V5 Systems, Inc. (“V5”) (www.v5systems.us), a leader in innovating wireless, on edge, intelligent security and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) computing solutions, extended the security surveillance for the Super Bowl 2016 with their Portable Security Units (PSU).
During the summer of 2015, the city of San Jose began planning for the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl. During the planning for this event, obtaining real-time, quality video surveillance of strategic and critical events was determined to be too costly to implement for a 10-day event. Commanders at the San Jose Police Department contacted Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC) technical engineers and asked for assistance. NCRIC was already deploying 10 V5 Systems Inc. portable security units (PSU’s) at Super Bowl City in downtown San Francisco, and they recommended V5’s unique security platform to SJPD. NCRIC explained and described V5’s incredible ability to stream live HD video, anywhere, within an hour.
The SJPD worked with V5 Systems to deploy 10 V5 PSU’s at strategic Super Bowl venues: Cesar Chavez Park for the Super Bowl Experience; the San Jose Marriot, which was the host hotel for the Carolina Panthers, and the San Jose Convention Center. This deployment provided live streamed HD video for a 10-day period, securing 10 locations where obtaining video was previously near impossible (e.g., no power, need for trenching, costly permitting, etc.). The ease and speed at which V5 Systems PSU’s can be deployed, and then in short order, re-deployed (moving from event to event) was a critical component of the SJPD’s security plan for the Super Bowl.
“It was an honor for V5 Systems to be a part of the security element that made the Super Bowl activities a safe and fun event for all citizens.” said Will Manion, President V5 Elements.