Prepare your transport network for modern public safety

The public safety landscape is evolving. To continue attaining their safety goals, many governments are upgrading their public safety infrastructure to expand the use of data and to usher in Internet of things (IoT)-based services. The transport network is foundational to these initiatives. Governments of all sizes are looking to modernize their public safety infrastructures to digitize first responder communications and other public services, and thus drive the operational excellence of their teams. The backhaul network has a key role to play in such a transformation, so governments must select the right technologies to ready it for the next decade, which is often the minimal life duration of such system. An all-packet, IP/MPLS optical/microwave transport network is certainly the optimal solution to continue carrying LMR voice traffic while supporting the new data-based services. With this technology government and public safety authorities can leverage their existing assets while modernizing their networks to simplify the deployment of upgraded LMR, private wireless and IoT based services.