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Halo drone technology to combat protestor threats
Using live streaming technology to the Halo ( v5 ) incident and threat management system is a major enhancement to its capability and provides a vital link for building intelligence , surveillance , combatting environmental and animal rights protestor activity at major sporting events and assisting in counterterrorism surveillance and reconnaissance .
Halo Solutions , the British tech company behind one of the world ’ s most intelligent crowd safety , incident and threat management platform , Halo ( V5 ), is to deploy its live streaming drone technology Halo Stream to help combat protestor activity at major sporting events over the coming months .
It comes as British Prime Minister , Rishi Sunak ; Home Secretary , Suella Braverman ; and the Sports Minister , Lucy
Frazer , hold talks with senior sporting leaders , event organisers and the Police in an attempt to head off disruptive protests by groups such as Just Stop Oil and Animal Rising in order to prevent them from ‘ ruining events ’.
The Halo Drone and Stream technology has been deployed to a recent series of major sporting and cultural events to monitor protestor activity , persons of interest , ticket touts and crowd safety .
Some of the biggest sporting events in the UK have been targeted recently in a spate of attacks by a number of well organised and resourced protest groups . Major events including the Ashes 2nd Test Match at Lord ’ s Cricket Ground , the Grand National , among many more , causing mass disruption and putting the safety of crowds and those participating at risk .
The Halo Drone and Stream system will also give vital frontline ‘ eye-in-the-sky ’ support to counterterrorism , security and safety strategies at major sporting events .
Start Campus and EXA Infrastructure announce new terrestrial routes in Portugal
Start Campus , a company responsible for the development of 100 % green energy ecosystems , has announced EXA Infrastructure ( EXA ), one of the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platforms connecting Europe and North America , has committed to invest in two new diverse and redundant terrestrial routes in Sines , Portugal .
EXA ’ s strategic network expansion in Sines links Start Campus ’ s SINES Project , a 495MW hyperscale data centre development , to its backbone in Madrid , Spain . The new connectivity hub will be the gateway to European , African and American digital platforms . The key location of the SINES Project further strengthens Portugal as a connectivity hub for Europe , providing access via transatlantic cable landings and EXA ’ s expansive terrestrial network routes .
Set to be ready for service in late 2023 , SINES Project will be one of the largest hyperscaler data centre ecosystems in a strategic
European location , acting as a gateway between Europe , Africa , the Americas and beyond . The project benefits from ocean water cooling systems , high-voltage power grids and high-capacity international fibre optic cables with connections to Africa and the Americas . Being fully powered by renewable and affordable energy , Start Campus offers a 100 % sustainable campus powered by 24 / 7 renewable energy facilities resulting in a low Total Cost of Operations ( TCO ) for its customers .
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