Public Safety

The success of the economic stimulus program of 2009 will be measured not only by immediate jobs creation, but also by sustainable economic growth and competitive advantage. Public safety agencies can meet all of these goals by:

• Providing mobile access to the headquarters network
• Unifying previously separate voice, video, and data networks
• Enabling communications interoperability using radios, phones, cell phones, and other communications devices

Immediate as well as long-term jobs will in effect be created by using stimulus funds to build 21st century infrastructures for public safety.

Technology Impacts

By realizing the technologies that will provide immediate return on investments and impact sustainable competitive advantages, Ascolta can help you identify courses that map to your technology projects.

Impact:  Reduce operational costs: Public safety agencies can manage one, unified IP network instead of separate networks for voice, video, and data.   Reduce communications costs with unified communications by lowering long-distance tolls and leased-line costs.

Enabler:  Unified Communications

Impact:   Realize immediate ROI from mobile access to headquarters network by providing access to more resources and enabling rapidly deployable communications.

Enabler:  Wireless; Unified Communications

Impact:  Reduces training costs: First responders can receive regular training over the network, with voice, video, and web collaboration. The Arlington County, Virginia, fire department uses video solutions to broadcast real-time training directly to each fire station.

Enabler:  Unified Communications