Wireless alarm systems offer many advantages over wired alarm systems for businesses. Wireless alarm systems are easier to install, reliable, and offer greater flexibility in terms of where sensors can be placed. Additionally, wireless alarm systems are less likely to be disrupted by power outages or other factors that can disable a wired system.
Both systems rely on sensors to detect intrusions, but wireless systems use radio frequency (RF) technology to communicate with the control panel, while wired systems use hardwired connections.
Wireless alarm systems have several advantages over their wired counterparts.
It is important to also note that the technology integrator’s role does not end once the system is installed. Single source technology integrators should offer proactive monitoring so that the system actively oversees performance to identify anomalies even before a malfunction occurs. Problems can be addressed often without the customer even knowing about it. When site visits are required, the monitoring system dispatches an engineer without interrupting the client’s business operations.
“Our 24-hour monitoring system sends me alarms by email, text, and phone. I am always in the know whether I am at work or remote, and I only have to deal with one vendor,” says Charles Lomboy, Director of Physical Plant Management at Los Angeles-based AltaMed, a 46-site health clinic network that serves nearly one million patient visits annually. The company uses BTI networks for CCTV, access control, and burglar alarms.
Using this model results in using fewer IT resources, which minimizes the impact on daily operations and enables an IT department to focus on the core business rather than micromanaging systems for lower-level network needs.
