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National fallback service for Airwave launched
Motorola,Inc.is working with O2 Airwave to implement a National Fallback System(NFS)for the existing Airwave public safety communications network.The NFS element of the contract with Motorola will provide public safety officers in the UK with the even more reassurance that they have access to a resilient and robust communications network.The NFS is designed to be brought quickly into service in the event of a serious system failure to any of the primary switch clusters within the Airwave network.This ensures that seamless,end-to-end voice and data communications are maintained for the 120,000 officers across each police force in England,Scotland and Wales as well as the British Transport Police and Ambulance Service.As part of this contract Motorola is developing a suite of tools that will keep both the primary and backup clusters synchronised meaning that service restoration will only take minutes.
Maintaining patient records
The BAPCO Journal looks at why Addenbrooke’s,one of the UK’s leading NHS hospitals use BlackBerry for mobile email to gain rapid and accurate access to patient records...
A climate for preparedness
The BAPCO Autumn Roadshows this year are concentrating on the practical technology required to implement the Civil Contingencies Act,particularly that required to deliver greater interoperability between many agencies at different levels of command.BAPCO has gone out of its way to ensure that a wide range of relevant parties have been invited to these events and I hope that the SAO’s hard work is rewarded with good attendance,exhibitions and presentations.
An International Community
Nature: we saw in New Orleans just how vicious it can be.No matter how often images of hurricanes,tornados,ice storms or earthquakes are broadcast there is no way to comprehend just how much destructive power is unleashed during such an event.
ODPM announces shortlist for the FiReControl infrastructure procurement
Mid September saw the formal announcement by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister(ODPM)for the negotiation phase of the FiReControl Infrastructure procurement.The 3 shortlisted suppliers are:EADS Defence and Security Systems Ltd,BT and Thales.