Next-generation emergency response vehicles in the UK will soon hit the road equipped with always-on network technologies capable of transmitting and receiving real-time video, voice and data feeds in a wide variety of formats.

The Mobile Incident Response Vehicles, or MIRVs, were designed by Cardiff, Wales-based Excelerate Technology – the leading UK information, communications and technology provider for emergency service organizations – and feature wireless infrastructure mesh technology from Los Gatos, Calif.-based Firetide Inc.

The leading developer of wireless mesh infrastructure networks, Firetide provides the advanced tools required to create ad-hoc networks that can transfer critical data between medical vehicles and personnel within and around “hot zones” during a major hazardous incident.

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