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RSS ambulanceEast England Ambulance rides the Airwave
News The NHS has commenced the rollout of the Airwave secure digital radio network to ambulance teams throughout England, starting with East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST). Before we started using Airwave, it wasn't uncommon to have... [24 Aug 2007]
London bombing report slams 999 radio network
News The Metropolitan Police Service will complete its delayed rollout of Airwave next month but the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade will have to wait until September 2008 and November 2008 respectively. [16 Aug 2007]
Editor's Blog: Sat-nav driving me crazy
Comment Or the ambulance whose GPS antics took it - and I'm assuming a geographically challenged crew - miles out of their way. I was driving back to my quiet corner of southwest London on Saturday afternoon and passed Sandown Park race course, which I... [24 Apr 2007]
O2 flogs Airwave unit for £2bn
News Its recent contract wins include a £115m agreement to kit out London Underground, a £48m deal with the Scots Ambulance and a £32m contract with their Welsh counterparts. After months of speculation private equity has finally snapped up O2 Airwave... [19 Apr 2007]
The Penguin Road Patrol
White Paper What his team has ended up with is a system that uses Linux to run five video cameras from the same kind of van used as an ambulance. When Pavement Management Services, the Melbourne franchise of a Sydney outfit, was granted a contract by VicRoads... [18 Apr 2007]
Emergency Response System Formed to Ensure the Safety of Indian Citizens
White Paper EMRI wanted to create an end-to-end system that would automate all the activities of a call center, such as reaching the emergency, ambulance tracking, and monitoring the patient care process. The Chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd.strongly... [31 Mar 2007]
India diary, day 2: Emergency calls and rural life
Comment Ambulance services are also pathcy - and much cover is provided by private hospitals. I watch one of dispatchers sending out an ambulance to a snake bite victim in a serious condition. There's a crash, with two motorcyclists hurt. [05 Mar 2007]
Airwave sale will be no quick fix
News The business has secured a number of large contracts of late, including a £115m deal with London Underground and a £48m agreement with the Scottish ambulance service. The sale of O2's Airwave unit may be some way off yet, according to the mobile... [01 Mar 2007]
Airwave £115m deal down the Tube
News Under the deal, O2 will link the network used by the emergency services to the Tube's own Connect digital radio system, to allow workers from the police, ambulance and fire services to have radio coverage when working in the Tube's tunnels and... [05 Feb 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: Bring back MMS
Comment Using MMS, those in accidents could transmit pictures of victims to help ambulance crews, or send videos of their location to help emergency workers track them down. The answer could lie in the grande dame of mobile services, MMS. [22 Jan 2007]
£390m ambulance radio upgrade rollout begins
News A new £390m ambulance radio system will improve communications with other emergency services and minimise the risk of interference with vital medical equipment. Work on the overall programme is "already well underway" with the rollout of the radio... [27 Dec 2006]
Patients get NHS e-record opt out
News The chairman of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Sigurd Reinton warned that the elderly and vulnerable should bear in mind that if paramedics have more information they will be able to offer the "best possible treatment". [18 Dec 2006]
Rural Ambulance Victoria Improves Paramedic Training
White Paper Often the only medical professionals for long distances, paramedics of Rural Ambulance Victoria (RAV) in Australia have to rely on their experience and training to save lives. But with the rapid pace of medical advance, including the latest... [07 Dec 2006]
Scots ambulances get £48m Airwave
News The Scottish Ambulance Service has signed a £48.2m contract for the implementation of the Airwave digital communications system. Under the 10-year deal, O2 Airwave and SunGard Vivista will supply radio terminals to ambulance staff and integrated... [19 Jul 2006]
O2 pulls out of €100m police radio network bidding
News O2 had been tipped to pitch its Airwave service against four other consortia led by Arqiva, BT, Eircom and Rivada Networks for the lucrative National Digital Radio Service (NDRS) contract to replace ageing analogue radio systems for the Garda... [04 Jul 2006]
