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Telstra and Motorola solutions to deliver advanced public safety communication network for Tasmania
Telstra and Motorola Solutions will provide Tasmania ’ s emergency responders and government organizations with a highly advanced , state-wide mission critical communications network to effectively respond to emergencies .
The contract to design , build , operate and maintain Tasmania ’ s Government Radio Network ( TasGRN ) will provide enhanced digital communication and vastly improved radio network coverage for Tasmania ’ s public safety and essential services personnel throughout the state .
The innovative network will be built on a feature-rich technology platform to provide a variety of additional capabilities for today and the future . These include broadband push-to-talk services enabling seamless communication between radios , smartphones and other devices as well as enhanced integration between existing communication centers ’ operating systems and Motorola Solutions ’ consoles .
In delivering the contract , Telstra will draw on its extensive experience in delivering wireless communications services and managing radio systems for public safety agencies .
Telstra Enterprise Executive , Gretchen Cooke , said : “ TasGRN will be the largest single project Telstra has ever carried out in Tasmania and will transform the way government agencies communicate .
“ This new radio network will be more reliable , more resilient , more secure and will replace five separate systems so Tasmania ’ s emergency services can communicate with confidence to help keep Tasmanians safe .”
BroadBand Tower deploys Infinera ’ s Groove ( GX ) Series to expand data centre connectivity across Tokyo
connectivity between its data centres across the Tokyo metropolitan area . The Infinera GX solution enables BroadBand Tower to meet increasing customer demand for cloud-based services connectivity in Japan and enhance service performance in the era of 5G .
With Digital Transformation as a strategic government priority and adoption of cloud computing growing in the country ’ s most populous metropolitan area , delivery of secure and scalable data centre and cloud services in Tokyo is increasingly critical to BroadBand Tower ’ s consumer and enterprise customers .
BroadBand Tower , a Tokyo-based data centre and cloud services provider , has deployed Infinera ’ s GX Series Compact Modular Platform to expand high-capacity , ultra-low-latency connectivity between its data centres across the Tokyo metropolitan area .
Infinera has announced that BroadBand Tower , a Tokyo-based data centre and cloud services provider , deployed Infinera ’ s GX Series Compact Modular Platform to expand high-capacity , ultra-low-latency
Infinera ’ s GX solution enables BroadBand Tower to leverage a network transport solution that scales to terabit capacity in an easy-to-operate , highly compact form factor to deliver high optical performance on demand .
Hiroki Kabasawa , Member of the Board and Operating Officer , Cloud and Storage Engineering at BroadBand Tower , said : “ Infinera ’ s GX solution is a leading optical transport solution , outperforming other solutions on the market for data centre interconnect to deliver the high capacity , security and reliability needed for data centres , making it the ideal solution for our expansion .”
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