Satellite communication infrastructure
With a project, the “Authorized Unit for Digital Radio Lower Saxony” (ASDN) is pursuing plans to set up a redundant operating and emergency network for voice and data communication by means of satellite communication in order to achieve the full To be able to ensure that the police are operational at any time and anywhere in the state of Lower Saxony. Eight police departments, mobile guards, trailers and vehicles are to be connected via satellites.
An exchange between the ASDN and the NLBK revealed that both authorities have a very similar requirement profile and that cooperation should be sought with regard to tactical requirements and also for economic reasons. The aim of the cooperation is that ASDN and NLBK (Lower Saxony State Office for Fire and Disaster Control) jointly build a central satellite communication infrastructure with at least one satellite headend and with uniform network components for fixed and mobile deployment sites. Operational sovereignty over the respective subnetworks is guaranteed without restrictions for the affiliated organizations. The user-side equipment (locations, command cars, trailers, mobile guards, etc.) is the responsibility of the respective organization.
The following essential network components should be able to be procured from the framework contract to be concluded:
- Satellite-based communication network
- Equipping sites with satellite technology
- Procurement/ Equipping trailers with satellite technology
- Equipping provided vehicles with satellite technology
- Provision of satellite capacity
- Operational support
In addition, the satellite communication infrastructure to be procured should also be made available to other BOS (e.g. fire brigades), or can For example, districts and municipalities in Lower Saxony also procure network components from this framework agreement for their needs.
The bidder acts as a general contractor (JV). The joint venture is responsible for project management, full delivery, assembly, system integration, configuration and commissioning of the entire satellite communication infrastructure. The exception to this is the procurement of mission control cars, mobile guards, etc. These are provided by the ASDN or the NLBK. The integration and configuration of the satellite components is then carried out again by the JV.