In their bid to avoid incidents similar to the Delhi rape, home departments of at least four states have approached Ahmedabad-based IT firm VMukti Solutions to set up its mobile video uplink device at their respective public transport.
"We have developed a portable multi-SIM uplink device that can upload videos of good bandwidth from CCTV cameras instantly. On Wednesday, we successfully demonstrated the product to home departments of Delhi, Gujarat, West Bengal and Kerala who intend to use it to heighten safety of women in public transport," said Hardik Sanghvi, chief executive officer of VMukti Solutions.
The communications technology provider has developed a portable broadcasting device that when attached to a camera can instantly upload videos on the Internet instead of just saving it as data in DVR cassettes, compact discs (CDs) or universal serial buses (USBs).
The device uses bandwidth from installed multiple SIM cards to upload the videos.
While the company had launched the portable broadcasting device for media and security sector few months ago, it has now tied up with Taiwan and Hong Kong based original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to manufacture cameras with built-in uplink device which can use bandwidth of four SIM cards simultaneously.
"The home department officials acknowledged that while miscreants could damage camera and steal DVR cassettes, CDs or USB data from it to avoid being caught, the portable uplink device will prevent such a scenario by continuously uploading video images to the traffic police control rooms. The state governments are bullish such a product will help track down criminals and miscreants when mishaps occur on public transport," Sanghvi added.
Depending on the bandwidth, video quality and range of camera coverage, the device could cost anywhere between Rs 1.05 lakhs to Rs 2.45 lakhs.
Earlier, VMukti Solutions had launched a portable broadcasting device as a substitute to outside broadcasting (OB) vans.
Named 'VMukti Backpack' for Rs 8 lakhs that could directly broadcast any video or audio feeds using a data card Internet connection.
Meanwhile, the company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Gujarat at the recent Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2013. Under the MoU, VMukti Solutions intends to manufacture about 10,000 pieces of VMukti Backpacks per annum for the media and security sector in the state and beyond. Sanghvi, however, refused to divulge investment details of the same.
