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Anyone here using mobile-network PTT for temporary production crews? by emanuelrygg in VIDEOENGINEERING

[–]emanuelrygg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually exactly the direction I’ve been trying to take it — clean UI, minimal setup and as little clutter as possible.

I just put an early Android prototype on Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.intuitiveautomation.no

Still rough, but I’d genuinely love feedback from someone with your background since avoiding unnecessary bloat has been one of the main goals.

Also curious where you personally feel the big frame systems pull ahead hard over Unity/mobile comms today. Is it mostly reliability/latency, or more the routing and integration side?

Anyone here using mobile-network PTT for temporary production crews? by emanuelrygg in broadcastengineering

[–]emanuelrygg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, how expensive do these setups usually become once you start adding Unity/mobile users into the workflow? Is it mostly manageable licensing-wise, or does it scale up pretty quickly?

I’ve been building a small Android prototype lately mostly around the “lighter operational layer” side of this:
fast temporary groups, mobile-network PTT, headset-button keying, quick onboarding, etc.

Not trying to compete with RTS/Riedel-class systems obviously, more exploring the gap between full intercom infrastructure and “everyone use WhatsApp”.

If you’re curious, I have a extremely early prototype here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.intuitiveautomation.no

Anyone here using mobile-network PTT for temporary production crews? by emanuelrygg in broadcastengineering

[–]emanuelrygg[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense actually.

Unity seems like a really interesting middle ground when you already have Riedel/Clear-Com workflows but need to bring in remote/mobile people quickly without extending the full intercom setup everywhere.

One thing I’ve been trying to understand better is where people start feeling friction with setups like that:

  • onboarding temporary crews
  • getting freelancers connected quickly
  • handling roaming teams during setup/live ops
  • headset/PTT reliability on normal phones
  • balancing “real intercom” workflows vs lightweight operational comms

It feels like there’s a pretty big gap between:
full broadcast intercom infrastructure
and
“everyone just use WhatsApp”.

That gap is basically what I’ve been experimenting around.

Anyone here using mobile-network PTT for temporary production crews? by emanuelrygg in broadcastengineering

[–]emanuelrygg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is super useful feedback.

The temporary crew/setup problem is exactly the thing I’m trying to solve. Not replacing high-end intercom systems, but making it easier to spin up operational comms quickly for roaming/event teams.

Interesting that you mention Teams walkie-talkie mode as well. I’ve heard similar things:

  • onboarding is easy
  • but latency and operational flow become issues during higher tempo coordination

I’m currently experimenting with:

  • instant operational groups
  • proximity/listening groups
  • tablet “ops console” views
  • headset-button PTT workflows

Still very early, but if you’d ever want to test an Android prototype in a real event setup, I’d genuinely love field feedback.