When responding to an emergency, firefighters and EMS personnel know that every second counts. That’s why more than 3,100 cities around the world rely on OpticomTM priority control to help get their emergency vehicles on scene quickly and safely. But many municipalities don’t have the time or resources to install and maintain those systems. Therefore, to meet the changing demands of today’s first responders, GTT is introducing a new way to get reliable priority control at intersections without having to worry about the details. Police, fire and EMS departments can now get worry-free Opticom Priority Control as a ServiceSM (PCaaS). Departments get the same reliable priority control, but there’s no equipment to buy and nothing to maintain.
GTT is a world leader in priority control and traffic-sensing systems, with thousands of implementations of its acclaimed Opticom Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) and Transit Signal Priority (TSP) solutions installed worldwide. Opticom EVP allows emergency vehicles to move through intersections swiftly and safely. GTT discovered the need for PCaaS after meeting with dozens of departments from around the United States, said Mike Haldane, GTT’s vice president of global marketing. Departments are having a hard time staffing their stations, and public safety personnel are becoming more and more specialised.
