Napco Security Technologies Inc. introduced a full-line brochure on its StarLink Cellular Solutions for commercial fire, connected business/home and intrusion alarm applications.
Honeywell introduced new offerings in its line of LTE (Long Term Evolution) cellular communicators available on Verizon’s 4G LTE network to provide enhanced security and system longevity.
NAPCO’s StarLink Universal Sole Path Fire Cellular Communicator #SLE-CDMA-FIRE provides affordable full-event CDMA reporting for any brand 12V to 24V panel or FACP reporting in Contact ID.
Qolsys updated its IQ Panel, which includes support for Dual-Path Connectivity, an improved and sleeker user interface, expanded home automation support and a robust dealer diagnostic toolkit enhancing remote service to the IQ Panel.
Telguard announced the ability to deliver alarm signals from Telguard’s communication center to central stations, using the Internet Protocol (IP) alarm format, FIBRO, to Sur-Gard’s IP alarm receivers.
As dealers are faced with upgrading large numbers of 2G customers, they must consider questions and complaints, future upgrades needed, and the ever-changing communications landscape when determining their approach.
The 2G communications sunset has already begun with reports of cellular carriers shutting down service of 2G towers (GSM and GPRS technology) in certain areas of the country. Many dealers have already been affected by these incidents — forcing them to upgrade customers as service is shut down.
With the countdown to the 2G Sunset started, Telguard, a division of Telular Corporation, released its TG-KIT, which is used to upgrade all 2G (GSM and GPRS) Telguard TG-7 series communicators to 3G/4G solutions without having to remove the existing enclosure, antenna or power supply