The ability to control your own telephone services is essential. Conversely, if a carrier states they won’t allow this, it would be a first sign and red flag that something may not be in line with your needs and requirements.
Although the security and safety industry maintains focus on redundancy and business continuity, it appears that most were not prepared for something like COVID-19.
A monitoring center structured with a blend of tier one telecommunication carriers and premier RespOrg facilitator will bring the best results for continuous uptime and disaster recovery.
With minimal effort, a dealer can adopt some basic central station tools to gain greater control while providing better customer service.
An update to UL 827A allows monitoring centers to offer central station hosting services, which can bring increased efficiencies and increased redundancy.
Unified communications as a service allows onsite and remote users to collaborate seamlessly between devices and platforms — ideal for security dealers and monitoring centers.
Object-specific monitoring should be considered for facilities with perimeter or intrusion security systems that must be turned off to accommodate staff and the public.
Revenue and margins relating to installations, upgrades, service and other ancillary items could be the catalyst toward attracting an above-average valuation and sale price.
How device makers and platform providers, as well as advances in cellular wireless technology have accelerated the uses and benefits of PERS and mPERS.
SD-WAN (software defined wide area networking) offers greater active-active redundancy and diversity over straight MPLS while adding some cost savings.
This session will help integrators better understand the needs and market demands of their retail customers.
This next installment of the SSI Industry Hall of Fame Webcast Series features Jim Henry, executive vice president of corporate development for Securitas Electronic Security.
