The ENLIL blog
Field notes
What we learn building communication for the loudest, largest and most consequential workplaces — written down.
Engineering · April 22, 2026
Anatomy of a sub-second PTT call
What actually happens in the 400 milliseconds between pressing the button and being heard — codecs, jitter buffers and the engineering of instant.
9 min read
Safety · March 11, 2026
Lone-worker safety, beyond the checkbox
Check-in timers, automatic escalation and location broadcast — how modern platforms turn lone-worker policy into a living system.
6 min read
Engineering · February 9, 2026
AI belongs on the channel — not in the way
Transcription, translation and summaries are transforming voice operations. The design principle that keeps them useful: AI listens so people don't have to.
8 min read
Industry · January 14, 2026
What aviation taught us about noise
Designing voice for the loudest workplaces on earth — and why noise suppression is a safety feature, not an audio feature.
5 min read
Industry · December 2, 2025
The quiet migration off two-way radio
Across industries, trunked radio estates are reaching end-of-life — and operations are choosing networks over towers. A field guide to the transition.
7 min read
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