PSnet:   A network of networks supporting public safety

Welcome to the PSnet Clearinghouse website.

PSnet (for “Public Safety Network”) is an ongoing project to create and operate a secure, resilient, high capacity network for data, voice, video, radio, and other applications, serving the needs of public safety agencies at the municipal, state, federal, and nongovernmental level in the metropolitan Boston area.

The PSnet network is now operational, and the project is in Phase 3. Objectives for 2009 include:

• Increasing PSnet's geographic footprint by connecting more municipalities and agencies.
• Increasing PSnet's usefulness by supporting additional applications.
• Increasing PSnet's resiliency, capacity, and survivability by adding additional network links.
• Establishing long-term, stable, and self-supporting network operations and governance.

For additional information, browse the "Public Information" links at the upper left of this page, or contact us.

The PSnet project is supported by in-kind contributions by participants, and by a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant, administered through the Metropolitan Boston Homeland Security Region