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20 March 2006 , by Karin Björkin
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After the storm Gudrun that hit Sweden heavily in January 2005, Svenska Kraftnät (Swedish company administrating and running the national electrical grid) evaluated the systems for command and communication which were used during the relief actions. One of the results was the choice of a new mobile system based on the Mobitex network, a highly reliable communication service from Swedish Multicom Security, which can function even when the power supply is down.

- Mobitex has several advantages compared to usual mobile telephone networks and can e.g. be used both for data and speech when the mobile networks are overloaded. Mobitex also has its own reserve power enabling the technique to work substantially longer in case of a power cut, says Andrew Carver, CEO Multicom Security.

Mobitex is a technique aimed especially for companies and organisations with business critical applications for mobile data. The users are always connected and apart from data Mobitex can also be used for speech.

Svenska Kraftnät is responsible for coordination the relief actions when a crisis hits the Swedish electrical grid. This could be e.g. to lead personnel out on the field without jeopardising the security during reparations.

The new mobile command and communication system for crisis situations is named MOLOS and will, by the end of the year, be installed in 40 vehicles, among them 4 tracked vehicles. MOLOS is developed by system integrator Telium and Multicom Security provides the communication. A MOLOS-equipped vehicle can intervene very quickly in a critical situation and the system consists of several linked connection units. Mobitex communication is handled by a portable unit, which is unique.

MOLOS enables the vehicles  radio, telephone and sattelite systems to communicate with one another and the system is even connected to a computer, a printer and a fax machine. MOLOS can be built both in mobile and fixed connection centres, and function even in areas where all other communication has been totally or partly disrupted.