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London Assembly Report into 7/7
The recent London Assembly report into 7/7 considered Airwave to be “An essential element of effective communications within and between the emergencyservices". Now Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales have signed up their respective Fire and Rescue Services to the Airwave service.
This announcement follows the recent agreement that all Fire and Rescue services in England would be taking up the voice and data communications system under the Firelink contract.The clear need for seamless communications between emergency services has been underlined following the high profile events of 2005 such as the London bombings and the increased number of natural disasters across the world.
Commenting, Pete Richardson, O2 Airwave’s Chief Executive, said, "We are, of course, delighted with this announcement and we now look forward to working closely with the Scottish and Welsh Fire and Rescue Services. As a result of the emergency services choosing the public safety network, recognising the key benefits of exceptional proven coverage across the country and the ability to interoperate with the emergency services.
