Mobile data solution for UK police

MobileAware has signed an exclusive reseller agreement with Arqiva covering sales to police authorities in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for three of MobileAware’s core products: SmartIP, ExpressQ and IntelliSwitching.

The three MobileAware products form key elements in Arqiva’s multi-bearer, multi-device police mobile data solution. They are designed to complement each other within the wireless environment and work across all the available air interfaces such as 3G, GPRS, Wi-Fi and TETRA.

Arqiva’s solution has already been used in six mobile data trials with five different police forces in the UK, two of which are still running, and the agreement with MobileAware will further increase the benefits for police forces. The Arqiva police mobile data solution enables officers ‘on the beat’ to complete an increasing number of forms, providing access to national databases such as the Police National Computer (PNC) and voters’ register and local databases, as well as command and control and intelligence.

Arqiva’s solution, which includes fully-accredited data encryption for maximum security, enables officers to stay out on the street and helps police forces to maximise their efficiency and meet increasing demands for greater visibility and effectiveness.

SmartIP is a client server application which optimises the ‘over the air’ efficiency and security of IP based applications when communicating over wireless networks. It works in tandem with IntelliSwitching to detect network changes and maintain wireless network connections by switching networks when necessary. SmartIP also helps to improve productivity and efficiency through faster response times, minimising network costs and maximising battery life. For times when connectivity is not possible, ExpressQ uses store and forward messaging and database synchronisation to ensure that users remain productive even in the face of coverage gaps, broken connections and network congestion. It ensures guaranteed message delivery by temporarily storing data from out-of-coverage users and then automatically forwards them when users return to in-coverage areas.

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