Demonstrated at: #CommsConnectMelbourne2023

Massive 2019 wildfires across New South Wales triggered moves to boost communications resilience for first responders and the community. As a leader in the New South Wales fire service, Graham Tait helped develop the Vehicle as a Node concept to ensure each fire service vehicle on the front line was a self-sufficient communications hub. He has since taken his experiences and helped Hypha craft a full-breadth solution incorporating multiple communications bearers on each vehicle.

A Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) routing capability ensures communications are bonded together with a Peplink MAX BR1 Pro router and transmitted over the most effective, least-cost transport. When combined with the Hypha Mesh solution, the solution provides emergency responders with resilient communications at the vehicle and for a dismounted team working in the field. With the three levels of connectivity, the Vehicle as a Node provides Primary (P25/TETRA/DMR/Analog), Alternate (LTE), and Continency (Satellite) components of a [PACE] (https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/23_0426_ncswic_PACE-Plan_508.pdf) plan.

Thanks to Hypha's Graham Tait for taking me through the Hypha approach for delivering a Vehicle as a Node solution.