Calgary Police on Front Line of Public Safety Innovation
19 Ottobre 2015 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Motorola Solutions, Calgary Police Service and Ericsson
demonstrating broadband capabilities of the first public safety LTE
network in Canada
- Calgary Police Service is using
Canada’s first dedicated public safety long-term evolution (LTE)
network to access, collect and analyze valuable data
- Public safety LTE helps improve safety
and efficiency for first responders and the communities they
serve
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), Ericsson
(NASDAQ:ERIC) and the Calgary Police Service are
currently demonstrating innovative applications on Canada’s first
public safety LTE network.
The public safety LTE network is being tested by first
responders within the City of Calgary and providing police with
high-speed broadband capabilities to quickly access data, images
and videos. The Calgary Police Service is able to collect and
analyze information from a variety of sources and securely
distribute it to officers on the front lines of protecting the
public.
“Reliable and uninterrupted communications is a mission-critical
priority in emergency situations, and having access to high-speed
data via our own broadband spectrum will significantly contribute
to all emergency services, providing a coordinated response to
ensure public safety,” said Chief Constable Roger Chaffin of the
Calgary Police Service. “Coordinated and reliable communication in
emergency situations can ultimately help save lives. The need for
reliability is one key reason we rely on our own private radio
networks for voice communication rather than cellular phones.”
The Calgary Police Service is demonstrating the system and
providing feedback on its ability to enhance safety, improve
response times to natural and man-made incidents, and help first
responders do their jobs more efficiently.
Applications on the public safety LTE network make it possible
to share data and video without competing for bandwidth over a
shared public network. For example, real-time video intelligence
from cameras in police cars or throughout Calgary can be shared
quickly and securely with an incident commander who can then
analyze and prioritize the information and send it immediately to
first responders before they arrive at the scene. In addition to
video, Calgary intends to use other applications such as
integrating public safety LTE with land mobile radio (LMR) networks
and sharing information via computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and
records management systems (RMS).
“Motorola Solutions is committed to helping public safety
agencies in Canada and elsewhere capture and process large volumes
of data and convert it into intelligence that can help quickly
solve or prevent incidents,” said George Krausz, president,
Motorola Solutions Canada. “The information gathered by the Calgary
Police Service during this test will help demonstrate how the
reliable high-speed transmission of data, images and video over a
public safety LTE network can also help the city’s first responders
become more efficient."
“Public safety agencies face fundamental challenges to the way
in which they provide services. They must respond faster and with
greater efficiency to protect the lives and property of citizens,”
said Graham Osborne, president, Ericsson Canada Inc. “Ericsson, a
global leader in Communications, empowers public safety agencies
such as the Calgary Police Service to meet the technological
challenge with its reliable, secure and high speed LTE
technology.”
Officially launched in June 2015, the public safety LTE network
is composed of a number of cellular sites and used with LTE devices
such as Motorola Solutions’ VML750 vehicular modems
and LEX mission-critical handhelds. The new Calgary system is
owned and operated by Motorola Solutions as part of an LTE
Cloud Core which provides access to shared LTE applications, such
as video and data analytics, on a subscription-based service for a
predictable annual cost. The new system is also being monitored by
experienced technologists at Motorola Solutions’ Network Operations
Center in Schaumburg, Ill. to help ensure reliable and
always-available communications.
The Government of Canada has set aside 20 MHz of the 700 MHz
radio spectrum for public safety users. Industry Canada provided a
developmental spectrum license to Calgary Police Service for
operation in Calgary.
About Calgary Police Service
The Calgary Police Service is located in Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. In concert with other agencies and the citizens of Calgary,
the Calgary Police Service strives to preserve the quality of life
in our community by maintaining Calgary as a safe place to live,
work and visit. To learn more go to: Calgary Police Service.
About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) creates innovative,
mission-critical communication solutions and services that help
public safety and commercial customers build safer cities and
thriving communities. For ongoing news, visit
www.motorolasolutions.com/newsroom or subscribe to a news
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Find Motorola Solutions Public Safety on Twitter.
About Ericsson
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is the driving force behind the Networked
Society – a world leader in communications technology and services.
Our long-term relationships with every major telecom operator in
the world allow people, business and society to fulfill their
potential and create a more sustainable future. For more
information go to: http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/press.
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