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Motorola Solutions Joins Fight against Pirates and Smugglers in Seychelles
The Seychelles islands face the threat of pirates hijacking local
fishing boats and organized crime gangs using the many isolated beaches
to traffic illegal drugs. To equip police with real-time information to
fight against crime, the Government of the Republic of Seychelles has
deployed a Motorola
Solutions (NYSE: MSI (News - Alert)) MOTOTRBO
digital radio system to enhance police communications.
The communications network will be the first to cover the demanding
geography of the Seychelles' 115 islands and surrounding areas in the
Indian Ocean, enabling improved dispatch of officers across land and sea
for rapid and effective response to criminal activities.
Joel Morgan, Minister for Home Affairs and Transport, The Seychelles
said: "The deployment of this network is a milestone in the history of
our police force, another big step forward in its quest toward
modernization and a big boost to its general field operations."
Patrolling the region has been an ongoing challenge for the police force
where mountainous island terrain severely disrupts analogue radio and
cellular communications coverage. Designed and installed by Communication
Specialists Limited (Comm-Spec), the reach of the new digital radio
network was extended with MOTOTRBO DR
3000 repeaters. These provide more than 30,000 square kilometers of
radio coverage, blanketing the islands and surrounding ocean for the
first time.
"By deploying a dedicated MOTOTRBO integrated digital radio network the
police now have access to real-time communications that provide a
seamless, reliable, scalable and secure alternative to the islands'
previously inconsistent analogue radio and cellular networks," says Tim
Clark, director, sales channel products & programmes, Europe and Africa,
Motorola (News - Alert) Solutions.
The investment in the digital radio system is also helping to reduce
unplanned costs for the Seychelles Police. Previously, when analogue
radios failed to connect, police officers would rely on personal cell
phones to make calls to headquarters, despite often poor cellular
coverage and high call costs incurred by the officers and the
department. With digital radio connectivity assured throughout the
Seychelles, officers can now depend on their MOTOTRBO radios to stay in
contact.
The MOTOTRBO radio system now connects more than 800 police officers
with dispatch at Police Headquarters in the Islands' capital, Victoria.
The MOTOTRBO
DP3601 portable two-way radios deliver reliable integrated data
communications and enhanced voice capability for Seychelles police
officers. Comm-Spec also introduced the Very High Frequency (VHF)
version of the MOTOTRBO
DP4801 to the force's radio fleet delivering best-in-class audio
with integrated Global Positioning System (GPS). Police vehicles were
installed with MOTOTRBO
DM4401 mobile radios.
All radios deliver advanced location-based services, including
geo-fencing, enabling the control centre to track, monitor and, should
an officer's status unexpectedly change, respond quickly throughout the
islands. Using the TRBOnet
Communication System, an application developed specifically for
public safety dispatch centers, the Seychelles Police are also able to
link multiple agencies or departments at the touch of a button, making
response during emergency situations quick and effective.
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communication system, making any event large or small, run as smoothly
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