Example of user GUI with several radios connected
Mimer MapView showing GPS positioned units
Motorola Tetra Virtual Control Head for the 
Virtual Control Head for 
Drawing of the system onboard
the KBV001-KBV003
the KBV001-KBV003
Public Safety Radio Systems
This page is for you that use a public radio system that is mainly built for Public Safety use. It is most likely a Tetra system.
Mimer SoftRadio will help you to build a small or medium size command centre without expensive leased lines and without the operators needing to learn more than how to use a mobile radio.
Mimer SoftRadio uses fixed mobile Tetra radios that are remote controlled from a PC dispatcher or are shared between several PC dispatchers. On the dispatchers PC there is a simple to use GUI with straight forward transmit and listen keys, and when needed a virtual control head resembling the radio, pops up. If you are familiar with handling the mobile radio itself, it is just as easy to do it on the PC.
Apart from radios in the Public Safety radio system also other types of radios, phones and more, can be connected. This makes it possible for the dispatchers to handle all their communication from the same PC and the same headset.
Mimer SoftRadio is basically set up by connecting a network interface to each fixed radio and connecting that interface to an IP infrastructure. The interface communicates with the radio and transforms both the control of the radio and the audio into IP data traffic. The PC dispatch software works the other way around and presents the information to the user.
The only thing needed between the radio and the dispatcher is ordinary IP infrastructure. Mimer SoftRadio will work both in a local LAN, a large WAN and/or over the Internet.
Since the intelligence is distributed to the network interface and the dispatch software the system needs no central processor, making it very robust and much less vulnerable than other systems.
Mimer SoftRadio can also be equipped with analogue radio channels, voice recording, logging, map systems etc. There are also special add-ons for DSC-signalling on the marine band, connection of telephone lines and much more.
Rapid Deployment
Both police and fire defence can suddenly find themselves involved in a large incident with lots of personnel, but in an area where the Tetra network does not have as much capacity as it does in the cities. Most public safety nets have a very good geographical coverage, but can of course not offer capacity for hundreds of users at the same time everywhere.
An incident can for example be a forest fire or an environmental demonstration in a rural area.
A simple way to strengthen the radio net is to place a couple of fixed mobile radios in repeat mode at the incident site. Then more talk groups can be used at site. By connecting these fixed radios through Mimer SoftRadio to the Command Centre the dispatchers can follow all radio traffic and also use these extra recourses.
Of course shall the IP connection between the site and the Command Centre be of a safe type.
Dispatch centre with temporary LTE connections to Tetra terminals in repeatermode
Small/Midsize Utility Company
Many utility companies have one or more fixed Tetra radios placed in a control room. By connecting these radios to Network Interfaces and then to the IP LAN, many PC users can share those radios, both in the control room and outside in the utility companies WAN.
This will give a much higher flexibility where “everybody” have access to a radio through their office desk top PC.
Through Mimer SoftRadio not only voice messages can be shared, also text messages can be exchanged with the field personnel. Also pre stored text messages can be used.
If you have work areas where the Tetra network does not have enough coverage indoors or maybe underground for example in a distant power station, you can install a fixed Tetra radio there and connect it through the company WAN to the control room.
Field workers at the site can then communicate and send emergency calls over DMO from their standard portables through the fixed mobile, when they don´t reach the ordinary radio net. The control room personel will see on what fixed radio the call comes in. In that way they know where the field worker is.
Dispatch centre with Tetra mobiles in
both DMO and TMO
Command and control vehicle
Two dispatch positions, in the vehicle, each with one touch screen for radio and phone operation.
Command centre with communication over both analogue and digital radio systems.
Command centre keeping in contact with
troups over a satellite link.
Bus Companies
Many public bus companies use the public safety systems for communication. This is obviously practical since they get good coverage and a very robust network without heavy investments.
In many cases each bus depo has its own small radio dispatcher that uses a fixed mobile radio to be able to talk to the bus drivers. And then the bus company also has a larger central where they plan the tours and the personnel, here they have a large need for communications.
For both these categories Mimer SoftRadio is the perfect companion. With one or more fixed mobile radios, many dispatchers can, through their PC´s, get in contact with the radio net and the buses.
Command centres that run both digital and analogue systems can use them in parallel in the same dispatch PC´s. In the example on the right a centre in Stockholm takes care of buses in three different towns with three different types of radio systems.
Bus dispatcher working with three different radio systems in three different towns
Industry
Industries often have a number of different radio systems, varying in age and quality. Sometimes analogue, sometimes digital DMR or Tetra. On the side of this there is often also a Tetra cooperation with the local fire defence.
With a Mimer SoftRadio system the guard centre and/or control room can use all the industries radio systems as well as the fire defences radio system from the same dispatch PC´s.
If it is allowed, industry radio channels can be cross connected to fire defence talk groups during a common incident.
With the help of Mimer MapView they keep track of their personnel and get an alert if someone pushes the alarm key on the portable.
Control Room and Guard centre at an industry using both local analogue and Tetra plus connection to the fire defence Tetra.
Prison
Most prisons use a public safety system for communication both under transport and internally.
For the command centre at the prison it is practical to have a couple of fixed radios connected to dispatch PC´s. Then all personnel can work both with the internal communication and with the transport communication. But you still don´t need a costly fixed connection to the public safety nets infrastructure.
To use fixed mobile radios at the prison also gives the advantage that they can be used in DMO mode if the public safety net does not work. A good insurance for unpredicted happenings.
With the help of Mimer SoftRadio can, for example, pre programmed text messages or pre recorded audio messages be used at an emergency.
With a Mimer VoiceLog all communication can be recorded for later follow-up.
Guard house at a prison working with
two fixed Tetra mobiles.