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Ambulance Service installs in-building coverage system
Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) to deploy an in-building coverage solution within record time at two of their ambulance stations. According to Gary Hardacre, head of risk and resilience at SAS: “Tere were tight deadlines in place, but I was determined to keep to the timelines we had in place. We needed to change to a system where the immediate deployment of ambulance resources from station locations would be put in place, and that this would contribute towards delivering a patient-centred service.” SAS gave the go ahead to install the
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Airwave Special Coverage Lite solution at their Edinburgh City and Hamilton Ambulance Stations in early November and within four weeks it was fully operational. Special Coverage Lite is delivered through a
directional antenna – similar to a TV antenna on the outside of a building. Tis helps to
irwave, the UK mission critical voice and data communications provider, recently collaborated with the
ensure the Airwave radio signal is optimized and provides the in-building coverage required.
Airwave lands fire control room contract
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Special Coverage Lite is delivered through an antenna on the outside of a building
Hytera Mobilfunk wins trade award H
ytera Mobilfunk has won the “small and medium enterprises” category at the 4th Lower Saxony Foreign Trade Awards. The company, based in Bad Muender,
Germany, carried out numerous installations with customers in nearly 40 countries on five continents. The export share of the company in 2012 was 81 per cent. The jury was particularly impressed with the enormous increase in the share of exports, innovative products, customized
solutions and the company’s globally- oriented business strategy. “The prize reflects the confidence of our customers and this is a key reference for the acquisition of future projects”, said Matthias Klausing, chief executive officer and president of Hytera Mobilfunk.
The Lower Saxony Minister of Economics, Labour and Transport, Olaf Lies (left) with Matthias Klausing, president and chief executive officer at Hytera Mobilfunk
ounty Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority
(DDFRA) in the UK has signed a contract with Airwave, the UK TETRA network provider, for the provision of an integrated communication and mobilization solution. Airwave will work with APD and 3tc Software to deliver the control room solution. The duration of the contract is three years and is valued at an estimated £2 million. The project delivery and system
integration will be managed by Airwave, who will act as a single point of contact for all support, maintenance and future development activities. This will reduce the operational overhead for DDFRA. The Airwave network enabled Integrated Communications Control System (ICCS) will be provided by APD. The Cortex ICCS will provide capabilities to integrate radio dispatch and telephone call handling, into a single touchscreen interface. 3tc Software will provide the Guardian Command mobilizing system software which is an end-to-end command and control package that offers incident, resource and performance management. Susan Johnson OBE, County Durham
and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service chief executive, said: “The new system will improve the way in which we receive 999 calls and deploy emergency vehicles. It will also ensure that we continue to deliver a first-class service to our communities. By working with Airwave we will be able to provide a highly resilient command and control system that meets current and future requirements while offering value for money to the people of County Durham and Darlington.”
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