Philcomm Secures Deal to Provide Brisbane Colleges with GPS tracking system from Simoco
New system will automatically monitor vehicles and personnel across five campuses, improving safety for all staff and students
12 September 2013 – Simoco Channel Partner Philcomm has been awarded a contract to supply a GPS tracking system from Simoco to five college campuses across Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.
The contract includes the installation of Simoco’s Advanced Mobile Suite (SAMS), which has been fitted at the head office to monitor security, operations and administration staff and provide safety and security to over 25,000 students. The deal also includes the supply of 25 portable radios fitted with GPS-receiving microphones.
SAMS is a robust solution that enables automatic personnel and vehicle tracking via GPS over radio. The radios are connected to Philcomm’s wide-area MPT network, providing seamless coverage from all five of the campuses to the central control room.
Ian Carr, CEO of Simoco Group commented: “The safety of staff and students is paramount for the Brisbane colleges, and in order to effectively monitor the sites they needed absolute visibility of staff at all times. With our SAMS system, Brisbane college campuses now have the technology to seamlessly track and monitor staff over radio, ensuring better management in the event of an emergency.”
Jason Di Lizio, Systems Consultant of Philcomm said: “The customer wanted complete safety for staff and students by ensuring that the Chief Operations Officer could effectively locate members of staff in emergency or critical situations. Philcomm and Simoco have an established history in providing quality, robust products, incident systems, and the SAMS system ensures reliable and resilient communication for mission-critical situations.”
About Simoco Group
Connections count, and with a history of over 70 years of radio engineering excellence, Simoco combines innovation in 2 way radio design with extensive experience of delivering systems that connect people when it really matters.
As part of the Team Telecom Group of companies, we use our expertise in trusted standards such as Digital Mobile Radio (DMR), P25 and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) to provide integrated communications solutions which support the operational needs of utilities companies, airports, oil and gas pipelines, government organisations and emergency services around the world.
As we develop digital radio systems and IP communications at the leading edge of current technology, we maintain our focus on customer needs. Whether for day-to-day operations or for crisis situations which demand a rapid and accurate response, our solutions are built around how people work best. When it really counts, the best systems are simply there, allowing people to connect, and at Simoco we never forget it’s the connection that counts.
Simoco is headquartered in Derby in the UK, and has four regional businesses: Simoco EMEA, Simoco Americas, Simoco Asia Pacific and Simoco Australasia headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.
