First Responders

Ground Control ensure you ahieve more successful mission outcomes and improve the safety of your team on the ground, with critical voice, data and video over satellite-enabled networks. Utilizing systems compliant with all SAFECOM requirements for emergency interoperable communication equipment, Ground Control enables your teams to focus on the task at hand – saving lives.

How Satellite-Enabled Solutions Helps Mitigate Risk to Emergency Personnel

Delivering situational awarness

In a crisis, lack of or delayed situational awareness can cost lives. Mitigate risk by providing real-time intelligence to emergency teams in the field, via secure, satellite internet access points.

Improving emergency response coordination

Use satellite-enabled, interoperable communications to disseminate information among relevant teams and response disciplines, no matter the circumstances.

Keeping personnel on the ground safe

With location updates every 15 seconds, personnel and fire truck GPS trackers provide team leaders and the Command Center with a precise view of where all crew and assets are in the field.

Enabling unmanned drone deployment

With satellite connectivity, teams can control emergency drones and utilise the near real-time video to support public safety, medical assistance and detect additional threats for example, wildfires and floods. Due to the coverage of a drone, this data saves invaluable time and helps safeguard the lives of Emergency Responders.

Recommended Devices:

Early Warning Systems

Satellite transceivers like the RockBLOCK Plus are a great example of how IoT applications can be used to protect lives. The RockBLOCK can be used to monitor specific warning indicators including water levels and humidity. When paired with a sophisticated monitoring system, the RockBLOCK can also trigger an alarm if and when warning indicator data exceeds appropriate parameters, ensuring safe evacuation.

Products to support this sector

Handheld Communication Devices

RockSTAR and RockSTAR Burst are powerful satellite communication tools that give first responders reliable, real-time connectivity even in remote or disaster-affected areas. RockSTAR provides GPS tracking, two-way messaging, and emergency alert capabilities, ensuring teams can coordinate missions and stay connected when lives are on the line. RockSTAR Burst complements this by enabling the rapid transmission of short, critical data packets from multiple units to command centers, supporting efficient situational awareness and resource deployment. Together, they enhance safety, improve response times, and ensure that first responders can operate with confidence in any environment.

Personnel Tracking Devices

The Iridium Edge Solar, GSAT Solar, and SmartOne C are rugged satellite IoT devices that provide first responders with dependable tracking and communication capabilities in the field. Powered by solar energy, the Iridium Edge Solar and GSAT Solar offer long-lasting, low-maintenance operation, making them ideal for deployments in remote or disaster-affected areas where power infrastructure may be unavailable. These devices enable real-time location tracking, asset monitoring, and status updates, ensuring that command centers always have visibility of personnel and equipment. The SmartOne C adds versatility with configurable messaging and alert options, giving teams the ability to tailor communications to mission needs.

Portable Communications

The MCD Football and the MissionLINK by Thales are highly valuable tools for first responders because they deliver fast, reliable satellite connectivity in the most challenging environments. The MCD Football is a portable, rugged Wi-Fi hotspot that automatically connects to the Iridium Certus® network, allowing teams to quickly establish voice, data, and internet communications without technical setup. MissionLINK provides a more permanent and high-capacity solution for vehicles or command posts, enabling seamless voice, text, and data services for ongoing operations.

VSAT Solutions

Emergency response missions require connectivity to support bandwidth-demanding voice communications and high throughput data. VSAT provides robust wireless internet, independent of public infrastructure. Ground Control designed and manufactures the Toughsat Auto Deploy Antenna, which is the only VSAT antenna listed by make and model in the US FEMA Cache list. And the Kymeta u8 boasts future-tech antennas, delivering VSAT on-the-move.

Here to help

With over 20 years experience facilitating emergency preparedness and response across the globe, we understand that in a crisis, every second counts. We’re constantly evolving and adapting our Public Safety offer and systems to best support teams on the ground. Which is just part of the reason Ground Control has been a trusted name in Emergency Responder satcom since 2002.

Whatever your communication or connectivity needs, we can help.

Satellite Solutions for Enhanced First Response

With over 20 years experience facilitating emergency preparedness and response across the globe, we understand that in a crisis, every second counts. We’re constantly evolving and adapting our Public Safety offer and systems to best support teams on the ground. Which is just part of the reason Ground Control has been a trusted name in Emergency Responder satcom since 2002.
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Whatever your communication or connectivity needs, we can help.

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