Louisiana Department of Social Services selects the pCom™ 300Powered Communications Trailer for Emergency Response Choudrant, LA – June, 16 2009 —Squire
Tech Solutions LLC, leading satellite interoperability technology
company specializing in voice, fax, Internet, and data to mission
critical locations, today announced an award by the State of Louisiana
to supply Department of Social Services with pCom™ 300
powered communications trailer systems. The pCom™ 300 is a self contained power, lighting, tower, and communications mobile infrastructure designed for government and private industry. Standard equipped with several days of on-board diesel fuel, large power generation system, auto-acquire VSAT, and 30’ pneumatic tower, the pCom™ 300 instantly provides base camp infrastructure or communications relay system anywhere it arrives. “The Department of Social Service learned valuable lessons during Hurricane Gustav in 2008. Communication is key to any organization, but in our case it’s absolutely critical. The pCom trailer is able to supply T1 comparable speeds which we require for interoperability and field support” said Art Rumney, IT Director for Emergency Preparedness and Management Division, State of Louisiana. The State of Louisiana has initially awarded the order of two pCom 300 systems to implement into its DSS emergency response tactical plan. The immediate needs that the system will help fulfill are; the establishment of communications to the shelters and Parish Pickup Points (PPP) during an evacuation, provide communications restoral for DSS offices experiencing outage during or after an event, reestablishing power and communications to critical POP (Point of Presence) sites, and establishing required voice, fax, and data communications links to Disaster Foods Stamp temporary locations .
State of Louisiana Department of Social Services Vision Statement Release Contacts: Squire Tech Solutions, LLC Trey Williams Director of Communications and External Affairs Phone: 225-342-6700 Trey.Williams@dss.state.la.us
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