Qolsys Smart Home Platform to Be Offered Through Monitronics Dealer Network
Advanced panel and related devices to be sold through monitoring specialist’s 600+ dealers.
LAS VEGAS – Qolsys, a provider of residential security and smart home solutions, announces that Monitronics Security, the nation’s second-largest residential security provider with more than 600 authorized dealers, has approved the IQ Panel and the Qolsys line of devices for its dealer program.
“This approval of the IQ Panel is an important milestone for Qolsys,” says Mike Hackett, senior vice president VP sales and marketing for Qolsys. “The IQ Panel specifically addresses end-user demands for a feature-rich and upgradeable platform and dealer demands to support smart home trends and decrease total cost of ownership. We look forward to partnering with Monitronics to bring more great products to their dealer network.”
“The IQ Panel is an attractive security and smart home solution,” says Monitronics Vice President, Product Management Peter Tonti. “Qolsys brings a fresh and innovative approach to the industry, including an exciting roadmap. Innovative features such as the built-in camera, cloud connectivity and dual path communications will help increase user satisfaction and account profitability.”
According to Qolsys, its IQ Panel is the industry’s most technically advanced home security and smart home platform with interactive services powered by Alarm.com. It is the only security panel on the Android operating system, delivering custom software applications and a framework for routine software updates over the cloud, claims the company. Qolsys adds that the product features several industry firsts, including a 7-inch touchscreen with an intuitive graphical user interface for security and smart home control, dual path and cloud connectivity over cellular and, WiFi for intelligent redundancy, reliability and speed.
A subsidiary of Ascent Capital Group Inc., Monitronics provides monitored home and business security system services to more than 1 million residential customers through its network of independent authorized dealers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
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