Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situations Take Delivery of New Mobile Communications Vehicle

Istanbul, Turkey 06 October 2016 – Hitachi Kokusai Turkey has
announced the delivery of a new Mobile Communication Vehicle to The Ministry of
Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan. With all the vehicle’s design,
systems integration, manufacturing and commissioning work was carried out at Hitachi’s
specialist centre outside Istanbul, Turkey, it will provide ultra-rapid
communication facilities at the heart of a natural disaster zone.

Based on a Toyota Land Cruiser
chassis, the vehicle has been completely rebuilt to integrate a number of
advanced communications systems. The  mobile multi communication
platform consists of PKM 120 drive away antenna, PMR radio and cellular
communication networks for up-linking streaming
video, voice and data for first responder applications such as DSNG news, disaster recovery
and, public safety agencies.  The complete
system was designed and manufactured by Hitachi
Kokusai Turkey, integrating Hitachi wireless cameras,
mobile antenna and coach
building products.

Having undergone extensive coach building, the modified
Toyota Land Cruiser is fitted with numerous adaptations including power
generators, air conditioning systems, pneumatic masts, stabilizing jacks &
cranes and external lighting systems.

No
matter where this vehicle travels its on-board facilities ensure that it is
able to communicate efficiently and reliably with control centres. On board
facilities include broadband satellite communications, mobile radio
communications, iridium satellite telephone and wireless 3/4G LTE technologies.

Alongside
these, the Mobile Communication Vehicle possesses advanced video production
resources. These include Hitachi HD6000 broadcast quality wireless cameras and
leading edge production tools developed by Ross, AJA, Pals, Cisco and Harmonic.
Such is the sophistication of this mobile video production facility that
broadcasters will use the output in their news broadcasts.

“We
selected Hitachi as our partner on this demanding project since they are the
recognized leaders in this market with many vehicles already operational in
critical applications worldwide,” commented Mirza Shukurov, Head of the
information, communication and technology department at the Ministry of
Emergency Situation’s Crisis Management Center. “This vehicle, purchased based
on our agreement in 2014, has been designed from the ground up to meet our very
specific needs. Its communications and video production capabilities are rugged,
reliable and highly sophisticated. This vehicle can save lives and will ensure
that we have solid and reliable communication links wherever we need to go, irrespective
of the disaster situation.”

For
Hitachi Kokusai Turkey’s General Manager, Cemal Yilmaz, this demanding project
is a good illustration of the company’s market-leading design and manufacturing
capabilities in this life critical application. “The staff that respond to
these terrible natural tragedies are incredibly brave and they need the best
mobile communication capabilities in order to perform their roles effectively,”
he said. “This is the most advanced compact mobile communications vehicle that
we have ever designed and built. It will save lives and we’re proud to have
created a new standard in this area.”