The Proposition

The Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) is ideally suited to emergency and crisis management scenarios where macro GSM coverage may be compromised by location, through direct intervention from the provider or simply by network congestion. Within the construction and maintenance sectors, where sites are temporary, the ability to rapidly provide an effective communications solution can save both time and money. For emergency services and when secure temporary telephony is required, the RDU provides a portable, robust and secure solution.

How the RDU Works

The Rapid Deployment Unit generates its own secure, private GSM network regardless of macro network conditions. From a single rugged carry-case, field operatives can communicate with each other over a 350-900 metre radius of the RDU, utilising both voice and text messaging. The RDU can be deployed and available for live communication within five minutes, at the touch of a button.

Provides Cost Saving

Due to its portability and ease of deployment, the RDU can also be used as a method of providing temporary telephony services. One such use would be within the construction and service industries where new sites, typically, have no fixed telephony infrastructure and may be in remote or restrictive environments. The RDU enables immediate network availability on the site and can be configured with a backhaul link into the public network.

Delays in starting work on the project can be avoided with the use of mobiles enhancing site communications along with the added advantage that all calls within the network are free. Free calls on network is an important consideration in cost justifying use of mobile phones and can be substantial against uncontrolled mobile phone costs. In addition, the portable nature of the RDU means that it can be moved from site to site, providing an ongoing communications solution at new sites.