When it comes to the essential duties that law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency medical services (EMS) must face every day, lives are at stake and there is no room for error or miscommunication. First responders must be able to rely on their tools and technology to function properly in the field, and we are no longer only talking two-way radios. Next gen technology – from IoT devices, enhanced body cameras, and connected cruisers to smart street lighting, gunshot & smoke sensors, drones, and even robotics – are being added to the repertoire daily to lend a hand in keeping the public safer.
But reaping the benefits of these next-gen devices is only possible with the help of a high-capacity, low latency public safety network capable of handling such a data-heavy spike in network traffic.
Like heavy industry and other mission critical operations, we see unprecedented opportunities for digital transformation in the public safety sector, but those opportunities do not come without a distinct set of challenges.
Modern public safety agencies depend on:
- Reliable street-level communications & frontline connectivity that keep first responders always on, always connected
- Next-gen technologies such a connected broadband luminaire streetlights, gunshot or smoke sensors, & real-time multi-megapixel video surveillance streaming to increase situational awareness
- Improved inter- and intra-agency communications for faster, precise emergency response coordination
- Vehicle Area Networks (VAN) with 5G connectivity enabling on-location video streaming, license plate cameras, drones, laptops, GPS/location awareness, and even telemetry data on the mechanical health of the vehicle
- Communications network reliability, resilience, redundancy, & quality of service (QoS)
- High network capacity, low latency, & scalability to support added IoT applications
- Iron-clad cybersecurity
- Scalable network coverage
We will note there is one common denominator that can address all these challenges you’re facing – the need for a thoughtfully planned, strategically designed, end-to-end private network that will cover your immediate capacity and throughput needs today, AND those higher capacity demands coming tomorrow.
But modernizing your network is a complex and often overwhelming undertaking. Need some help?
With Ceragon’s end-to-end network managed services, you can ensure you’ve got a top-of-the-line network that will work impeccably and take your agency into the future of public safety. From network planning and design to NOC network monitoring and network maintenance packages, Ceragon can help keep you one step ahead of the bad guys.
A FOUNDATION FOR THE CONNECTED AGENCIES OF TOMORROW
Ceragon’s approach empowers agencies with high-capacity, low-latency, future-proof networks and next-generation tools and devices that work in flawless coordination. This enables a digitally collaborative ecosystem amongst police, fire, and EMS and facilitates real-time data exchange, drives smarter IoT field intelligence, streamlines agency inefficiencies, and enhances surveillance.
Potential public safety applications include:
- Integrated public safety agencies – digitally interconnecting police, fire, and EMS
- Speedy, efficient emergency response management
- Push-to-talk communications
- Next gen 911 / 112 / emergency dial services
- Smart IoT connectivity & real-time field intelligence
- Traffic management & accident prevention
- Access control, monitoring, & real-time multi-megapixel video surveillance
- Enhanced cybersecurity & risk management
An advanced private network framework alongside Ceragon’s end-to-end expertise prepares today’s modern public safety agencies with the solutions they need for ultimate operational efficiency and readiness.
- High capacity, low latency point-to-point (PTP) transport / fiber extension
- Private point-to-multipoint (PTMP) - LTE/5G/Mesh
- Secure public wi-fi
- Street-level connectivity with smart broadband luminaire solutions
- Network digital twin technology
- Integrated IoT & smart sensor technology
- Expert managed services
- And more
To learn more, download our Solution Brief: End-to-End Connectivity for Mission-Critical Public Safety
