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EE equip Cumbria Constabulary with £1.8m of phones

Cumbria Constabulary has partnered with EE and is issuing 4G smartphones to all frontline officers and certain members of other staff

The smartphones will replace the traditional pocket notebooks to cut down on paperwork in a move that is hoped will allow officers more time on the streets.

The 4G devices will help the force save £3.3m over the next three years.

The £1.8m investment is supported by the Police & Crime Commissioner Richard Rhodes and the Home Office Innovation Fund.

Director of corporate & public Sector at EE, Ettienne Brandt, said: “Organisations in the public sector and emergency services are increasingly being called on to do more, and connected devices such as tablets and smartphones running on our 4G network can provide a real boost to productivity.

“Cumbria Constabulary’s innovative use of 4G smartphones and EE 4G to replace the traditional police notepad is not only saving the force money, but it is also helping them spend more time making a difference to the community.”

EE is investing £1.5bn in its network over the next three years, with a particular focus on rural parts of the UK.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sophia Taha .