Tag: Mike Boyle
Lights out for 2G? 'Sunset' debate heats up
July 25, 2012Rich Miller
Still looking for clarity about the “2G sunset” and whether you'll be left holding the bag if you don't upgrade your cellular alarm communicators to 3G (or even 4G) right now?
You're not alone. The buzz continued last month at ESX, with manufacturers jockeying to try to sway alarm dealers. Telguard, the company sounding the loudest warning about the sunset, went one step further by announcing a program that gives dealers up to $25 for every 2G cell communicator they replace with a Telguard...
Uplink, DMP offering 4G alarm communicators
April 20, 2012Rich Miller
LAS VEGAS—While asserting that 2G technology is still far from its predicted “sunset,” Uplink and DMP are both rolling out 4G cellular communicators to give alarm dealers the option of upgrading to accommodate new features and to extend the time between equipment swaps.
Atlanta-based Uplink, a provider of wireless alarm communication products, and Springfield, Mo.-based DMP, a security and fire alarm product manufacturer, introduced their 4G communicators in March at ISC West,...