4G Better data compression and faster mobile data devices has allowed the growth of wireless and rapid deployment camera systems utilising the airwaves. Lower power consumption of devices coupled with solar/wind/hydrogen backup systems means that where often in the past CCTV couldn’t be used or required frequent site visits to download evidence, the ability to do so much more with so less hassle is an affordable and realistic achievement for many installations.
Councils have for some time had the ability to quickly install a fixed or movable camera in a location perhaps drawing power form local council owned electrical installations or using battery backups supported by solar/wind charging devices and used then to monitor activity in troublesome areas to overcome vandalism, fly tipping, anti-social behaviour etc and have the ability to collect this information either live or recorded, without having to dispatch a member of staff to the remote location to do so.