Airwave is playing its part in the success of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by staying ahead of schedule in delivering the communications solutions which will enable organisers and public safety agencies to work effectively.
Airwave is designing and building a Private Mobile Radio service, known as Apollo, on behalf of LOCOG (London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ). This will provide guaranteed, secure coverage for up to 12,500 organisers across all London 2012 venues. It’s a highly complex task, but crucial to the success of the event as it allows organisers to maintain contact.
Delivery reached an important half-way milestone (with 50% of all sites built) in April. The company now has 10 months to complete the building and testing of Apollo before it is put through its paces at various test events in 2011.
Richard Bobbett, Chief Executive of Airwave, said: “Reliable communication is imperative to the smooth running of the London 2012 Games, and the safety of the competitors and spectators alike. That’s why we’re working closely with LOCOG to ensure we achieve all the agreed milestones on or ahead of schedule.
“The scale of the task is significant – not only do we need to support LOCOG during the Games, but we have to ensure the organisations which rely on Airwave every day – the police, fire and ambulance services – can continue their operations throughout exceptional circumstances in London and the rest of the UK for the duration of the Games.
“To ensure we’re prepared, we’ve been fortunate to benefit from attending the Beijing 2008 and Vancouver 2010 Games where some of our experts saw the communications arrangements in operation ‘behind the scenes’. This was invaluable given these were the last two Games prior to London.”
“Of course, our experience in building and maintaining the UK’s national public safety communications service is standing us in good stead, so I’m confident that our service will work effectively throughout.”
Ian Johnston, Director of Security and Resilience at LOCOG, said: “The London 2012 Games will be the world’s largest sporting event and we need to be able to guarantee secure and reliable communications between our venues and personnel. Thanks to the help of Airwave’s technology, we will be able to ensure this.”
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