Peter Strom, CEO of March Networks. (Darren Brown, OBJ)

March Networks has landed a deal with the government of Mexico's capital to provide its Internet protocol (IP)-based mobile digital video surveillance software.

The Ottawa-based company said the Ministry of Public Security for the Federal District of Mexico City will be installing March Networks's mobile video management software and systems in its fleet of 500 tow trucks.

"We are pleased to provide Mexico City's public safety ministry with an innovative IP video solution that uniquely addresses its environmental and operational challenges," said March Networks CEO Peter Strom in a statement. "This new business further expands our existing customer base in the high-growth Mexican market and demonstrates the networking expertise and core video management functionality that differentiates our offering."

March Networks's systems will help the Mexico City government monitor towing operations in real time by streaming video automatically across a cellular network to a central monitoring station, as well as providing recorded video evidence to help resolve complaints quickly and weed out false liability claims.

The solution includes mobile recording systems and video management software integrated with an existing Global Positioning System, and the government authority has also customized the software to keep towed vehicles locked in place until an operator processes a credit card payment or tows the vehicle to a secure central depot.

The systems are already being used in 175 trucks, the company said.