London`s Metropolitan Police puts its faith in FREQUENTIS

FREQUENTIS PRESS RELEASE
London/Vienna, November 2014
London’s Metropolitan Police puts its faith in FREQUENTIS
Collaboration is the key
Procured from Frequentis in 2005 and fully operational since early 2007 the Met Police’s Integrated
Communication Control System (ICCS) is in daily use handling all the vital radio transmissions that
underpin thousands of mission critical policing operations each year. Originally supporting Met Control
Room and Special Operations Room staff at over 500 working positions, the Met ICCS was extended
and enhanced in preparation for the successful London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
demonstrating its flexibility and value. In addition to radio capability, the ICCS additionally facilitates
access to and management of the Met’s significant CCTV resources. The Met Police ICCS is based on
Frequentis’ VCS 3020 platform which is in widespread use globally in support of Public Safety, Air
Traffic Management, Defence, Maritime and Public Transport.
Also covered by the new contract is the Met’s Automatic Personnel Location System (APLS) designed
by Frequentis that allows the location of field based officers to be reported and displayed within Met
Control Rooms and elsewhere to support the dispatch decision, improve officer safety and inform new
operational processes.
This new contract will be delivered by Frequentis as prime contractor with its service partner telent
Technology Services Ltd and has a continuous improvement ethos through collaborative working at its
core. Reflecting on the contract award Managing Director for Frequentis UK operations, John Gurney,
said: “This contract award comes at a fascinating moment in the development of UK Public Safety
telecommunications and Frequentis is very proud and pleased to be able to continue its 9 year
partnership with the Met through this critical period of change.”
About FREQUENTIS
Frequentis AG – headquartered in Vienna, Austria - is an international supplier of communication and information systems for control
centres with safety-critical tasks. These 'Control Centre Solutions' are developed and distributed by Frequentis in the business
segments Air Traffic Management (civil and military air traffic control, air defence) and Public Safety & Transport (police, fire and
rescue services, emergency medical services, shipping, railways). The company is the global market leader in communication systems
for air traffic control and aeronautical information systems. Frequentis represents more than 65 years of innovation and expertise in
mission-critical applications. With customers in over 115 countries worldwide and subsidiaries and offices in more than 50 countries,
the company generated revenues of EUR 195 million in 2013 (EBIT EUR 9.2 million).
For more information, please visit www.frequentis.com
Frequentis AG, Innovationsstraße 1, 1100 Vienna, Austria
Alexa Billensteiner, Corporate Communications, [email protected],
phone: +43 1 81150-1437, fax: +43 1 81150-77-1437
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FREQUENTIS PRESS RELEASE
Frequentis UK Limited, Regal House, 70 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 3QS, England
Agatha le Geyt, Office Manager, [email protected], phone: +44 20 88911518
About telent Technology Services Ltd – for more information, please visit www.telent.com
About the MPS
– for more information, please visit http://www.met.police.uk/
MPS press office contact: 24-hour Press Bureau at New Scotland Yard on 020 7230 2171
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