Zetron system handles dispatch for Toronto airports

Zetron has announced that its Advanced Communications (Acom EVO) system utilising the P25 Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) has been successfully deployed at the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA). The GTAA is responsible for the management, operation and maintenance of Toronto Pearson International Airport - the largest airport in Canada.

The new 26-position Acom EVO system installed for the GTAA is serving as the master dispatch console for a three-site, 12-channel simulcast P25 solution deployed at the GTAA’s Integrated Operations Control Centre (IOCC). The IOCC oversees airport safety, security, maintenance and service operations. The system is critically important because nearly all airport operations revolve around the use of a two-way radio by airport staff, public safety agencies and supporting organisations.

One key element of this implementation is its use of the P25 CSSI to integrate seamlessly with the Cassidian digital trunked P25 infrastructure also installed at the IOCC. The result is an open-standards-compliant solution that allows airport personnel to communicate with each other and with emergency responders on other networks in nearby municipalities.

Acom EVO has already been deployed at other major airports, such as those at Oslo, Geneva and London, and in the operations centres of major airlines throughout the world.