Futureproofing Fire Services With Panasonic TOUGHBOOK Mobile-IT As-A-Service

The traditional CAPEX approach of purchasing rugged mobile technology outright, and running it for as long as possible. This significant upfront investment can be hard to justify. During long procurement cycles, devices age to the point where they cannot keep up with modern software. Repairs become more frequent and expensive, with IT teams spending more time resolving technological problems instead of supporting crews in the field.

An agile, as-a-service subscription-based model presents a smarter way forward for fire services. As with so many consumer services – such as mobile phone contracts, streaming, and vehicle leasing – this presents the desired flexibility for a fixed monthly fee.

Adopting an subscription-based OPEX model, such as Panasonic’s end-to-end Mobile-IT As-a-Service (MaaS) offering, provides fire services with hardware, software, and connectivity support, for devices such as the TOUGHBOOK 33 or G2 2-in-1 tablets – popularly used by fire services as MDTs. This reshapes how fire services deploy and manage mission-critical technology, providing the scalability and peace-of-mind that fire services need that enables them to focus on the job in hand.