Airwave tests 2012 Olympic PMR system at London gymnastics event
The Olympic gymnastic qualifying event is giving Airwave a further chance to test the Apollo TETRA network which will be used by up to 18,000 Olympic staff during the 2012 games
The Visa International Gymnastics event being held at the North Greenwich Arena in London, UK this week (10-18 January 2012) has provided a further chance to test the wireless communications systems ahead of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Airwave, the private company that runs the UK’s emergency services TETRA network, is the official private mobile radio supplier’s to the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). The company has built a completely new, independent communications infrastructure, known as the Apollo Network, to do this...
... Speaking to Wireless at the gymnastics event, Gamal Shugafi, programme manager LOGOG and ODA, who was responsible for setting up Apollo, said that the network has ‘worked perfectly without any problems so far’ at each London Prepares Test Event.
Shugafi added: ‘We’ve built the service to meet LOCOG’s (London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games) exacting needs and provided the coverage and penetration they’ve asked for. The North Greenwich Arena is covered by one base station, but if LOCOG wants further in-building coverage anywhere we can supply that.’
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Source: www.wireless-mag.com
