Security and Defence

The Security and Defence Special Interest Group (SIG) aims to address the interests of users and suppliers of secure, resilient and reliable mobile communications who cannot rely on normal commercial services in times of stress.

The target market covers the armed services, public sector (including blue light services), civil contingency responders such as utilities. Topics of interest to them range from next generation mobile networks to tactical communications; from the convergence of commercial technologies and defence and security requirements to the interactions between mobile comms and other systems sharing common spectrum.

The Security and Defence SIG will also look at the use of wireless for non-communications applications. It will cover the uses of radar techniques and the growing role of Electronic Warfare for defence.

The SIG is championed by:

Tim Phipps, Cambridge Consultants, Guy Kenyon  Kenyon Consultants. Justin Paul, Brygstow-Consulting, David Chater-Lea Motorola and Nicholas Hill, Plextek

 The Security and Defence SIG meets approximately three times a year with the objectives of:

  • Keeping members up to date with government directions in terms of Digital Britain developments,
  • National Security Strategy and UK Cyber Security Strategy.
  • Providing an opportunity to debate the directions of next generation mobile communications for the secure, resilient and reliable communications community and developments in radar and EW systems.
  • Promoting members’ capabilities at local and international levels.
  • Networking

We note that Cambridge Wireless is an open forum and that material presented and discussed will be at an appropriate security level for this audience.  

Recent Event

Wireless Security and Defence SIG Event "Cyber Challenges - Wireless Comms in an Increased Threat Environment " 19th April at Olswang

Nigel Booker, Head of the Technology Development Team, Airwave - “Deployable Communication Services”

Paul Howland, EM Spectrum Lead, C&I Centre, DSTL - “EM Spectrum in Cyber Security”

Adrian Wagstaff, Principle Consultant, MASS Consultants - “Design Issues for Secure Wireless Sensor Networking”

Barry Taylor, Senior IA Relationships Manager, GCHQ - “Cyber Threat: Portrait of a landscape”

 Next Event   

Security and Defence SIG ‘Securing the Summer of Sport’

This popular event previously looked at the upcoming ‘Summer of Sport’ back in 2010 when the planning for multitude of events due to take this summer was in its early stages. This session will follow-up after these events have taken place looking at how the emergency services and military dealt with the immense demands placed upon them. Attendees will hear first-hand from Olaf Barrs from the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, representatives from the Transport for London and organisations such as Airwave on how they contributed to delivering a secure unprecedented calendar of events.
 
2012 will include a "Summer of Sport", with one-off, major international sporting events taking place in London and around the UK, as well as Wimbledon, the Notting Hill Carnival and, of course, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Our emergency services and military will be kept busy securing these exceptional and regular annual events, ensuring that we all remember them for the right reasons.

In 2010 the Security and Defence SIG ran an event with speakers who addressed the planning for these events. In late September, when most have completed, the SIG will review how the security of the events was achieved. With a strong line-up, including presenters from Airwave, Transport for London and the Fire Service already confirmed, this seminar will provide Cambridge Wireless Members the opportunity to hear at first-hand how the events were managed across the ‘Summer of Sport’.
Confirmed speakers include:
This SIG is championed by Tim Phipps of Cambridge Consultants, Guy Kenyon of Kenyon Consultants. Justin Paul of Brygstow-Consulting, David Chater-Lea of Motorola and Nicholas Hill of Plextek. We are also extremely grateful to ReCal Consulting for sponsoring the refreshments at this event.
 
This Cambridge based seminar will provide excellent opportunity for networking, and for Founder Members, will be followed by an exclusive dinner featuring presenters, SIG Champions and other Cambridge Wireless Founder Members. To attend this Dinner as well as to receive a host of other benefits please see joining details below.
 
This event is FREE to members of Cambridge Wireless. Tickets for non-members are £150.00 plus VAT. To join Cambridge Wireless as a member and attend future events for free, please visit:
 27/09/12