios change and evolve over the years?What's been driving most of this innovation?What's the biggest misconception people have about two-way radios?Thinking ahead 2+ years, what does the future of two-way radios look like?~~~Welcome to the Wireless Communications Explained Podcast, where IT, engineering, and operations professionals learn about wireless communications. This includes how to develop true dispatch communications, implement and manage communications tools, improve one-to-many communication, keep up to date with security and customer satisfaction trends, increase coverage and range, and roll out push-to-talk technology.Now here are your hosts Chas Elliott of EMCI Wireless and Mike Humphress of Commsult Consulting Solutions. (https://www.emciwireless.com) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaselliott1) ~~~Thanks for listening to this episode of Wireless Communications Explained Podcast.To get notified about new episodes, subscribe at WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com. Or wherever you like to consume podcast episodes, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and YouTube. And if you found this episode helpful, please leave us a five-star rating and tell your friends.~~~https://www.WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com #twowayradio #wirelesscommunications #wirelesscommunicationsexplained"

Welcome to the Wireless Communications Explained Podcast, where IT, engineering, and operations professionals learn about wireless communications. This includes how to develop true dispatch communications, implement and manage communications tools, improve one-to-many communication, keep up to date with security and customer satisfaction trends, increase coverage and range, and roll out push-to-talk technology. Now here are your hosts Chas Elliott of EMCI Wireless and Mike Humphress of Commsult Consulting Solutions. ~~~ Thanks for listening to this episode of Wireless Communications Explained Podcast. To get notified about new episodes, subscribe at WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com. Or wherever you like to consume podcast episodes, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and YouTube. And if you found this episode helpful, please leave us a five-star rating and tell your friends. ~~~ https://www.WirelessCommunicationsExplained.com #wirelesscommunications #wirelesscommunicationsexplained