Interoperability
Interoperability Means You Can Talk to Your Radio Neighbor
Public safety communications design has been one of step-by-step deployment as funds and technology have grown over many decades. The result is a modern Tower of Babel. Agencies side-by-side in rural and metropolitan jurisdictions can see each other but can't talk on a common radio system. Interoperability can be defined as progressive levels of communication among agencies.
This is made possible by technology based on standards. The Project 25 standard, or P25, is a benchmark for wireless communication networks to ensure interoperability.
The Department of Homeland Security, the FCC and many local, state and federal agencies support the need for planning that leads to interoperable communications. Day Wireless has the ability to review the current situation and recommend a variety of effective solutions from simple patching devices to new digital networks.
Providing mission critical solutions to first responders:
True interoperability enables instant communication among multiple responders and agencies and more coordination, regardless of network type or agency affiliation. True interoperability also allows all responders seamless access to voice and data intelligence when and where it's needed, so that they can communicate as a team with the ouch of a button and a coordinated response can happen in seconds, not minutes or hours.
Critical networks are created specifically for emergency situations requiring public safety personnel. They are an "always available" lifeline for responders that provides up to date information at all times. In an emergency, commercial carrier systems (cellular systems) either lose power or become overloaded with calls, essentially shutting down the network. Public safety simply can't afford to be without communication. Having a dedicated critical network allows first responders to communicate even during a catastrophic event.
Mission critical data helps public safety officers to be better prepared to detect, prevent, and respond to critical incidents.
- Police instantly share a photograph of a missing child
- Crime scene investigators send fingerprint evidence wirelessly back to the lab
- Firefighters access building blueprints before they get on site
Recent project include:
- Installing console peripherals that allowed multiple county agencies to cross-talk.
- Building a mobile command center with a combination of VHF, UHF, 800 and cellular interoperable communications.
For help in determining what level of interoperability would best serve your agency, contact the technical experts at Day Wireless.
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