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Arinc Completes Digital Enhancement for PHI Air Medical Group (2/1/10)
Arinc completed a digital enhancement of the nine-state flight operations radio network of PHI Air Medical Group. PHI Air Medical is a provider of emergency helicopter transport for hospitals and public-safety agencies.
Arinc deployed new digital command consoles and custom software at four PHI Air Medical communications centers — a primary center at the company’s Phoenix headquarters and three regional centers in Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana. Arinc also installed new digital network hardware at 53 new and existing PHI air-ground radio sites to expand and enhance the network’s national radio coverage.
The new digital technology includes radio-over-IP (RoIP) capability. Each center and its pilot-staffed emergency operations center (EOC) desk can now communicate with PHI helicopter flight crews via any of the 53 radio towers on the nationwide network. In addition, all centers can now communicate easily with one another and if necessary assume one another’s responsibilities for local radio or phone traffic.
“Safety has been and always will be our primary focus when it comes to improving the way we operate,” said Dave Motzkin, director of PHI Air Medical. “This upgrade in our communications capabilities is the latest in a long line of safety innovations that will help to ensure our dispatchers are not overloaded and that our pilots are better connected, ultimately resulting in safer operations across the country.”
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