Tajikistan’s existing public safety network was out of date. It was only capable of supporting simple voice calls and small-scale direct communications between radios. The limitations of the network meant it was not possible to implement the necessary security protection plans to handle major events or deal efficiently with emergency situations.

This meant the security and emergency services were unable to respond quickly and effectively when attempting to resolve an incident or problem. In addition, they had no real-time video information to provide enhanced situational awareness, which would help the emergency services control a situation more effectively.  This meant Tajikistan faced a real challenge when hosting major international events.

Hytera was chosen to supply a reliable and robust private TETRA radio network to meet the strict security requirements of the SCO 2021 summit. A number of TETRA base stations were deployed in and around Dushanbe. The system supports a large network capacity with a low frequency resource requirement and ensures a high level of encryption. The coverage area of each base station can be enlarged with multiple diversity reception technology.

Hytera also implemented its Integrated Command system, including the Major Event Security System (MESS), Visual Command System (VCS) and its Professional Unified Communication (PUC) platform. These solutions all played important roles in delivering a comprehensive radio communications network and dispatching applications. They enabled voice and video group calling between terminals, and visual dispatching functions such as real-time positioning and video surveillance.

Ahead of the summit, Hytera's Major Event Security System provided a pre-event scheme with route planning and security area delineation to help anticipate and prevent emergencies. Vehicle-mounted base stations were also set up to provide a quick and flexible way of creating temporary networks whenever and wherever needed. For example, the vehicles could be rapidly deployed to deliver emergency group communications and dispatch services in areas without a signal.

The Hytera Visual Command System provided dispatchers with a comprehensive view of incident status and what resources were available at any time and their locations. This type of information helped end users make better informed decisions and enabled them to respond more quickly and efficiently in emergency situations.

The Hytera Professional Unified Communication platform supports the interconnection of different private networks, and unified visual dispatch through the TETRA private network and local CCTV system. It could monitor every scene in real time, which helped to ensure the success of the summit. In addition, Hytera also provided a series of radio terminal devices including TETRA PT580H Plus hand portables, TETRA MT680 Plus mobile radios, DMR PD98X hand portables, TETRA-LTE PTC760 multi-mode advanced hand portable radios, and MD78X DMR mobile radios.

Hytera set up an SCO project team to ensure all the systems operated reliably. Working with local employees, the SCO team made sure all the equipment was transported to the right place, installed correctly, tested and debugged, to guarantee smooth communications and excellent security.