This includes work on the police communication networks, the corporate network, all police telecommunications systems, the expansion of control center technology and the operation of the digital radio network.
The LZPD NRW is responsible for the operation and further development of the tap-proof digital radio network in NRW. And not only for the police, but also for the fire departments, rescue services and aid organizations as well as the justice system in NRW. The federal government and the 16 federal states jointly operate the BOS digital radio network. The Federal Agency for Digital Radio for Public Safety Authorities (BDBOS) is responsible for the core network, while the federal states are responsible for the access networks. Over 4,500 base stations have been set up nationwide for this purpose, more than 470 of them in North Rhine-Westphalia alone, which we look after.
An “Authorized Body” has been set up in each of the federal states as the operational and tactical decision-making authority for digital radio. The Authorized Body NRW is part of the LZPD NRW. Here, technical specialists, police officers and experts from the fire department work together to ensure the functionality, operation and further development of digital radio.