The Italian Fire and Rescue Service (Vigili del Fuoco) is a government agency responsible for providing fire and rescue services across Italy. As part of the Ministry of Interior, they handle fire suppression, emergency medical services, rescue operations, and disaster response, including chemical, bacteriological, radiological, and nuclear attacks. They utilize helicopters like the AW139 for search and rescue, medical rescue, firefighting, and disaster relief. Ovzon also provides them with SATCOM-as-a-Service for critical missions.
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In December 2021 Ovzon signed a contract with its previous Italian distributor for the same end-customer, the Italian Fire and Rescue Services.
Ovzon partnered with Vodafone Italia to deliver its SATCOM-as-a-Service solution to the Italian Fire and Rescue Services.
Since early 2022, Ovzon provides SATCOM-as-a-Service to the Italian Fire and Rescue Service.
The Italian Fire and Rescue Service will deploy a secure communications network based on Ovzon’s satellite solution.
The solution will support high-definition video streaming for the Italian Fire and Rescue Service.
Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service will help the Italian Fire and Rescue Service address the need for fast and reliable communications.
The SATCOM-as-a-Service for the Italian Fire and Rescue Service will start gradually in late Q1, 2022.
Ovzon secured an order worth $9.8 million for 14 months of SATCOM-as-a-Service for the Italian Fire and Rescue Service.