Winston-Salem Police Enhance Situational Awareness During Six-Day Citywide Festival

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) recently deployed the Dejero GateWay network aggregation device for critical connectivity during the International Black Theatre Festival (IBTF).

During the six-day event that transformed Winston-Salem into a mega-performing arts center attracting more than 65,000 visitors, a Dejero GateWay was deployed onboard a FUSUS/Compass Security Solutions mobile surveillance trailer equipped with hi-res Bosch PTZ cameras downtown.

The GateWay provided internet backhaul for streaming uninterrupted real-time video to the Winston-Salem Police’s real-time crime center, enabling the department to respond faster and more efficiently to potential incidents.

“We didn’t lose a stream,” says Lieutenant Ben Jones of the Winston-Salem Police Department. “The low-latency connection and clarity of the camera feeds from locations where we previously had little visibility, meant that our RTCC staff could see and respond to unfolding scenarios much quicker and make better-informed decisions to keep our officers and the public safe.”

Why Winston-Salem Police Relied on Dejero GateWay

During the IBTF, the Dejero GateWay was temporarily located in areas where fiber infrastructure was inaccessible and localized CCTV camera feeds were relying on network connectivity from a single local cell tower that simply does not produce clear image resolution.

“At the same sites, during a similarly large public event weeks earlier, we’d implemented traditional mobile connectivity solutions, trying different priority network SIM cards – but we couldn’t achieve a consistent signal or enough bandwidth to be able send hi-res video back to our RTCC,” says Jones.

“Network congestion due to the large crowds had a major effect,” he says. “For IBTF, with GateWay, which blends multiple IP networks from multiple carriers together, a seamless connectivity path was created to the RTCC and our situational awareness was vastly improved.”

The Winston-Salem Police Department’s vision is “to become a model agency in its use of innovative technology to supplement quality police work to help solve and deter crime and to create more efficient processes and increase officer safety.”

“As we move forward, we’re exploring Dejero’s unique connectivity solutions for a range of applications as part of our Drone First Responder (DFR) program, deploying Dejero units in spots that don’t have a hard-wired connection, for example,” says Jones.

“Having a network solution that delivers consistent quality streams allows the RTCC to impart critical information to officers in real time and enable them to make better informed decisions,” he says.

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