The Queensland Police Service has boosted the number of devices involved in its mobile workforce pilot and plans to put the feelers out for a potential managed service arrangement later this week.
The state police force revealed in July it was trialling a mobile data strategy to allow its field officers to access several databases – previously only accessible at base or via a two-way radio – while on the road.
The pilot, initially scheduled to run for up to six months, involved 50 Apple devices and the new, internally-built QLiTE mobile application, which provides access to three police databases.
QPS late yesterday revealed the pilot has now grown to encompass almost 400 iOS devices – iPad minis, iPhone 5s and iPhone 4Ss – as the government prepares to study the force’s business case for a wider rollout.