Date: 29/12/2009

Redbridge deploy BridgeWave's gigabit multiple wireless links in its video surveillance system

Redbridge Council has deployed BridgeWave's Gigabit multiple wireless GE80/GE80X links to improve the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) video surveillance services. The 80 GHz links provide necessary network backhaul capacity to assist in deterring crime and aiding first responders.

In addition, CCTV cameras were needed in outlying towns that were too far away from the main town center where the fiber network resides. Extending the existing fiber backbone was not an option due to the prohibitive costs, complicated logistics and the time delays associated with installing fiber.

"We needed a quick and cost effective way to improve the reliability of our existing network and also provide services to some of our remote areas not connected to the fiber network," said Lawrie Morrisson, Group Manager - Electrical Engineering Redbridge Council.

"To date the system has worked well for us. It's proved to be a reliable and cost effective method of enabling CCTV even in our remotest areas," said Morrisson. "The remote areas just wouldn't have got CCTV if we hadn't deployed this system because anything else just would have been too expensive."

"We are pleased that Redbridge Council has deployed BridgeWave's GE80/GE80X products to provide the gigabit speeds that handle the backhaul network connectivity needs for their CCTV system," said Amir Makleff, president and CEO of BridgeWave. "This deployment demonstrates how government agencies can effectively use BridgeWave's technologies to provide community safety and protection."

For more details visit www.bridgewave.com