Pan American Games Employ Wireless Broadband Infrastructure for Security and Intelligence

A consortium provided communication and mission critical solutions -- including voice, data, video and images -- for the Pan American Games, held in Río de Janeiro, Brazil. The consortium, Integração Pan, was led by Motorola and included Rocha Bressan/GE, Dígitro, ISDS, OLM and Sisgraph.
 
The National Secretariat of Public Security (Senasp) selected the consortium which integrated various technologies and leveraged the existing systems and equipment in the city of Río de Janeiro.  The communications infrastructure is to be left for city use after the games are completed.
 
Motorola deployed a wireless security system with redundant encryption to ensure the security of information received in more than 60 sites throughout the city.  According to Eduardo Stéfano, Motorola's Government and Public Safety vice president, one of the greatest challenges was the short deployment time, which was only five months. "This was possible with the choice of Motorola's Motomesh Duo network, and Canopy point-to point and point-to-multipoint high-speed wireless systems," said Stéfano.  
 
The consortium installed a control and command system that consolidated images received from numerous cameras across the city of Río.  Motorola's solutions also allowed for a computer-aided dispatch of emergency calls. All the calls to police or the fire departments were registered and promptly answered by the nearest officer.  
 
The police also had access to an intelligence system that analyzed data coming from the different sites throughout the city designed to detect illegal activity. The police vehicles, already equipped with computers supporting satellite location systems, were able to receive information such as vehicle records and drivers licenses, all while in motion and without the use of voice radios.  Additionally, wireless portable ruggedized devices also had real-time access to the same information.
 
To deliver this kind of technology and security to the city, Motorola deployed a hybrid communication system merging fixed, nomadic and mobile technologies. Motomesh Duo, a high performance, meshed Wi-Fi network solution that provides scalable, wireless, broadband access for large and small networks was combined with the Canopy wireless broadband platform. The HC700, a PDA equipped with Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile addressed the demands of mobile workers across the city.  
 
"We are confident that the acquired solutions, together with the preparation of our teams, ensured the security at the Pan American Games in Río de Janeiro," said Odécio Carneiro, technology coordinator of the National Secretariat of Public Security. "We looked at similar Motorola deployments in various countries in order to incorporate the best practices in Brazil," he added.
 
"It was very important for Motorola to carry out a project of this magnitude because of its great visibility and significance for the country. We sent the best professionals on our team and we were prepared to meet all the requirements of this mission-critical project quickly and effectively," concluded Stefano.