TouchTone’s partners face a unique challenge: the phasing-out of legacy copper-wire phone lines, informally known as Plain Old Telephone Service or POTS.

As telecom carriers rapidly retire the nation’s copper wire-based phone systems, and legacy cellular networks are supplanted by higher-speed 4G and 5G services, we are overlooking the severity of a new situation. 

With the world on the brink of digital transformation, 5G infrastructure is set to play a key role as a foundation for the next generation of technology.

Alula has released the third edition of its Pro Roundtable Series.

When I first entered the security industry in 1973, alarm communications were performed by Direct Wire, McCulloh and some high security applications using voice-grade telephone lines configured in “open window” and later “closed window” bridges.

Interface Security Systems released a new business text messaging app that allows its restaurant, retail and hospitality customers to communicate with their patrons via SMS and MMS text messages.

With the COVID-19 outbreak and various levels of lockdown, I’ve had a lot of time to read books and watch television. One of the technologies being heavily advertised is the 5G wireless technology, which is supposed to revolutionize cellular and internet connectivity.

But what is it going to do for our industry?

The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced that Dan Rothrock, president of Zenitel Americas, has been appointed as the first chair of SIA’s newly formed Audio & Intelligent Communications Working Group.

Emily is a salesperson for a security company in Ohio that I am working with who was at the end of her rope. It seemed to her that no one was responding to her emails, at least not completely. She was discouraged and looking for solutions.