Expand your LMR radio setup to 100% coverage

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No matter how well attended to your radio network infrastructure is, if your operational area is large enough, you’re bound to have white spots. Getting to 100% coverage with radio towers is prohibitively expensive. But there is a cost-efficient alternative to boosting coverage.

Firefighting agencies face several challenges when it comes to providing dependable coverage. If the operational area they cover is large, sparsely populated areas may be outside of coverage – but still populated by taxpayers expecting the same firefighting excellence provided in the cities. Improving your fire department’s coverage to support situational awareness in emergencies can be achieved in different ways. In this paper we examine the different options, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.

Whether you are technically or financially responsible for radio coverage of an operational area, you’ll know that achieving and maintaining coverage is a struggle. Subterranean cables corrode with age or get accidentally severed in road works. Radio towers are vulnerable to everything from falling tree branches to fires and hurricanes. Maintenance costs keep rising. And if your operational area is sparsely populated, the cost of getting coverage to the last corners of your map can be dizzying – making it a real pain if you’re required by law or KPIs to provide coverage. At the same time, the demand for increased data capabilities increases the pressure – and the need to balance what is possible against what is feasible.

Your link for resilient and unified field communication

With PRISM PTT+, Cobham Satcom offers a unique solution to getting to 100% coverage without breaking the bank. Our technology collects and utilizes radio (LMR/DMR), LTE networks and satellite to connect essential personnel and equipment to a unified, redundant, IP-based, critical communications ecosystem. PRISM PTT+ seamlessly extends LMR coverage and capacity from line-of-sight to beyond-line-of-sight so that workers can enjoy the safety and operational benefits of voice and data communication coverage in areas where they would previously have been off-grid. The solution eliminates white spots completely, and provides global coverage, independent of frequencies, licensing, and availability of radio infrastructure – and all without investing in new infrastructure.