Wallingford-based Mutualink was part of the massive security organization for Sunday’s Super Bowl 50 in California’s Bay Area.
Mutualink said it provided a means for various agencies to communicate with each other.
Its technology, provided situational awareness to law enforcement – from Super Bowl City in San Francisco, to media day in San Jose, to the big game in Santa Clara – protecting nearly 2 million football enthusiasts who converged on the Bay Area.
As the biggest national security event of the year, Super Bowl 50 presented unusual challenges because it brought together dozens of public agencies and private entities in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco, many of whom used different radios and frequencies to communicate with one another. The Mutualink platform served as a bridge that enabled all participants to connect and collaborate securely.
Some examples of how Mutualink was used include:
- Mutualink’s dashboard was front and center at the Joint Information Center, the command post for all Super Bowl security and communications activities.
- Approximately 50 devices, including Sonim smartphones, running Mutualink Edge, were used by SWAT team leaders and other officials in the field, enabling them to share information instantly with the Joint Information Center.
- Camera feeds from numerous locations, including the Moscone Center and the Federal Reserve, were shared via the Mutualink platform for increased situational awareness.
Mutualink has developed an interoperable communications platform that enables community-wide multimedia sharing of radio, voice, text, video, data files and telephone communications in a secure environment. Mutualink’s system is currently deployed by hundreds of public and private entities worldwide.
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