New MSV SatTalkgroup Established

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has added the sixth regional Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup to its expanding family of nationwide and regionally-focused talkgroups. These talkgroups enable interoperable communications and are designed specifically for public safety and public service organizations. The newest member is California’s Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD), and they established the Southwest Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup (SW-SMART) operating on the MSV satellite communications network. According to the operating procedures developed by the CCCFPD and MSV, the CCCFPD will manage, provide 24×7 monitoring, and approve participation in SW-SMART by federal, state, tribal, and local public safety agencies — as well as appropriate private sector users with a public safety mission — located throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. All public safety organizations operating throughout the southwestern United States with active accounts on the MSV network are eligible and encouraged to join SW-SMART at no charge by way of application to California’s Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. A copy of the Standard Operating Procedures and application to join SW-SMART are available from: [email protected] or by calling 925-941-3553 or 925-941-3551.

In addition to the growing family of regional SMART talkgroups, MSV has helped establish two nationwide public safety and national security/emergency preparedness talkgroups managed by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security’s National Communications System (NCS). The company expects its nexgen network will provide seamless, transparent, and ubiquitous wireless coverage of the United States and Canada to conventional handsets. MSV plans to launch two of the most powerful commercial satellites ever built that will enable this network to support communications in a variety of market segments including public safety, homeland security, aviation, transportation and entertainment, by providing a platform for interoperable, user-friendly and feature-rich voice and high-speed data services.

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