In the years before digitisation, contingency communications were often improvised and unreliable. In the absence of mobile phones, fallback options were limited - sometimes to public phone boxes, which were useless in remote or hostile environments. Emergency comms were virtually non-existent and there was no real-time visibility of friendly forces. Risk levels were significantly higher and workarounds were part of daily life.
Tim Williams is the VP of Product at Paramount. A former award-winning journalist, he has covered a diverse range of topics including sports, disaster and emergency response, and public policy, with a focus on regional interest and world news, particularly in the APAC region. Tim's work has been featured in notable outlets such as CBS News, Baseball America, and Racing Post, among others.












