Mobile CCTV Delivers Video To Mobile Users

Story link: Mobile CCTV Delivers Video To Mobile Users by Jan Harris

Tyco Traffic & Transportation is launching a new handheld mobile CCTV solution which delivers live video directly to mobile users using a handheld PDA, notebook or desktop PC.

The company plans to launch the system at the 2007 Traffex exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham.

The system is designed for personnel who need to access video including PTZ camera control while on the move to provide a faster response to events or emergencies.

As the system uses existing GPRS or 3G mobile data networks which already have broad coverage, there is no need to invest in expensive new infra-structure.

The system includes an encoder which produces video images over very low bandwidth data links between 9.6 and 256kp/s.

The quality of the images produced at 9.6kb/s allows monitoring of traffic flows while with faster 3G services and data rates to 70 kb/s it also allows incident monitoring and management.

Video can be encoded from an existing CCTV system and transmitted to the remote devices, or it can be transmitted directly from remote cameras.

Users can connect from any handheld PDA, laptop or desktop PC connected to the internet via an existing radio network or via a hard-wired internet connection. Access to the images is controlled via the server with user and group authentication for security.