Internet on the move: With ASCEND now also in emergency vehicles

The WLAN and network specialist ASCEND from Nuremberg has now equipped an emergency vehicle of RKT Rettungsdienst OHG from Regensburg with a mobile bonding router. This ensures that the Internet can be used on the move anytime and anywhere - an advantage that can be vital in this environment.

Rescue services benefit in particular from the advantages of the modern wireless communication. Be it to transfer patient data to the clinic or in the coordination of larger operations with the overview of a large number of rescue workers deployed and retrieve information from the cloud.

The Internet on the move must not weaken here, and coordination must not fail due to different mobile phone standards or end devices. "With a software-defined bonding router, we bundle various physical transmission paths into a single logical network," explains ASCEND Managing Director Johannes Fickeis. "This enables all integrated participants to access the Internet at all times without disruption, regardless of the systems or end devices used."

Digitalization in medicine is just one area of application for innovative mobility solutions

In December 2018, RKT Rettungsdienst OHG used ASCEND technology at an event organized by a renowned vehicle manufacturer in southern Europe. All driving elements of the event could be discreetly accompanied and documented from the emergency vehicle equipped with the latest WLAN bonding technology. "This is a great advantage because it means that the central control station of any vehicle fleet can be mobilized itself and the spatial boundaries of the respective network are finally removed," says Johannes Fickeis. He sees many possibilities for which the organizers of major events could rent a mobile WLAN hotspot with a bonding router from ASCEND in the future. "And we have no objections to the permanent installation of such devices," says Fickeis.

Since 2004, ASCEND from Nuremberg has advanced the digital lifestyle like no other company. With WLAN and network concepts, the company supports local authorities, companies and libraries throughout Germany as well as countless public events and functions. Extensive technical expertise in WLAN access, billing and analysis tools is just as much a pillar of the company's philosophy as unconditional customer service and absolute priority for data security.