Arqiva provides radio communications services for 70% of Ireland's fire brigades. Our extensive understanding of the way the Fire & Rescue services work, coupled with our expertise in both analogue and digital radio, puts us in a unique position to assist in the digital transition.

In the UK, we have already undertaken a national radio-reprogramming project, managed nationally and implemented across each local Brigade in England and Wales through our regional and local operational teams. In a three month period over 6000 radios were reprogrammed, meeting national requirements and the needs of local operational activities.

For the Irish Coastguard service, RNLI and others, we provide Arqiva facilities managers to work alongside our customers' staff - advising on, evaluating and implementing enhancements to support changing needs.

As the provider of the RNLI's radio communications around the UK - from paging crews to lifeboat stations - we are working jointly on improvements such as fishing-vessel tracking.