Erillisverkot updated its strategy in 2023. The updated strategy was published for the personnel in October and for customers and stakeholders in December. We wanted to analyse the strategy more thoroughly because of the major changes in the operating environment. The changing security context, more stringent economic development and accelerating technological development were important background factors. Finland’s membership in NATO also impacted the company’s willingness to update the strategy.
The business of Erillisverkot responds to society’s need to prepare for and build capacity for disruptions under normal conditions and for emergency conditions. Hence, the sustainability work in 2023 was still motivated by the Russian attack on Ukraine and preparedness for a potential energy crisis and power outages. We test the capability of our services and practice contingency regularly. Although the biggest fears of energy shortages at the start of the year were not realised, energy questions require constant vigilance, also because of the environmental targets.
The basic mission of Erillisverkot is to provide its customers with secure services that are free from disruptions and that increase security in society, benefitting all citizens. We produce the services in a manner that is sustainable environmentally, socially and from the point of view of governance.
The Mission Critical Technology Trends overview by Erillisverkot Group explains why the authorities´ transitions to the 5G era is taking so long. The communication and information retrieval needs of authorities fundamentally do not differ from consumer usage, but the mission critical operating environment imposes special requirements on technology. The latest review focused on 5G technology also presents the opportunities that 5G technology offers for Finland´s next generation mission critical Virve services.
The Nordic public safety network operators have published a joint specification of requirements for broadband devices. The white paper includes requirements and guidelines on important device features. The paper was written for device manufacturers and intended to be considered when defining the future generation of handheld devices.
