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Executive Summary

 

The new technology inherent in digital two-way radios offer many advantages over the traditional analog radios which have been in use for decades in the conventions sector. Though analog still has its place and will for some time to come, the benefits digital offers, such as enhanced coverage and audio, text messaging, and user ID are making the move to digital more and more attractive.

This white paper was produced to explain many of these benefits. EventTone is offering a cooperative arrangement for convention centers, stadiums and large facilities to help them upgrade their communications to digital while keeping their costs manageable.

Challenges

Facilities are dealing with the need to upgrade their technology and improve their communications as they expand their workable space.

Based on current cost and the size of your facility, this type of an upgrade can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. In today’s economy, that kind of an expenditure is not an easy one to make.

The staff at EventTone has years of experience setting up and providing networks like these in many of the largest convention centers and arenas in the New York Metro Area. Many buildings require repeater infrastructure. Constantly installing temporary systems is inefficient, labor intensive and costly. EventTone has created a way to install permanent repeater networking in facilities to eliminate temporary installation saving both time and money.

Solution

We have implemented a strategic plan that involves a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship whereby EventTone provides all or part ofthe required repeater equipment which is utilized by the facility for its daily communications needs. This eliminates the need for large expenditures. EventTone, as an associated provider becomes a preferred supplier. We expect to recoup our investment through radio rentals to the various clients, vendors and contractors working with the facility.

Rental Applications

Two way radio rentals offer excellent communications solutions for many different sectors including:

    • Trade shows
    • Fairs and festivals
    • Sporting events
    • Musical Concerts
    • Refinery turnarounds
    • Various Corporate Functions
    • Security
    • Facilities, Theaters & Venues

EventTone offers all the most popular communications solutions including:

Digital & Analog 2 Way Radios
Digital and Analog Repeaters
Direct Connect Push To Talk Mobile Phones
Wireless Cellular Wifi Solutions

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Six steps that will make your corporate event a success

Events are about communication. They can be the most engaging way to experience a brand or a company and therefore be one of the most powerful communication tools you can have. But what makes an event successful? Is it the venue? The food? The entertainment? Well it is all of those things and more – it’s the experience. A successful event is a memorable event for all the right reasons. It gets people talking beyond the night and recalling the experience as a fond memory.

Here are some tips to make sure your next event is a memorable one.

 

1: Why

Ask yourself why am I holding this event? Why should anyone attend? What will they see and experience at this event that I can’t communicate through an email or phone call? If you don’t have the answer then rethink your event. An unveiling, an opportunity to experience a new product or service, network with others – all of these can make having an event a worthwhile experience.

2: What

What is the purpose of this event? Is it to generate new business, fundraise, get people talking about a product, change people’s perceptions or behaviours? Set an objective but be honest and realistic about that objective and make sure it is measurable.

3: Who

Who am I inviting to this event – in putting together that invitation list you may want to consider potential employees, prospective business partners, media or influencers in your industry.

4: Where

Where will the event be held? Consider venues that are convenient to the audience, are accessible for cars and public transport, offer credible and quality catering options and fit with the theme and style of the event and are self contained.

5: When

What day of the week, what time of the day – breakfast, lunch or after work – when are your guests most likely to be able to attend. Take into consideration external factors – for example you don’t want to hold the event the day after a public holiday – people may extend their time off, you can’t send a reminder the day before nor chase any last minute items. Is it school holidays and do my guests have children and are likely to be away?

6: Wow

Add the WOW factor – great events are unique, attract media attention, are remembered. The only limit is your imagination and the ability and resources to develop a concept into reality. You have a captive audience. Use your event wisely to create the right memories.

Every aspect of an event reinforces your brand or company message – so with each stage you plan ensure it reflects the qualities of your brand. The most successful events have the most impact – an event that is memorable and talked about will reach people who weren’t even there to experience it.

And finally, fail to plan and you will surely plan to fail. Happy organising.

Written by Cecila Heward

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Important Benefits of Two Way Radios That You Should Learn About

Important Benefits of Two Way Radios That You Should Learn About

A two-way radio is a wireless communication device that is used to transmit and receive information effortlessly. Portable two-way radios are known as walkie-talkies. Although there are smartphones, cellular phones and tablets to help you get connected, nothing comes even remotely close to such devices owing to the benefits that are brought to the table by these. Let us take a look at some of the advantages of these wireless devices to get a better perspective:

  • It is immensely easy to use a Motorola 2 way radio or any other brand of such radio for that matter. Even a 10-year old can be taught to use these without any hassle to communicate with his friends or classmates. This can be attributed to the fact that you only need to press the ‘push-to-talk’ button and start talking immediately. This means that you don’t have to spend time dialing the right number.
  • Another obvious benefit of Motorola digital radios and others is the fact that you do not have to spend a considerable sum for availing data plans. Communication is free of cost on these devices and hence, when you use them in your workplace, you get to cut down on costs and yet, increase the efficiency of your workforce/staff. This is how these radios give you maximum returns on your investment.
  • Various industries, institutions, businesses and organizations make use of these devices. For instance, you can see them being used by security personnel, supermarket and mall staff, taxi drivers and even by students for various purposes.

The truth is, there are so many uses for this equipment there is not enough space to post it all here.  If you have ideas which are different or unique, let us know.

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Atlantic City Fighting to Come Back!

Atlantic City, in New Jersey, is currently undergoing a $100 million makeover in an effort to revitalize and spruce up the Boardwalk by focusing on entertainment attractions beyond gambling, according to The New York Times.

The Atlantic City Alliance and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority are partnering up on DO AC, touted as the biggest marketing campaign focused solely on tourism in the city’s history. The main target of the collaboration is to publicize and promote all the various reasons to visit Atlantic City beyond going to a casino.

“Everybody recognizes that the real future of Atlantic City rests in making the pie bigger, not just in cutting up the pie,” Kevin DeSanctis, the chairman and chief executive of the Revel Hotel and Casino Resort, told the news source. “The only way to do that is to figure out a way to add more amenities and more nongaming amenities so this really evolves into a much broader regional destination.”

Some of the planned upgrades and diversification projects include revamping the Steel Pier amusement park, improving the Atlantic City Historical Museum and the Atlantic City Arts Center, public art installations and general cleanup of the beach and boardwalk.

Another possible reason for the decline in tourism to Atlantic City is safety issues related to the negative perception of casinos and gambling patrons. To combat this, hotel employees could increase their vigilance and help visitors feel safer by using Motorola two-way radios. Seeing hotel employees and security guards using Motorola CP200 radios will add a sense of security and reassurance to guests. Its compact design creates a professionalism that belies its powerful audio functions and range. An earpiece allows for convenient usage while further promoting a sense of authority.

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Advantages Two Way Radios Have Over Cell Phones In An Emergency

There are five distinct advantages a well-planned two-way radio system has over a traditional cellphone in an emergency.

  1. Instant communication
  2. Network independence
  3. All, Group, and Individual Call functionality
  4. Interoperation Capabilities 
  5. Emergency features built in the device
  6. Flexibility

Let’s set up some real scenarios for comparing these two devices in real world situations, before we go into more details on the 5 advantages.

Managing a K-12 school

In the United States public & private schools K-12 are required by state laws to drill on building lockdowns, fire drills, and student evacuations. They also have active shooter drills, managing students coming into the school in the morning and dismissal in the afternoon. All of these scenarios speed & clarity of communication is important, especially in an emergency.

Managing a Manufacturing Plant or and type of industrial plant operation

In the modern plant workplace worker safety is a serious issue; some plants are faced with managing volatile materials, operating dangerous equipment or in a dangerous environment, and have many fast moving parts between man and machine. Most plants run quarterly if not monthly safety drills on spills, fires, injured workers, security breaches, and evacuations.

Managing a high rise building or large facility

Today building managers have a lot of challenges on their palates, looking after security concerns inside and outside of the building, managing crews for maintenance and construction, weather events affecting their facilities, and making sure if something happens the people inside their facilities can get out safely.

Instant communication to the right people

No delays caused by dialing and waiting for someone to answer

The first advantage a two-way radio has over a traditional cellphone is Instant Communication, once the user presses the radio push to talk button and speaks into the radios microphone the call is sent over the airwaves and to the radios that are tuned to that channel will hear the call. With a cellphone you need to find the number, even if the number being dial it a hot key or button, dial that number and hope the person on the other end answering the phone. The average wait time of initiating a cellphone call is 10 to 25 second. Then hoping that person you are calling doesn’t have the ringer turned off, have the device on vibrate, or are in a no coverage area. In emergency situations adrenaline is high and people can make mistakes like calling the wrong number or fumbling with the cellphone to find the right number.

With a properly design two-way radio plan and training, all the user has to do in an emergency is press one button and instantly they are calling the right people in your organization for help.

Network independence

With a well-designed two-way radio system you are not dependent on the cellular networks. You essentially own your own network and have complete control of it. In any major disaster of late, large event like an earth quake, school shooting, and weather events the cellular networks go down and grind to a halt because they were never design to handle that type of traffic that follows these events.

By having you own small network you are insulated from these issues the cellular networks present and your emergency calls to your staff will go through. After Super Storm Sandy one of our chemical plant customers had no electricity, no land line phones, and 3 feet of water in their plant, but they had two-way radio coverage and were able to secure the chemicals inside their plant and begin the recovery process.

All, Group, and Individual Call functionality in two way radios

Modern two way radio systems have the ability to give the radio user many options in making a radio call. They can call everyone on the system with an ALL CALL, they can make a GROUP CALL and call just the maintenance staff or security personal or the emergency response team at their facility, or they can make an INDIVIDUAL CALL to the plant manager or the school principal or head of security. These calling features give the radio user flexible tools to talk to many different departments at the touch of a button.

Interoperation Capabilities

Some facilities like chemical plants, schools, and other commercial industrial settings need to be able to communicate with Public Safety Organizations like Police, Fire and EMS during an emergency event. Two-Way radio systems can give you the ability to interoperate with these agencies if planned for ahead of time, and designing in the interoperation capabilities to the system. With a turn of the radio dial you could be communicating with the Public Safety organizations at the scene. We can even tie in a smartphone & computer devices to talk on your radio system too, in emergency situations.

Emergency features built in two-way radios

Some standard or optional features todays radio can offer are emergency alert button, man down alerts/switches, and lone worker.

The emergency alert button is typically the big orange button you see on today’s higher grade two-way radios. This button is either on the top of the radio or and the side by the push to talk button. The radio dealer custom programs this button to activate an alert and audible alarm that goes out to a predetermined radio channel where it is heard by the staff responsible for responding to emergencies. The audible alarm can be programmed to continue sending this alarm for infinity or until the user that activated it turns it off. This feature is great if you have a hurt worker in a plant that becomes incapacitated and you need to find them. Just follow the audible alarm coming from the radio.  The alert that is heard by the listening users can also hear an alarm go off on their radio as well notifying them of the situation. This feature can also be programmed to have the microphone go live without pressing the push to talk button of the user who activates the alarm for hands free operation.

We also recommend using custom radio identifiers if using this feature because when the alert is triggered it can visually display the user who activated the alarm if you radio has an LCD screen.

Man down alerts some two way radios have this feature built in or in some instances you can have an optional board installed into your radio. How this can work is when the two-way radio goes horizontal for a predetermined amount of time, say 120 seconds, the emergency alert on the radio will activate and radio users listening to the channel will hear the alert. This feature is handy when workers are going into a dangerous situation, working in a hazardous environment, or the health of a worker maybe in question.

Lone Worker is another great emergency feature that is standard in many mid to high tier two- way radios. Here is how it can work. The radio user is going into a part of the facility alone; they then press a button on their radio to activate the lone worker feature.

If the user that activated the lone worker feature doesn’t press the push to talk button on their radio with in a predetermined time range the emergency alert will activate. This can get piece of mind to a worker in a large facility.

Flexibility

With all the features two-way radios can bring to the table in emergency situation you have great flexibility to design and plan a radio system that will make your people safe and secure in the environment they live and work in.

The key to emergency planning is having a set of written emergency procedures, a clearly defined chain of command, roles and responsibilities in responding to emergencies, and have a two-way radio dealer who is knowledgeable enough to help you achieve your communications goals.

One last parting point of difference regarding two-way radio vs. cellphones, with two-way radios there is no monthly incurring fees you own the system all you need to do is maintain it.

Let us know how we can help your organization be safer and more secure in emergencies situations.

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What is a 2 Way Radio and Why Are They Still So Useful

A two-way radio is basically a radio that is structured to transmit and receive. In general, most voice-wireless communications technology, counting cellular systems, are categorized by two-way radio definition. Usually, a two way radio refers to a radio system primarily utilized for group call communications. This two-way system is also called PAMR Public Access-Mobile Radio, PMR Private-Mobile Radio, LMR Land-Mobile Radio, and PMR Professional-Mobile Radio.

Portable 2 way radios are frequently called “walkie-talkies” or “handie-talkies.” Not much different from “handie,” the term sometimes used to describe mobile phones. While we’re on the subject, it’s probably best to get something out in the open right now. People often interchange the terms two-way radio and walkie-talkie.

However, walkie-talkie is chiefly a generic or slang-term for hand portable two way radios. Moreover, the term usually implies non-professional, license free, consumer type, or “toy” equipment. When referring to two-way radios, people are basically talking about professional licensed equipment. A walkie-talkie is generally a hand-held CB radio. A 2 way radio is of superior quality and utilizes much higher frequencies. Two-way radios can also be found in mobile and base-configurations in addition to using radio network-infrastructure.

In addition, two-way radios are usually decked out with a PTT or “Push-to-Talk key to trigger the transmitter. Users simply press the PTT key and quickly begin a conversation. The user lets go of the PTT key in order to hear others.

A two-way radio user can talk immediately with other radio users or utilize radio network-infrastructure. A direct-talk amongst radios, normally referred to as direct more operation/talk-around mode, has restricted reach because of limited radio power. To defeat this restriction, a radio network-infrastructure can be used to expand the communication range.

With numerous choices in wireless technology today and with 2 way radios being one of the first wireless devices, some wonder if this type of radio is still a useful gadget in the current world of technological communication. Well actually yes. There are two main features that differentiate two-way radios from other wireless gadgets:

Two-way radios offer instant communication. Users can simply press the PTT or “Push-To-Talk” key and inside a fraction of a second, the user can instantly speak and convey their message. This is because of the quick-call setup time entrenched in the technology. This quick communication possibility is one of the main reasons why businesses and organizations prefer two-way radios for their operational or tactical communications.

An additional unique feature of two way radios is its ability to facilitate “group-calls” or “one-to-many” communications very effectively. This means that one user can easily communicate with one, five, twenty, hundreds, or even thousands of other 2 way radio users simultaneously.

In other words, there’s no need for users to repeat themselves time and again if they need to communicate with more than one user. Moreover, two way radios performs perfectly for group communication using a minimal amount of RF channel-resources. If every user were in the same vicinity the majority of the time, they would only need one-channel resources to speak to hundreds of other users.

There is an abundance of wireless-technology today, and they all have their advantages and disadvantages. The choice of which technology is idea for one’s group or association will depend upon if the technology can satisfy the user’s requirements. For users who need to function in a group, communicate instantly, and remain mobile, a two-way radio is the best choice compared to the other wireless technology available on the market today.

You may still wonder how this can be possible with smartphones, iPods, iPhones, tablets, mobile phones available. Here are the main reasons why these technological gadgets may NOT meet the above requirements:

Consider this scenario. You are out hiking, run into an emergency situation, and must communicate quickly to confirm your dilemma. If you were using a mobile phone, for instance, you must dial a number, wait while the call is being setup and connected; that’s if you get a signal. The phone must then ring to the other person, and they finally answer, if their voicemail isn’t on! The whole procedure could take several seconds and within that valuable time, your situation could easily worsen.

With a 2 way radio, you simply press the PTT key and yell “emergency” while the other users “immediately” pick-up your signal. This is assuming that RF-channel is accessible. However, there is a way that two-way radios features can surmount RF-channel blockage and give highest-priority to emergency calls, a feature not available to other wireless devices.

Take this example. You need to let your staff know that there has been some changes for a planned meeting. If you have to contact them one at a time, it could become tedious. With a two-way radio, you can simply select your talk-group, press the PTT key, and begin your message to five, 10, 15, or however many staff members you need to communicate with simultaneously. Now, raise that number to 1000 workers and imagine the work involved if you had to go through cellular phone channels.

Though some wireless systems permit group calls, it usually restricts the amount of group members that you can communicate with at one time. With a two way radio, you simply need to speak once and be heard by many.

Two-way radios have been utilized for many years by numerous industries and associations. Because of the nature of their operational requirements, they use two way radios to broadcast their operational and communicational needs. Organizations and industries that may depend on two-way radio usage are:

-Public Safety associations such as EMS emergency medical services, police, ambulance service, fire brigade, disaster-recovery agency

-Security like intelligence agencies and military

-Transportation industries like subway, railways, seaports, airports, subways

-Oil and gas companies

-Utility companies like cable TV, telephone, water, gas, electricity

-Construction companies for road and bridges, residential, commercial

-Transport service companies like trucks, limos, taxis

-Hospitality industries like tourism, restaurant, resort, and hotel

-Service industry such as towing and delivery companies

-Government agencies like public works, embassies, municipal, district governments, and ministries
-Manufacturing

-Contractors for roofing, plumbing, excavating, electrical

-And many more…

Overall, those who utilize two-way radios are frequently businesses or agencies with many staff members or workers who work in groups and are mobile.

 Today, two-way radios come with additional or improved features from years before. For example, display screens show important information at a quick glance, keypads lock to maintain channel settings, there are various ring-tones and silencers to choose from along with out of range alerts, and much more!

– Adler Morris

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First Direct Connect push-to-talk, CDMA announced by Sprint And Wears Like Iron

Kyocera DuraCore and Kyocera Duramax is the first Direct Connect phones that allow you to use the beloved service on CDMA. We have experienced a few moments, when the push-to-talk has proved indispensable, as in the New York blackout in 2003, when Nextel subscribers talked freely with friends and relatives, in contrast to the rest of the mobile phone services, which mostly went DuraCore Kyocera Duramax

Two PTT CDMA phones will appear in the last quarter of the year, and then a Motorola phone. Kyocera Kyocera Duramax DuraCore and both have color displays – 2 “internal and external -. How Bluetooth, full duplex speaker and 2.5 mm audio jack Kyocera Duramax supports up to 32 GB microSD card(1GB included), and also has 3, 2 MP camera. Both telephones are tough, with rubber Dura-Grip, and consistent with military standards for dust, shock and vibration. Kyocera adds Duramax waterproof body , which can withstand three immersion foot for 30 minutes. rugged Direct Connect phones will be appreciated by fans of PTT and international push-to-talk is in the next year, all the time wind down the Sprint iDEN network until it turns it off completely in 2013 source:. Sprint

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