ambulance police forces
Government reveals snooping figures
News Hundreds of UK public bodies are authorised to intercept individuals' communications, including the Ambulance Service and Fire Authorities, the British Transport Police, HM Revenue & Customs, Secret... [30 Jan 2008]
Photos: Five mobile gadgets for cops
Photo The Airwave service is expected to be rolled out to police, fire fighters and ambulance services by 2009. The East of England Ambulance Service is one of the first in the country to roll... [27 Nov 2007]
East 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... [24 Aug 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"... [27 Dec 2006]
Fire service to get £350m Airwave emergency radio system
News The Tetra-based Airwave network is currently available to all police forces in England and is mid-way through a £390m rollout to ambulance trusts, which expect to have the service up and... [31 Mar 2006]
Firefighters warm to Airwave contract
News As well as listing the Highways Agency and the MoD among its customers, the O2 subsidiary signed a similar deal with the ambulance service and completed a £2.9bn radio rollout for the police earlier... [11 Nov 2005]
O2 wins £390m deal for ambulance digital radios
News O2 Airwave has won a £390m contract to provide a new national digital radio and communications system for the UK ambulance service. The 13-year Airwave contract with the Department of Health (DoH) will see O2 replace the... [19 Jul 2005]
£2.9bn police radio system completed on time
News The government is also in the middle of procuring new national radio networks for the Fire and Ambulance services and wants all the emergency forces' communications to be interoperable. The rollout of... [01 Apr 2005]
Police to use Bluetooth to access intelligence records
News The fire and ambulance services are currently evaluating bids for their own digital radio network but the government has again delayed a decision on the choice of supplier. To date, 35 police... [25 May 2004]
Emergency services digital radio mess
Comment The fire service has been facing ageing and obsolete equipment for some time yet only after the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 in the US did politicians realise that the police, fire and... [03 Jul 2003]
Emergency services get £2.5bn digital radio network
News Trials in Lancashire will produce integration with fire and ambulance services and units across the rest of the UK are expected to follow suit within the next five years. The Home Office has signed a £2.5bn deal with... [08 Mar 2000]
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