Mutualink to Unveil Mobile Go Kit for First Respondes at IACP 2014

Mutualink, an interoperable communications technology company, will debut its Mobile Go Kit for first responders next week at the 121st Annual International Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference. In times of crisis, this easy-to-transport case for on-the-go interoperable communications enables public safety officials and emergency managers to establish secure command and control on the move, anywhere. The kit connects to 4G LTE/3G or hard-wired internet, bridging radio and telephone and enabling first responders to send and receive full motion video, files and text messages from remote locations.

The Mobile Go Kit, which will be demonstrated in Mutualink’s booth #2426, contains an Interoperable Workstation (IWS), which allows public safety agencies to participate on the nationwide Interoperable Response and Preparedness Platform (IRAPP) network to collaborate with federal, state and local agencies, regardless of location.

Key features:

Best-in-class security with military-grade encryption

Ease of use and deployment, with plug and play functionality

Wide-area multi-mode connectivity

“Mutualink developed our interoperability solution to enable first responder agencies to securely share disparate radio, video and telephone communications with each other during emergencies,” said Mark Hatten, Mutualink’s CEO. “Our new Mobile Go Kit puts all of that interoperability into one case that can be set up in a mobile vehicle or transported to a temporary emergency management facility for real-time, ad hoc collaboration.”

In Passaic County, New Jersey, the first Go Kit is part of a counter-terrorism toolkit, ready to assist as the county prepares for any man-made or natural threat to security. The kit provides a fully portable information sharing solution; a flexible way to deploy resources as, when and where needed to attain inter-agency collaboration.

Additionally, Mutualink will demonstrate its resilient peer-to-peer collaboration network for public safety, which provides proven, secure, reliable communications for mission-critical homeland security and law enforcement needs. The platform won the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Interoperability Test Command certification for both Information Assurance and Interoperability.

IACP attendees will have an opportunity for a hands-on demonstration of how a panic button can trigger an incident connecting schools (or other facilities) with their local police department in the event of an emergency using Mutualink’s K12 solution. In such an incident, police departments can then invite other community partners like hospitals, fire departments or state and federal agencies participating on the IRAPP as necessary to respond to and mitigate the emergency.

The company’s suite of interoperability capabilities is deployed and in use in the Orlando Police Department, as well as various area hospitals, schools, malls and other Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource (CIKR) entities.

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