Radio communications systems have been around for over a hundred years and played a vital role in the development of communications. Nowhere have radio communications been more important than at sea. In 1909 that the 1600 People were saved by an incredibly brave and competent radio operator named Jack Binns, aboard the vessel RMS Republick.
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The term radio communications covers a multitude of different transmission systems from long range morse code providing truly global communications to private business radio (PBR) and local area license free pmr446 walkie talkies used in numerous applications today.
Modern radio communications are truly state of the art and capable of providing the instant transmission of voice and data anywhere in the world at the push of a button. It is for this reason that radio still plays a crucial part in the modern world. In last two decades we have been told on numerous occasions mobile telephones will soon close the book on two way radio. In reality this has not been the case and the radio communications market place continues to grow year on year and shows no sign of coming to an end.
New digital radio communications equipment is now sold extensively in the modern market place with Motorola TDMA and Kenwood, Icom and others FDMA protocols. The YouPoc GSM offering provides an interface with radio communications functionality over the GSM network and seamless operation with voice over IP technology (VOIP) – Distance falls into insignificance once a network interface is made. The flexibility offered by IP protocol ensures wide area very low cost communications can be achieved.
What are the main benefits of Radio Communications?
- They offer the ability to provide Instant communication over given distances without unpredictable call costs
- They can provide individual calls or group calls to multiple users
- Calls can be prioritised i.e. emergency calls can be made
- PSTN Interconnect - an interface can be made with telephones systems to enable simplex telephone calls
- A host of functions can be added such as loan worker or man down for vulnerable workers allowing rapid responses with remote audio monitoring
- Voice storage options are available by digital voice recorders (DVR), enabling the storage of all communications on channels with simple searches of date and times to rapidly locate incidents
- For security and sensitive applications voice encryption can integrated to provide security up to the highest level – the safe passage of highly sensitive information can then take place securely, without the risk of being compromised
- Site linking via internet protocol – distance between sites is now insignificant due to IP interface – i.e. operating areas can now be linked together and communicate freely at the cost of a simple IP connection
We have listed above only a few of the many benefits radio communications has to offer in the 21st century. It is a fact that around 90% of radio communications in operation today use basic press to talk systems (PTT). Which offer instant, free back to back calls around local areas keeping people in constant contact with no associated running costs.
As a specialist radio communications supplier Walkie-talkies.com have extensive expertise in designing radios communications systems of all variants from the most basic to the most sophisticated digital or trunking networks. Simply give us a call and we will be please to visit and conduct a site survey with a view to providing a list of the most up to date and cost effective solutions to best suit your requirements.