2010 APCO Houston, TX. – Squire Tech Solutions and Tellus Americas Demonstrate the pCom 300 with Talk Box(tm) Interoperability
The APCO International Annual Conference presents the public safety communications industry’s best educational and product offerings. Executives, dispatchers, and technicians involved in all aspects of public safety communications from law enforcement to PSAPs to government agencies, gather here each year.
Squire Tech Solutions pCom® 300 an ideal Mobile Radio Repeater Platform
Squire Tech Solutions completes the development of the Radio Repeating “platform” Package on pCom® 300. This emergancy management solution leverages the small footprint deployable site power, phones and internet solution. By upgrading to a 50 foot mast tower system and an external Nycoil to the standard pCom® platform we are able to deliver to our radio integration partners and customers a powerful and scalable system. The design of this pCom® is intended to be delivered to a communications integration group who specializes in mobile response interoperability radio system. the pCom’s core design provides a solid foundation for a mobility platform.
For more information regarding this solution or to become a pCom® dealer please visit Squire Tech Solutions website or call (877)787-5111
Squire Tech Solutions pCom®; 300 supports State of Louisiana and FEMA in evacuee processing workshop at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
The objective of the workshop held June 17th and 18th, 2010 was to review the procedures required for MSY (New Orleans International Airport) Incident Command Post (ICP), TSA Screening Facility and the Cargo #4 ramp (a.k.a. the special events ramp or west ramp) to ensure all stakeholders are prepared for the 2010 hurricane season’s evacuation plan for MSY and to identify any areas requiring improvement.
Briefings included the command and control aspect of the ICP, TSA Screening Facility and Cargo #4 operations for monitoring incoming and outgoing parish buses and evacuation aircraft.
Additionally, the following critical elements were discussed:
. H Hour Evacuation Timeline from H-120 through L+24
. Operation of TSA Screening Facility to include passenger manifesting and security screening
. Discuss ground movement from parish pickup points (PPP) to MSY as well as ground movement from the TSA screening facility to Cargo #4 ramp
. Coordination with Department of Defense (DoD) airlift at pCom® MSY
. Coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VI/Louisiana Incident Field Office (IFO) Movement Coordination Branch (MCB), Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), Louisiana EOC (Emergency Operation Center), Dept of Social Services (DSS), Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) charged with creation of a flight manifest.
LA DSS counted on it’s staff as well as it’s vendor partners to make the drill a success. Tom Bock Project Manager from EWA ( Electronic Warfare and Associates) and their evacuation and registration software, Phoenix. Barry Walker from Northrop Grumman provided IT support and Squire Tech Solutions team provided the satellite service and satcoms hardware support. DSS used one of the 8 pCom® satellite trailers as the primary communication platform for the Air Evacuation Drill at MSY. The pCom® Satellite trailer provided Internet communications via wired and wireless points for 5 laptop PC’s inside the building to manifest 72 people in less than 4 ½ minutes. The Stakeholders where pleased with the processing speed to create a manifest of evacuees enabling FEMA and DoD to meet the timeline for getting the flights off the ground.
Squire Tech Complete’s Managed Disaster Recovery Solution
Mobile Responder 500 DR Solution Features :
- - Single 3 minute ‘Arrive and Point’ deployability
- - Gigabit Ethernet with Private and Public IP addresses
- - PRI Restoral Abilities up to 28 Lines
- - Skid Mounted Solution for 2 man portability
- - No Headquarters Equipment Required
- - Complete Communications Restoral in a Box
Incident Communications Solutions (ICS) Demonstrates pCom ™ 355 at National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida
Incident Communications Solutions, LLC (ICS), an IP-Centric mobile and tactical communication solutions provider, demonstrated its newest self-contained communication solution delivered in partnership with Squire Tech Solutions, LLC. Unveiled during the 2009 National EMEX Conference, the ICS pCom™ 355 is the latest in a line of comprehensive, turnkey communications solutions which include the TICS® Tactical Incident Communications System, the Comms-ONE® SUV and other Mobile Command Systems featuring advanced IP networking and communications.
Building upon the strengths and versatility of the pCom™ 300, developed by Squire Tech Solutions, this first-of-its-kind self contained site power, lighting, tower, and communications mobile infrastructure system offers a seven day on-board diesel fuel supply, power generation system, auto-acquisition satellite antenna, NEMA4X equipment enclosure, and pneumatic tower on a robust small trailer-based platform. The ICS pCom™ 355 builds upon this platform and adds features and functionality providing comprehensive communications interoperability and key capabilities for Public Safety, Military and Civilian Federal markets
ICS pCom 355 technical highlights:
The ICS pCom 355 system provides subscriber users complete flexibility in communication and supports capability for the following:
•2 – 1000-Base-T Multimode Fiber Ports for Downstream Outrigger™ Connectivity
•Integrated Cisco Unified Callmanager Express IP Phone Switch with Tactical-Voice™
•Integrated 802.11 B/G Wireless Access Point
•2 Analog FXO ports suitable for connection to the PSTN or other Satellite-based resources (such as Iridium or SkyTerra)
•2 Cellular Gateway Modules (customer selectable carrier).
•4 Analog FXS ports suitable for connecting analog telephony devices
•Integrated iDirect 3100 Series Satellite Modem for Tactical-IP™
•Integrated AVL Antenna Control Unit and RF Connector Panel
•Standard TICS Outrigger Network Extension Module™ with an additional 24 10/100 PoE Ethernet Ports and 1000’ Tactical Fiber Uplink
•Raytheon JPS ACU-M Interoperability Switch with Motorola XLT-2500 Base Radios (upgradeable to ACU-2000)
•On-board Motorola MTR-2000 VHF Repeater, Duplexer , Mast-Mounted Antenna and Battery backup
GEOCRIS Consultants and Comprehensive Communication Services Tour Arizona Public Safety Offices and State Capital with Squire Tech’s pCom 300 Communication Platform
Why Squire Tech Solutions Joined The EDGE®
Squire Tech Solutions manufactures advanced satellite interoperable communication networks and mobility trailer systems for first responders, military and public safety applications.
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| Michael B. Zalle, Vice President, Squire Tech Solutions, LLC. |
Each product that Squire Tech develops goes through a collaborative engineering process with feedback from at least one end user per target market, and its integrated component manufacturers. This collaborative process begins with market demand, and is driven by Squire Tech’s core competency in engineering and development of satellite-enabled interoperability systems.
Squire Tech Solution’s model of collaboration and needs-based development aligns perfectly with that of the EDGE Innovation Network. We seek like-minded partnerships and technology forums to advance the design of our interoperable product lines. We are excited to join the EDGE and partner with its members to advance product development by collaborative analysis, design, production, and marketing. In fact, just weeks after joining the EDGE, we had our first collaborative success.
The pCom™ 300 is one of Squire Tech’s flagship products. It is a modular communications and site power trailer system focused on tactical response. pCom™ trailers are deployed for varying applications, including: radio tower on demand, satellite voice and data backhaul, long term autonomous field Operations Power System, and remote scene surveillance applications.
We began the collaborative process with fellow EDGE member DRS Laurel Technologies. Using the EDGE process, we began engineering discussions focused on the development of military compliant modifications to our commercial fly-away and trailer-based responder systems.
Squire Tech and DRS Laurel Technologies will work together on projects focusing on the mobilization of field systems by leveraging in the pCom™ powered communications trailer system and DSR lines of hardened technologies. The combination of the two organizations engineering strengths addresses the critical First Responder and War Fighter requirement for rapid deployment and ease of operation.
The EDGE Innovation Network provides Squire Tech access to field operations personnel that will use our equipment during a mission. This allows us to collect feedback on our products directly from our customer base and from other EDGE members who work in conjunction with Squire Tech. This immediate feedback drives our design changes and product improvements, allowing us to better serve our customers, as well as end operators deployed in the field.
About the author
Michael Zalle is Vice President, Sales and Marketing, and an Owner-Partner of Squire Tech Solutions. He serves as the company’s primary interface with the EDGE Innovation Network. Squire Tech represents a line of quality products including: integrated vehicle satellite communications systems, pCom™ powered communications trailers, as well as Ku and C band stationary network offerings for mission critical facilities. Squire Tech also provides commercial Ku and C band TDMA satellite networks for voice, video, and data applications to foreign and domestic customers. You can reach Michael directly at MZalle@SquireTechSolutions.com or through the Squire Tech Solutions website at SquireTechSolutions.com.
Full Article: http://www.edge-innovation.com/index.cfm?acronym=ei_experience&page=22&ParentPageID=9043558d-c427-49fe-852e-927073b043ea
pCom Emergency Response Trailers Certified for JP-8 Fuel
Squire Tech Solutions pCom 300 and pCom 400 approved by Perkins for JP-8 Fuel.
About JP-8: JP-8, or JP8 (for “Jet Propellant 8″) is a jet fuel, specified in 1990 by the U.S. government. It is kerosene-based. It is a replacement for the JP-4 fuel; the U.S. Air Force replaced JP-4 with JP-8 completely by the fall of 1996, to use a less flammable, less hazardous fuel for better safety and combat survivability. U.S. Navy uses a similar formula to JP-8, JP-5. JP-8 is projected to remain in use at least until 2025.
JP-8 fuel is used at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, for heating, electrical generation, and melting ice for water. It is used because it will not gel at low temperatures.
JP-8 is also used by Army Food Service Specialists (cooks) to fuel Modern Burner Units (MBUs) IAW Army Field Feeding Manual FM 10-23.
JP-8 is used for military diesel engines too. Because Cetane number is not specified this aviation fuel is causing troubles in modern highly supercharged engines during cold start and idling due to low compression temperatures and following ignition delay. Because lubricity is not specified, modern rail diesel engines can experience problems in high pressure fuel pumps and injectors.
VIDEO: pCom 300 Powered Communications Satellite Trailer
Tour of the 2010 pCom 300 Powered Communications Trailers System manufactured by Squire Tech Solutions.
pCom 300 Featured in Government Technology Case Study by Curam Software
Government Technology, Jan 2010 , Sponsored by Curam Software
Well Prepared
Louisiana is no stranger to natural disasters. In September 2008, Hurricane Gustav tore through the state, wreaking havoc. The fear of mass flooding and an already fragile infrastructure weren’t the only challenges Gustav threw at Louisiana when it swept through the state. The storm also forced the state’s Department of Social Services (DSS) to take a hard look at the way it distributed benefits through its federally funded Disaster Food Stamps program, which provides money for groceries to eligible households that have lost income or suffered damage in a disaster.
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