Portable 5G Emergency Communications Solutions
INSTANT ON-SCENE CONNECTIVITY WITH THE USAT TRACK BOX AND CRADLEPOINT
Meet Zach - Zach is the EM Coordinator for an Emergency Operations Center. When disasters strike his county, it falls to him and his team to coordinate emergency relief efforts county-wide. When a hurricane made landfall last year and power lines and broadband communications went down, he found himself in the dark, along with thousands of his fellow counties residents. Luckily, he had a back-up plan already in place that saved the day.
Challenge Overview
Back-Up Communications for Emergency Operations
Zach heard about a prior storm from his predecessor that took out power and communications within their county EOC. The event they described involved several difficult days without the ability to effectively coordinate relief efforts. Zach immediately set to work researching solutions that would allow his team and various first responder agencies to keep in contact, even under punishing conditions. That’s why the next time a powerful storm made landfall, his team was ready to deal with the aftermath, even after the lights went out and the generator failed.
Solution Overview
USAT TRaCK Box With Embedded 5G Cradlepoint Router
Emergency Management Departments operate with a clear mission - to protect the citizens and environment from the effects of disasters and emergencies both natural and man-made. If they can’t communicate with local, state, and federal agencies to coordinate their relief efforts it puts human lives at risk. That’s why Zach was determined to find a solution that could keep his team connected both in the office and in the field. What Zach found was the USAT TRaCK Box - a portable, ruggedized, and self-contained communications kit that was designed to provide data and voice services quickly and reliably. Its specially designed battery is capable of powering operations for up to 48 hours at the flip of a switch. The newest model features R1900 routers from Cradlepoint with embedded 5G modems capable of lightning fast communications at up to 4.14 Gbps over 5G networks (and up to 2 Gbps over 4G).
Cradlepoint’s NetCloud Mobile Performance Service with the R1900 Series router is a ruggedized 5G networking platform, designed to provide persistent connectivity for mobile deployments. Cradlepoint NetCloud provides connectivity, network, security, location, and IoT services to connect everything in the vehicle, while providing access to IT for remote management, troubleshooting, and analytics.
The TRaCK Box is a self-contained, ruggedized communications kit, designed to provide fast and reliable connectivity, under the best and worst conditions. The specially designed battery will power your operations for 18-48 hours. With this product, you can provide connectivity to your team with a flip of a switch.
Benefits Observed
Decreased Downtime With Reliable and Rugged Connectivity
The TRaCK Box provided non-stop data services during their relief efforts - alternating between battery and hardline power from portable generators. With connectivity provided by the R1900 and embedded panorama antenna, his EOC was able to log incidents and events within their information management systems, share updates with state and federal resources, coordinate rescues, evacuations, and more. And with several TRaCK Boxes deployed in the field his team was able to effectively direct the activities of hundreds of volunteer workers.
Our Team
IoT and M2M Communications Experts
For over 25 years USAT has provided expert connectivity solutions to public safety agencies. Our team provides outstanding support for all aspects of your mission-critical fixed and mobile communications projects. The solutions engineers we employ configure, provision, kit, and ship all your devices hot and ready for immediate use. And as always, our technicians ensure your devices are functioning securely, reliably, and at peak performance.
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