Ericsson is shaping the future of border and area security through its continuous technical and operational leadership

In partnership with you, Ericsson utilizes its global experience to define your exact border and area needs. Ericsson’s offerings deliver adaptive and scalable systems and procedures, capable of ensuring that your operations cost-effectively prevent illegal border activity.

Key benefits of the solution are:

• Sensor system selction through long-term experience of the market ensuring swift and effective implementation and integration
• Rapid, accurate information dissemination and decision support
• Secure and reliable communication

Smuggling of goods, human trafficking, illegal drug importation, economic migration and the threat of international terrorism are continual concerns for border and area security agencies.

Protecting borders and other strategic areas is key to preventing these illegal activities and maintaining tight national security.

With many national borders stretching for hundreds of kilometers across dramatically variable terrain and climates, preventing unauthorized activity is an on-going task. A solid border operation can be an effective deterrent to illegal activity, but successful border management requires a combination of efficient systems and effective manpower deployment, supported by strong communications.

Using its global experience and wide expertise, Ericsson experts work closely with the customer to analyze the current situation and pinpoint specific security and communications needs.

A long-term vision is then defined, allowing a clear plan of action to be laid out. This ensures management and delivery of the solution remains focused on the customer’s key requirements throughout implementation.

Ericsson’s customized solutions focus on three key areas:

• Secure and reliable communication
• Rapid dissemination of information to improve response times and decision making
• Leading edge technology that meets today’s and tomorrow’s needs.

Real-time situational awareness, and the ability to share this information across agencies, is vital to effective decision making and appropriate and timely response.

Ericsson starts by gaining an accurate picture of the border by evaluating collated geographical and climatic data, then combines that information with incident and infrastructure data to develop a detailed risk profile.

This provides the basis for interpreting information obtained through leading-edge technology ­-- radar, line sensors, point sensors, infra-red and thermal sensors, alongside visual-range cameras, used to detect, classify and intercept those crossing the border outside designated locations.

Data and information fusion functionality manages and interprets the incoming data from into a common operational picture. With effective communications infrastructure in place, this information can be shared, accurately between agencies, so the best decisions can be made and executed quickly.

Ericsson offers expandable solutions based on open standard technology and service-oriented architecture, which are secure, reliable, and scalable. The solution can be tailor-made to perfectly suit any customer’s specific needs and requirements.