The Cisco IPICS Dispatch Console is a state-of-the-art, end-to-end radio dispatching solution designed for mission-critical radio communications. The Dispatch Console client is the vital link between dispatchers and field personnel, helping coordinate field response and helping to ensure personnel safety. Built on IPICS technology, it extends existing push-to-talk (PTT) radio channels or broadcast networks, so that users with a variety of communication devices, such as landline phones, cell phones, IP phones, and satellite phones, can share information and participate in an event. The Dispatch Console simplifies daily operations, and allows organizations to respond to incidents and emergencies rapidly.

The Dispatch Console provides control of radio resources through an easy-to-use on-screen interface. It allows users to monitor and coordinate incident management responses for emergencies and day-to-day operations across multiple agencies, jurisdictions, departments, and incompatible radio systems. The Cisco I