Amber Technology meshed data radio systems

Delivering 100% uptime for voice, video and data services to field operators is a key requirement for efficiency and safety. Modern P25 radios provide broadband connectivity via Wi-Fi as well as cellular, which when combined with a mesh solution can eliminate radio blackspots and allow full operation in environments such as caves, valleys, cellars, car parks and compromised or remote areas. Amber Technology is a supplier of such solutions.

Cellular and LEO satellite networks are fundamental to emergency services connectivity. However, there is no circumstance where 100% uptime at any given location can be guaranteed by these services. Ignoring the obvious cases such as underground and remote area operations, loss of connectivity can happen all too easily if permanent infrastructure is lost.

The solution is to deploy a hybrid approach that seamlessly combines the major data media — cellular and SATCOM — with a self-relaying mesh data radio system equipped with Wi-Fi hotspots for operators to connect their existing radios, tablets and phones. Amber Technology has developed and delivered these systems using dedicated network routers coupled with Silvus Technologies Mobile-Networked MIMO (MN-MIMO) radios, tried and tested in Australia for applications ranging from airborne fire surveillance, to urban communications networks, to mobile communications hubs and vehicles-as-a-node (VaaNs). The technology can even be coupled with unmanned systems for surveillance and radio relaying, increasing its capabilities.