Australia’s public safety communications sector has received an important boost with the establishment of emergency and private mobile radio (PMR) network specialist, Airwave Solutions Australia.
Boasting an impressive heritage in the provision of managed services for the public safety communications industry, Airwave Solutions Australia promises unrivalled network resilience, security, coverage, responsiveness and interoperability for a wide variety of public safety agencies.
A partnership between Airwave Solutions Limited (UK), the world’s largest specialist public safety network operator, and Broadcast Australia, one of the region’s leading independent national critical wireless communications network operators, Airwave Solutions Australia possesses a wealth of public safety communications expertise. Moreover, the company is the only provider with a dedicated and independent focus on safety communications in Australia.
“We are committed to using best-of-breed technologies to provide highly secure and reliable public safety communications for Australians,” said Airwave Solutions Australia Chief Executive Officer, Malcolm Keys. “We have the dedicated focus, experience and skills to deliver a premium public safety communications network. Our fully managed services eliminate the risk for government agencies, who can have access to a high-availability, highly functional service on a long-term contract basis.”
According to Keys, government agencies are seeking to introduce enhanced digital functionality and security into public safety networks, without compromising resilience and coverage. “Our view is that the most assured path to achieving these goals is to deploy a single, shared, premiumquality network for all users,” he said. “This is the most efficient use of government resources, and has the added advantage of allowing cross-agency communication in the event of a major incident.”
Airwave has already demonstrated the strengths of this network model in the UK, where Airwave Solutions Limited is known for the successful implementation of one of the largest and most complex public safety communications services in the world. The network currently serves more than 250 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales—including police, fire and ambulance—and has played a key role in several significant political and environmental incidents.
Broadcast Australia is one of the region’s leading independent and national operators of broadcast and critical wireless communications infrastructure. With nearly 600 transmission sites across Australia, its network is centrally monitored 24 hours a day. The company has extensive field service resources, including 125 field service technicians and over 500 first-in maintainers. Broadcast Australia has existing relationships with most state public safety agencies in Australia.
“Airwave Solutions Australia is proud to offer the Australian emergency and public safety services sector a new option for secure network access and communications,” said Keys. “Combining world-class technology and infrastructure with unique expertise, our solutions enhance response times and better inform the front line—ensuring a high level of personal safety and service to the community.” Airwave Solutions Australia recently announced the formation of its Board of Directors, which is chaired by Gerry Moriarty AM and also includes representatives from the Airwave Solutions Limited (UK) and Broadcast Australia executive committees. For any Australian media enquiries, please contact Samantha Kelliher on +61 (0) 423 291 734.