Verizon Frontlie launches two new deployable asset prototypes

Verizon (VZ) Frontline announced the launch of two new deployable asset prototypes designed to support the mission-critical communications needs of first responders during public safety operations. Created as part of the Verizon Frontline Innovation Program, the newly-developed Off-Grid, Cross-Communications Network trailer, or OXEN, and Emergency Response Incident Command Center vehicle, or ERICC, are the latest deployable assets available for use by public safety agencies via the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team. Recently, both were deployed in support of public safety agencies in Milwaukee, Wisc., at the Republican National Convention, and in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention. The OXEN is a ruggedized trailer built to provide first responders with a full range of Verizon Frontline connectivity options, including 5G Ultra Wideband, 4G LTE and satellite backhaul. The asset also offers mobile edge compute capabilities and radio interoperability. The OXEN can be powered by solar, shoreline power, or a diesel generator. The ERICC is a retrofitted vehicle built to provide first responders who don’t have their own command center with a functional mobile workspace for three to five people, giving them better situational awareness during emergency response operations and the ability to establish off- grid communications.