NEC Australia has announced being chosen by New South Wales Police Force to upgrade its microwave radio communications network using its iPasolink VR platform and supplying 110 iPasolink terminals to the New England region.
According to NEC, the platform "enables the seamless upgrade of the radio network's capacity, effectively future-proofing communications, on demand", with the IT provider already having supplied 180 terminals to NSW Police.
"The robust iPasolink Outdoor Units (ODUs) ... are designed to operate in the harshest environmental conditions," NEC said.
"Crucial to the iPasolink selection is its small size which reduces tower load and eliminates the high cost of strengthening towers to accommodate larger, heavier equipment."
The radio comms network is used by 20,000 NSW Police staffers, NEC said, and in 500 police stations across the state. NEC's engineering team will also continue providing installation support.
NEC was similarly signed by the New South Wales Telco Authority to deliver network management systems[1] and wireless backhaul technology for state emergency services and other public safety agencies as part of the government's Critical Communications Enhancement Program (CCEP) back in February last year.
Under the three-year deal, NEC will also provide professional services and 24/7 support via its existing technical service centres and facilitate connectivity through its iPASOLINK VRultra-compact microwave communications system and network management system.
In November, NSW Telco Authority MD Kate Foy said that during FY16, the agency increased its government radio network[2] coverage from around 56 percent of the land mass to 91.5 percent using the AU$63 million it was allocated[3] under the 2016-17 state Budget.
For FY17, she said the authority embarked on the next phase of its program across