The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is a new critical communications system designed by Great Britain’s emergency services for fire and rescue, and ambulance services. The ESN is intended to be as least as good as Airwave, add 4G mobile data capabilities and be far cheaper and a dedicated network for use by Britain’s Emergency Services plus other authorised first responders. The ESN uses end-to-end encryption and follows rigorous Government security standards.
Reference Definition by Gov.uk: An Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) will provide the next generation communication system for the 3 emergency services (police, fire and rescue, and ambulance) and other public safety users. This system will be called the Emergency Services Network (ESN). ESN will provide the next generation integrated critical voice and broadband data services for the 3 emergency services. ESN will be a mobile communications network with extensive coverage, high resilience, appropriate security and public safety functionality. This allows users to communicate even under the most challenging circumstances.
Related Definitions in the Project: The HSE Management
