Airbus Defence and Space presented its latest “LTE tactical solution” at the National Congress of French Firefighters, Telecompaper.com reports on Oct 9, 2014. The solution provides rescue and security forces with fully independent, secure broadband radio communications for the exchange of large volumes of data in extreme situations (severe accidents, natural disasters) and in areas where there is no radio coverage. It can be used as a supplement to Tetrapol voice communication and allows a similar coverage to the company’s Tetrapol Tactical Cell. The system is operational within minutes and enables the teams involved in dealing with an incident to exchange the data needed for optimum understanding and monitoring of the incident.

The LTE tactical solution comprises two boxes, one for the radio relay function and another containing the radio management system. Users can integrate their own data application servers and/or a link to a long-range communication network (satellite link, microwave). The data feeds available using this new technology allow real-time transmission of videos (streaming) taken by one of the four cameras that can be fitted to a vehicle. The operator in the command post can record these video streams for later use, send them to other display consoles or forward them to other vehicles in the field within the coverage area of the LTE tactical solution.