We Support All Facets of Government (Shh… We Can’t Talk About)
As more and more national and local government agencies turn to fiber infrastructures to distribute signals, Telecast Fiber Systems full range of transceivers, converters, multiplexers and audio intercom management systems are getting more attention… and generating more sales. We’ve seen a significant upswing in government sector sales since the end of November 2011 and we expect this to continue throughout 2012.
The new Telecast Fiber Systems 6442i CommLink module is being considered by a variety of high-profile organizations, including the United Nations Building, in New York City. The Housing & Urban Development (HUD) agency, with sites all across the country, has built several new mobile “Command Centers” that roll up to a disaster area and serves as the immediate central site for all emergency related operations. HUD is purchasing our Viper 1 Mussel Shell and 442 rack-mounted solution for these vehicles, which will help the do their job. This, for all Intents and purposes was their field camera signal distribution solution prior to the Copperhead’s arrival. This too also has a Intercom solution. Now they use CopperHead units to get signals between command locations.
The new 6442i CommLink module—which is housed in our rugged Muscle Shell enclosures and will start s
hipping in a month—offers the flexibility to be used in different modes of operation, making it a unique Intercom solution currently not offered anywhere else in the business today. Among the many ways it can be used is to extend two ports from a digital matrix intercom system out to two remote key panels that can be placed anyway you can run a single mode fiber-optic cable.
With the new CommLink module, anyone on the emergency reaction team inside the Command Center can seamlessly communicate with the people in the field. Working on fiber also allows them to use our CopperHead transceivers mounted on cameras to send back pictures (and intercom and other critical data) from disaster areas as far as 2,000 feet away. This bi-directional visual (and audio) assessment is critically important in times of real emergencies.
So, we’re seeing lots of our Rattler converters going out into the military, although I’m not allowed to say to whom or where. Many of our resellers are telling us that military bases are laying fiber everywhere and using it to send HD video and high-quality audio to and from remote sites. The Rattler is used to convert baseband HD-SDI signals to optical for easy and fast transmission. It even fits in your pocket for easy portability, yet delivers pristine signal quality every time out.
In order for our resellers to win government business, Telecast products had to endure some of the most rigorous testing to be certified good enough for military use. As we all know, the military does not fool around with second- rate gear from overseas suppliers. They want the best and, increasingly, they want made-in-the-U.S.A. Telecast Fiber Systems technology.
If you work at a government agency of any kind, give me (bill.hollis@belden.com) a call (630-305-0877) and let me show you how our skilled sales channels can solve your infrastructure requirements in the most rugged, reliable and cost-effective way. We’ve got the experience—been doing it for several years now—and the engineering knowledge, so we know what you need to configure a custom system to get the job done.
And, as you can see, I’m very good about honoring non-disclosure agreements. Promise, I won’t tell a soul.