Ericsson and ACMOSS

Leading the way in public safety communications in France with RRF

Discover how "Agency for Operational Mobile Communications of Security and Rescue" (ACMOSS), France’s dedicated agency for operational and mobile communications for public safety and emergency services, is working with Ericsson as a key technology partner to deploy the “Réseau Radio du Futur” (RRF), a state-of-the-art nationwide broadband network designed to transform how first responders communicate, coordinate, respond to crises, and so save lives. Connecting firefighters, police, "Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente" (SAMU), and other agencies, it delivers mission-critical voice, data, and video for faster, smarter operations, even in the most challenging conditions.

Imagine a large-scale road accident in rural France: drones provide live aerial footage, firefighters coordinate rescue with police on the ground, and paramedics share live patient data with SAMU hospitals.  

With RRF, emergency services gain the ability to exchange live video feeds from drones, stream images from body-worn cameras, relay helicopter aerial footage, and collaborate instantly with colleagues from other services, all through a single resilient network. 

Powering this transformation is Ericsson’s dual-mode 4G/5G core powers this transformation, delivering priority, pre-emption, and quality-of-service mechanisms tailored for critical missions.

France’s legacy narrowband radio systems, while reliable, limit the exchange of rich media and advanced collaborative services between agencies. This hinders rapid decision-making and coordinated responses during complex incidents. To achieve such, the public safety authorities needed:

• Higher bandwidth to share rich media like live HD video or high-resolution imagery.
• Nationwide coverage in any terrain, urban or rural.
• Guaranteed priority over commercial traffic during critical operations.
• Interoperability so firefighters, police, SAMU, and other services can communicate seamlessly.
• Resilience and security
• Future-proofing to add new capabilities such as IoT, AI and AR without costly overhauls.

Ericsson delivers the RRF core network, a complete, dual-mode 4G/5G solution with IMS core for VoLTE, purpose-built for mission-critical communications and compliant with 3GPP standards. This allows RRF to connect seamlessly with mobile network operators to provide nationwide coverage. Ericsson’s solution delivers:

• Mission-critical services: MCPTT (Mission Critical Push-to-Talk), MCData, MCVideo with enhanced traffic management.
• Service continuity with redundancy, resilience, and security guarantees.
• Nationwide interoperability between all emergency service agencies.
• Scalability to integrate emerging technologies such as drones, bodycams, and AR/VR applications.

Nationwide deployment of RRF has begun, onboarding thousands of subscribers from emergency service agencies. Already, first responders are benefiting from:

• Faster, more informed decisions with real-time video feeds and data sharing to command centers.
• Better coordination between agencies during multi-service emergency operations.
• Resilient communications that ensure connectivity regardless of location or scenario.
• Future readiness – the network is 3GPP-compliant and adaptable to upcoming technology evolutions.

This revolution in emergency communication positions France as a European leader in public safety broadband adoption. Ericsson’s role as a trusted partner ensures that the network meets France’s critical needs today while being ready for the innovations of tomorrow.

The RRF network represents more than technology , it’s a unified platform that empowers those who protect and serve to respond faster, work smarter, and save more lives.