Written question asked by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 July 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 July 2018. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Monday, 23 July 2018 on behalf of the Home Office.
Airwave Service
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 25 June (HL8482), what provisions are in place to ensure that the electric relays of the fibre networks to which Airwave sites are connected would continue to work during a prolonged power outage.
- Answer
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The Airwave service was designed to continue to operate in the event of an extended power outage. Extensive audits of the circuits were undertaken during the commissioning of the service to ensure that the network equipment, eg relays, between the exchanges and the base stations were able to operate in the event of a mains electricity failure.
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL9468
- Session
- 2017-19
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- Subjects
- Power failures Airwave service
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