Airwave, the UK mission critical voice and data communications provider, recently collaborated with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) to deploy an in-building coverage solution within record time at two of their ambulance stations. 

According to Gary Hardacre, head of risk and resilience at SAS: “There were tight deadlines in place, but I was determined to keep to the timelines we had in place. We needed to change to a system where the immediate deployment of ambulance resources from station locations would be put in place, and that this would contribute towards delivering a patient-centred service.”

SAS gave the go ahead to install the Airwave Special Coverage Lite solution at their Edinburgh City and Hamilton Ambulance Stations in early November and within four weeks it was fully operational.

Special Coverage Lite is delivered through a directional antenna – similar to a TV antenna on the outside of a building. This helps to ensure the Airwave radio signal is optimized and provides the in-building coverage required.