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20 years of
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National Wireless
celebrates 20 Years! PA R T N E R S & S O L U T I O N S :
As 2013 draws to a close, National Wireless looks back on 20 years of growth and change in our business. From an Adelaide lounge-room, Peter Beurle founded National Wireless in 1993. With one sales person, a part time technician, and his wife Maureen, National Wireless grew quickly, and now employs around 40 people.
National Wireless
celebrates
20 Years!
National Wireless soon outgrew the lounge room space and transferred to premises in Nailsworth, where the Adelaide office is still located. Clive Jeffries joined as a director in 2001 and is currently representing National Wireless, as we take Sepura Systems products to market in Australia and New Zealand. As the company grew and welcomed customers in other states, National Wireless acquired two new businesses: Motek in Brisbane in 2000 and Comutel in the Hunter Valley in 2006. This allowed us to serve our interstate customers more efficiently and provided growth for the business. Over time, our staff numbers grew and the technology we specialised in underwent significant changes. In the early days, National Wireless concentrated exclusively on Motorola products. Back then analog was still the dominant radio technology and the internet was in its infancy. There were some early wins with the expansion of the Olympic Dam site in South Australia being one of the first to deploy analog trunking in a resources environment. That relationship continues to this day. Only last year, we upgraded a new Tetra system. In 2008, on the Gold Coast, we installed the first commercial Tetra system in Australia. It was built on DAMM infrastructure and Sepura terminals. This turned out to be the start of a growing relationship with Sepura. Earlier this year we formed an exclusive distribution agreement of the infrastructure product for Australia and New Zealand. Today, National Wireless has completed around 30 Tetra systems in a range of vertical markets as diverse as hospitality, manufacturing and mining. Over the last ten years, two-way radio has also undergone a rapid transformation as digital technology has entered the market. These new products offer customers improved audio quality, spectrum efficiency, longer battery life, and a suite of advanced features such as location services, telephone interconnect and messaging. Today National Wireless distributes Sepura and the Motorola owned brand, Vertex Standard. Earlier this year we welcomed the opportunity to become the exclusive distributor of Sepura infrastructure products. The future holds many exciting developments as LTE develops as an option for business critical voice and data. We trust you are looking forward to a well-deserved Christmas break and take this opportunity to wish all our customers a safe and relaxing holiday season. A sincere thank you to the many customers who have supported us over the years – some have been with us on the whole journey! We look forward to returning in early January 2014, energised for many more years of leading communications technology.
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THE
DMR Open
Standard DMR is an international open digital radio standard recently developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). It is the most widely deployed digital radio standard in the world, and is estimated at, potentially, 75% of the market. Most radio manufacturers now have DMR products or advanced plans for DMR product releases. Find out more: This technology is a TDMA based standard. This means the radio divides the frequency into time slots. The TDMA based standard uses two slots. It allows greater efficiency from infrastructure and licensing, as two different radio user groups can use a frequency concurrently. The DMR standard reduces the risk associated with the deployment of two-way radio systems by providing access to a wide choice of independent vendors. The result is that your enterprise radio communication system operates well into the future, irrespective of your supplier’s arrangements. Competition amongst manufacturers creates a dynamic market fostering innovation and makes DMR a safe choice for business. The key benefits of DMR are: • Consistent, Clear Audio • Better Battery Life • Improved Range • Advanced Call Control DMR supports backward compatibility to analog modes of operation, providing a migration to digital without a forklift upgrade. Advanced voice features are supported in the standard. One such voice operation is group call. This is ideal for announcements to multiple groups, one-to-one calling and text messaging. Some features (such as messaging) will require a terminal with a display and full keypad. Private call capability is useful for restricting radio calls to specific people, like a supervisor or a security guard, when you prefer confidentiality.
At National Wireless we understand how large organisations assess the application and suitability of new technologies and vendors. We have partnered with some of Australia’s largest organisations on their journey toward improved radio communications – resulting in the delivery of improved business outcomes. If seriously want to improve your business, using radio technology, we would love to present you a briefing, featuring real-life National Wireless DMR case studies. Let’s make a time.
eVerge DMR radios
FREE TRIAL! In the last issue of Wireless @ Work, we introduced you to the new range of Vertex Standard eVerge DMR radios. This range is now available for purchase and delivery. See page 6 of this issue for details of selected eVerge models. Visit our website www.natwire.com or call
1300 852 929 for more information and to book a free seven-day trial.
SEPURA DMR Coming to Australia in 2014 Moving to digital radio communications brings many advantages – crystal-clear audio, greater coverage, more efficient use of spectrum, integrated data communications and longer battery life, amongst many others. Sepura’s family of “plug-and-play” Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) products brings professional and industrial users all these advantages and also offers the additional benefits of staying true to Sepura’s commitment, as a world leader in digital radio communications, to provide robust, feature-rich solutions, utilising open standards. Moving to Sepura DMR In radio communications, digital technology offers a number of key advantages over existing analogue options - and DMR is no exception. As an open standard, DMR offers confidence in long-term supply, greater choice and more rapid product development. DMR offers users the following key advantages: • Better audio quality • Better battery life • Better coverage • Increased capacity • Integrated data capability
The Sepura advantage Sepura has a pedigree that can be traced back, through wellknown names such as Phillips and Pye, over 100 years in radio communications, and has been a world leader in the digital sector for over 15 years. Sepura has already shipped over one million digital radios, has a global footprint and is the market leader in many countries around the world. Built on providing robust, secure solutions for use in tough, harsh environments and utilising open standards, Sepura’s unique DMR product family remains true to these principles and provides a total DMR solution. Sepura also offers: • Unrivalled audio expertise • Interchangeability with Sepura current/established accessories – which means that users have access to a wide, well thought-out accessories range • Access to a range of new and existing data applications via the industry-standard peripheral equipment data interface (PEI) • Sepura product quality and reliability • Support from a leading global supplier that is dedicated to open standards • Global reach through an extensive network of channel partners.
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre 20 – 22 November 2013
National Wireless & Sepura Systems at Comms Connect 2013 You are invited to join us at CommsConnect 2013 Australia’s leading radio and converged communications event. Business and critical communications solutions for: • Government • Enterprise • Transportation • Utilities • Mining • Public Safety • Security + more. National Wireless will be participating on the Sepura stand to demonstrate Sepura Systems TETRA Infrastructure Products. Come and visit us at the Sepura stand # 125 and experience the very latest technology and associated applications that Sepura has to offer: • Sepura TETRA infrastructure - the FR400 and SOLO base stations will both be available on the stand for live demonstrations • Pre-launch of the highly anticipated Sepura DMR product family - an important addition to the DMR market in Australia • Multi slot packet data - experience faster data throughput • Video streaming over TETRA • Telemetry and short data applications (SDAs) over TETRA
Call us on
1300 852 929 to book a personal tour of the Sepura stand. For more information, see: http://comms-connect.com.au/
• Efficiency enhancing applications developed by Portalify, now a Sepura company following its acquisition in July this year • Demonstrations of the award winning STP8X – Sepura’s intrinsically safe radio All-new training workshops Since their successful introduction in 2012, more training workshops have been introduced in 2013, offering an inspiring range of topics and available times. Three hours in length, attendees will be exposed to greater technical detail during these classroom-style sessions. Workshop topics offered include: • Infrastructure and towers • Advanced radio over IP • In-building distributed antennae systems (DAS) • TETRA network and design • Wireless broadband for critical communications • Implementing a digital radio system If your company depends upon efficient communications to ensure high productivity and safety, then Comms Connect offers a wealth of information in one location. Attend the training workshops, conference and exhibition with one of the full conference packages, or simply visit the exhibition for a few hours to source ideas and discuss your network plans with us FREE of charge.
EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR NATIONAL WIRELESS CUSTOMERS When booking tickets for entry to Comms Connect, enter code: ‘Natwire/discount ‘ and receive a 20% discount. (Not valid for workshops.)
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To find out more information or to purchase any of our stocked items
PORTABLE
call National Wireless on 1300 852 929 Vertex EVX-531
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32 channels in digital mode Industry leading size and weight Includes lightweight slim-line battery Operates in both analog & digital modess IP57 – Submersible 1 metre for 30 minss Dedicated emergency button & Lone Worker features • CALL FOR A FREE TRIAL!
• Choice of Citizen Band (CB) INCLUDES FREE REMOTE SPEAKER MIC or commercial frequencies • 5 watt power • IP 54 – Resistant to dust and water • Emergency alarm for enhanced safety • Includes 1800mAh battery, rapid charger, antenna & belt clip • Programmable front-panel function buttons • 8 character alphanumeric display
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Sepura STP9000 Series
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512 channels in digital mode Industry leading size & weight Includes lightweight slim-line battery Operates in both analog & digital modes IP57 – Submersible 1 metre for 30 mins 8 character display & 7 programmable keys • CALL FOR A FREE TRIAL!
• Indoor / urban canyon GPS location features
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GME TX3820
• 512 Channels / 32 Groups
• Available in UHF and VHF
• 8 character display
• IP67 – dust & water-proof • Enhanced user interface – a choice of three different presentation styles • “Haptic” technology – physical movement confirms that key press is successful • Enhanced safety features • RFID tags
660 +GST
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• 25 watt output power
• 6 programmable keys
• High contrast LCD display
• Backward compatible with analog systems
• Compact modular design
• Text messaging in digital mode
• Rugged die-cast aluminium chassis – withstands constant vibration & extreme temperatures
MOBILE
Sepura SRG3900 • Supports the Sepura Colour Console (SCC) with Hi-Colour user interface • Ready to support Direct Mode Gateway, way, Direct Mode Repeater, PEI-–based Data ata & E2EE options • 10 Watts RF Power • Backwards compatible with existing Sepura Mobile installations • Night Mode for low-glare night use
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