Networked Fire Services Partnership (NFSP) selects Exponential-e as its trusted connectivity partner

The Networked Fire Services Partnership (NFSP) has partnered with Exponential-e to transform the underlying connectivity that links their four control rooms across Devon and Somerset, Dorset & Wiltshire, Hampshire & IOW, and Kent.  

Enter your text here ...The NFSP's existing network will be retained to support day-to-day operations, while a new, fully dedicated network will be deployed by Exponential-e to support the Control and Dispatch (CAD) platform that their teams utilise to manage the deployment of emergency services, ensuring the newest iteration of the platform can be tested and deployed with zero disruption to the availability of critical services.

The new network will deliver highly secure, highly resilient connections between the NFSP's control rooms, back-up control rooms, and the NEC data centres in which the new CAD platform will be hosted, ensuring critical communications can be maintained in as close to real-time as possible, ultimately maximising the number of lives saved.

This deployment will also put the NFSP in a strong position for the impending launch of the Emergency Services Network (ESN), which Exponential-e is also supporting. 

Neil McKeever, NFSP Technical Lead, commented:

Projects like this are always complex, but the early consultation and testing phases with Exponential-e have already been extremely encouraging, and we are looking forward to exploring the full potential of the new connections as we prepare for the ESN's arrival.

World-class networks have always been the foundation of Exponential-e's solutions, and when it comes to the delivery of critical services across the UK, their importance cannot be overemphasised. This project will help ensure fire and emergency services are always readily available, whenever and wherever they are needed.