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PUBLIC SAFETY, RESCUE AND DEFENCE AGENCIES TO BENEFIT FROM UK LAUNCH OF WAVE 2.0 BY TWISTED PAIR SOL
Added: (Thu Dec 08 2005)
Twisted Pair Solutions, Inc., a US company that designs and builds ground breaking communications software, today announced the EMEA launch of the latest version of its flagship product, WAVETM, to enable rescue, public safety and defence agencies to communicate with each other - without interoperability problems, linking a variety of systems including two-way radios, phones and internet networks.
With WAVE 2.0TM (Wide Area Voice Environment) users are no longer tied to proprietary radio, hardware, gateway or router solutions that increase cost and limit flexibility. WAVE 2.0 is an open standards-based software solution, built on IP that enables customers to get more from their existing technology investments, while enjoying interoperable group communications.
Public safety agencies, defence organizations, and financial services institutions worldwide will enjoy the low total cost of ownership an open standards based software solution can deliver for group communications.
The European launch of WAVE 2.0 follows the recent recruitment of staff in the UK, the opening of offices here and a European headquarters in the Netherlands.
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“We are delivering on the promise of the common IP platform,” said Shaun Botha, President and CTO of Twisted Pair Solutions. “WAVE 2.0 lets our partners and customers enjoy the low total cost of ownership that comes with the flexibility of software and IP based communications. Whether our customers want to use mixed radio networks including analog, digital and TETRA radios or deploy highly reliable tactical radio networks in harsh field environments, WAVE 2.0 can do it with minimal hardware investment and quick deployment and set up times.”
Designed to increase collaboration, manageability, and reliability, WAVE 2.0 includes presence and status of all users including any two-way radio, Active DirectoryTM integration, text messaging, real time monitoring, and standardized reporting - among many other features.
WAVE is used by large, global organizations with some of the highest standards for security and reliability, including the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Forest Service.
WAVE 2.0 has already been deployed in the USA as the public safety interoperability solution for the Olympic Public Safety Communications Alliance Network (OPSCAN) in Washington State. OPSCAN is the first project in the US to follow the interoperability guidelines set forth by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), whose $5.8M grant is funding this project.
In that application, WAVE 2.0 will enable over 40 separate agencies to communicate with each other, without the need for expensive new radios or proprietary hardware. WAVE 2.0’s interoperability software solution uses open standards and the common and pervasive IP network to achieve interoperability quickly and cost effectively.
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“As part of the OPSCAN project, we felt that WAVE was the best fit to help us enhance public safety communications. By using IP to tie legacy radio systems together for interoperability, we are able to increase communications between first responders using disparate radio systems and frequency bands. The IP platform also allows for migration to future technologies, without locking us into any one specific vendor or protocol,” said Joe Martin OPSCAN Project Manager.
At OPSCAN, WAVE 2.0 is being deployed by ARINC - the leading provider of transportation communications and systems engineering solutions for aviation, airports, defence, government, and transportation - as a part of their AWINS solution. AWINS is a turnkey Voice over IP solution targeted at public safety agencies.
“We have been very impressed with WAVE 2.0’s new capabilities and are now deploying it in Port Angeles, the Clallam County seat. We have found that many agencies have mixed radio, gateway, and router networks and WAVE is an elegant solution for interoperability across different spectrums, technologies, infrastructure and devices.” said Marvin Ingram, Senior Director ARINC Public & Enterprise Solutions.
About Twisted Pair Solutions, Inc.
Twisted Pair Solutions, Inc. designs, develops and markets world-class software that enables interoperable group communications. Its WAVETM software application suite serves an unlimited variety of devices and allows previously incompatible systems to work together seamlessly including PCs, cellular phones, radio systems, handheld devices and more. The company creates products that improve its customers’ day-to-day communications abilities and also help save businesses, critical infrastructure, property, and lives in emergencies. For more information visit www.twistpair.com.
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