Applications
Public Safety Agencies
For police, fire, EMS, homeland security or other first-responders, reliable communications are critical for efficient public safety services. As municipal budgets are squeezed, only the most cost-effective solution can be justified when spending limited public safety dollars. By providing in-field reporting and information access, officers can gain an additional one to two hours daily by simply being more efficient outside the office and limiting in-transit downtime. Also, in-field access to high speed data, voice, and video services offers secure retrieval of information containing finger prints, photos, criminal records and even GIS information that improves immediate, on-site response and effectiveness.
Whether via HotZones or mobile communications, wireless jurisdictional networks are more in demand now than ever, which raises critical cost, security, and scalability issues. The SkyPilot SyncMesh solution is designed with these problems in mind. To help solve the economics problem, SkyPilot integrates backhaul and client access in a common infrastructure to provide scalability and robustness without having to invest in multiple vendor and technology solutions.
The FCC limited access to the 4.940 to 4.990 GHz spectrum in order to address the needs of public safety agencies and other public and private entities that provide safety services. SkyPilot supports both licensed public safety 4.9 GHz and unlicensed public access 2.4 GHz bands that operate independently of the wireless mesh backhaul. SkyPilot's SyncMesh solution extends network reach and flexibility to dynamically route around obstacles providing virtually ubiquitous coverage downtown and beyond city limits. This allows for virtually interference-free, mission-critical communications using a licensed 4.9 GHz network, while simultaneously supporting video surveillance and mobility applications over the wireless mesh backhaul.
With increased attention on improving citywide contingency planning, public safety agencies are realizing the value of a wireless mesh broadband network to enable multi-agency and cross-jurisdictional collaboration and white boarding, around-the-clock video monitoring and surveillance, real-time video feeds from an incident scene, instant multimedia messaging, and Voice over IP (VoIP). And with the ubiquitous and contiguous coverage a wireless mesh network can achieve, special wireless mobility routers are able to support roaming connectivity at high speeds. Rugged mobility routers are available from SkyPilot partners to mount in virtually any moving vehicle or vessel, including police cruiser, fire truck, ambulance, boat and mobile command center.
Together these broadband multimedia communication capabilities made possible by a SkyPilot wireless mesh enhance routine communications and improve situational awareness during incident response.