Verizon unveils public safety private core
Verizon has announced that its public safety private core will be generally available across the US on 29 March 2018.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the company said the announcement follows through on the commitment it made to the public safety market last year.
The private core is at the heart of Verizon’s 4G LTE network public safety offering, and according to the company provides key features such as:
- traffic segmentation,
- priority and pre-emption,
- improved security, and
- enhanced service management and control.
The core is connected to Verizon’s Radio Access Network, which uses spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz Cellular, 1.9 GHz PCS and 1.7/2.1 GHz AWS bands.
The core will separate the data traffic of public safety mobile users from commercial users across Verizon’s 4G LTE network.
Public safety users will have their data immediately recognised with priority access at the tower and through the network.
“Public safety answers the call when we need them most,” said John Stratton, Verizon executive vice president and president of global operations.
“We remain committed to providing them innovative communications solutions that help them help us, and we are honoured by the trust they put in Verizon every day.”
Verizon said its public safety customers will also have access to Mobile Broadband Priority (MBP) and Pre-emption Services at no additional charge.
At times of heavy commercial network congestion, MBP users will receive priority over commercial users. It is aimed at public safety officials using applications on smartphones or tablets, transmitting data from vehicles or video from surveillance cameras.
Pre-emption will enable Verizon to automatically reallocate network resources from commercial data/internet users to first responders “in the unlikely event network capacity is reached”.
“Our public safety network will provide a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for public safety, and we’ll continue working to ensure first responders get the network reliability and access to innovative services they need to keep our communities safe,” said Michael Maiorana, senior vice president, public sector for Verizon.
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