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World’s largest public safety radio network planned
The Federal Agency for Digital Radio of Security Authorities and Organisations (BDBOS) in Germany is in the process of rolling out the world’s largest radio network for public safety.
When fully implemented, it will be the largest of its kind in the world, with over 500,000 users from several agencies within Germany, including the police, fire brigades, rescue services, customs authorities and intelligence services.
Phillippe Agard, Vice President, Government Sector for Alcatel-Lucent – the company awarded the 10-year contract by the German government for operating the network – told FutureGov: “We are seeing governments actively seeking greater inter-communication among their public safety authorities, and a country-wide umbrella network allows civil security agencies to work together within the context of everyday operations as well as in times of emergencies and crises.”
The network will involve approximately 4500 base stations and use the TETRA standard, which originates in Europe and is deployed in over 100 countries worldwide.
The network will operate 24 hours a day throughout the year, and have two fully redundant Network Operations Centres (NOCs). Specified operational requirements include 99.999 per cent service availability, full network coverage, multi-tenancy capabilities, security and interoperability.
Currently, the UK has the largest public safety network in the world with 250,000 users.
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