GSM services can form a part of a Rapid Deployment Vehicle (RDV). The PMN solution is typically integrated into specialist vehicles to provide an integrated communication service and satellite solution offering access to a comprehensive range of voice and data services when and where needed, especially in remote or challenging of locations.
RDV solutions are created through a combination of satellite, security, mobile voice and data services. These solutions can be deployed on a vehicle or trailer and situated on site for rapid deployment when normal services are unavailable due to location, disruption or availability problems.
“This new generation of HART vehicles provides high levels of real-time information to enable ambulance service personnel on the ground" - ”CBRN HART Co-ordinator, London Ambulance
An RDV provides a pre-configured and mobile solution which allows you to prepare for the unexpected. It is available for rapid deployment when needed. It can be provided in standby mode at a key site or mounted on a vehicle to enable communications services to be delivered to the point of need. Estimated time to full communications deployment from the RDV, once at the location of choice, is five minutes. This addresses the demand for service availability at times of crisis. In emergencies, email, internet, video and telephone capabilities can be delivered within the locality without any dependency on the normal fixed line or mobile network services. The services could, alternatively, be delivered through a satellite hub and will enable swift contact between emergency personnel, avoiding problems due to lack of communications. In community situations, once the main emergency is under control, the RDV can be used for community services and to locate people and resources rapidly until the main services are operational.
Deploying a mobile communications network from an RDV allows expensive resources to be shared between different locations. Hospital and diagnostic equipment can be mobile and brought to wherever it is needed, sharing costs and limited resources between key sites and providing secure satellite links back to central personnel and facilities.