REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL – Telus and Peel Regional Police Service (PRP) announced today they have signed a memorandum of understanding “to advance 5G innovation and deploy technologies that will keep our communities safe,” a Telus press release says.
“This association will support mission critical communications, protect the well-being of communities and connect first responders quickly and efficiently with members of the public in emergency situations,” the release explains.
The collaboration between the two organizations will begin immediately “with the goal of connecting individuals in crisis with virtual mental health services and equipping first responders with improved multimedia tools and real-time data, enabling them to better assess emergency situations and provide urgent support when every second matters.”
This is in line with the pillars of innovation Telus and PRP have agreed to – advancing connection to first responders, enhancing Next-Generation 9-1-1 and mental health support for the community.
“Peel Police is incredibly excited to launch our collaboration, co-creation and innovation work with TELUS and better support our front-line personnel, citizens and community as a whole,” said Nishan Duraiappah, chief of police, PRP, in the release.
“TELUS has demonstrated a consistent and genuine interest in our mission and we are eager to work together to achieve our shared goals, improve the tools that our officers and community partners use and ultimately improve citizen oriented outcomes within our Region.”
“TELUS is committed to leveraging our global-leading technology and compassion to drive social change,” said Ibrahim Gedeon, chief technology officer at Telus. “Between Telus and its partners, we will be able to demonstrate the innovation that 5G can bring, working collaboratively to improve public safety and benefit the community overall.”
“Peel Regional Police, Halton Regional Police, and our other innovation partners would also like to extend a warm welcome to TELUS on behalf of the Public Safety Broadband Network Innovation Alliance (PSBN Innovation Alliance),” said Anthony Odoardi, deputy chief of police, PRP and managing director of the PSBN Innovation Alliance.
“We look forward to leveraging our own public safety broadband network infrastructure and co-developing new technology and infrastructure applications that will enable reliable and resilient public safety communications across Canada.”
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