LTE  |  2019-02-22

ATHONET to Deliver Tactical Mission Critical LTE Network Solution for French MoI

Source: The Critical Communications Review | Gert Jan Wolf editor

ATHONET, a leading European company for software-based mobile core networks, announced that it has been selected to supply LTE tactical networks solutions to the French Ministry of the Interior (MOI) for PCSTORM - Lot 1.

ATHONET has been selected to supply its LTE tactical networks solutions plus a selection of mobile terminals to the French Ministry of the Interior (MOI) as part of the French state procurement tender of equipment and services, PCSTORM - Lot 1 " tactical networks and terminals".

Thanks to its fully in-house developed software capabilities for the mobile core network, ATHONET designed a high-quality solution meeting all the demanding requirements of the MOI. The MOI will be able to deploy tactical networks and establish broadband radio communications via a converged platform for high speed, operationally efficient, and resilient services for all intervention units (SWAT teams).

ATHONET selected Telespazio France for establishing a fully integrated project team in France to provide a strong and directly support the customer team.

ATHONET said it is committed to PCSTORM’s success by providing additional capabilities to the French MOI intervention units with the delivery of high-quality LTE tactical networks solutions enabling voice, video, data, and real-time tracking critical communications. All the tactical networks and terminals deployed will be fully compatible with the other PCSTORM solutions for SIM cards, MCPPT application & security and operator network.

ATHONET’s final goal is to provide the French MOI SWAT teams with fully interoperable and deployable communications and terminals to support their critical interventions.