The out-of-the-box versatility of the Multenet Broadband Cellular Router knows no bounds. Using high-speed cellular broadband, the router has seemingly endless remote networking, monitoring and even surveillance applications, in places where no network technician has ever set foot.
After an Eskom-funded project used the Multenet Router to monitor and control electricity usage of irrigation pumps in Mpumalanga, the latest killer app of the Multenet Broadband Router is CCTV.
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) uses video cameras for surveillance. It is one of the most outstanding deterrents in the fight against burglaries, fraud and all other illicit activities.
CCTV has for a long time been out of reach for anyone but the major corporations, due to the high cost of equipment. And because of the equally high cost of data transmission, the technology has been confined to localised implementations.
In recent years much has changed, thanks to better video compression technologies and the advancement, availability and reduced cost of transmission mediums. Thanks to the advent of GSM data, it is now viable to deploy CCTV across remote sites for monitoring from a central location.
It can also be up and running in record times, as cellular technologies allow for wireless connectivity and high-speed data transmission at affordable costs. In situations where a temporary deployment of CCTV is needed, or physical telephone lines aren’t available, or the speed of deployment is the deciding factor, CCTV systems are best connected across the cellular GSM network.
The Multenet Broadband Cellular Router supporting HSDA takes timely advantage of these advances in an innovative package.
The router features multi-network, multi-protocol and multi-operator redundancy, so that CCTV surveillance is never down.
It interfaces to your CCTV equipment via Ethernet, and with its embedded GSM modem module provides high-speed connectivity to the cellular network, enabling you to connect to your equipment remotely from anywhere with an Internet connection.
The Multenet Broadband Router is available now. For more information, visit http://www.multenet.com/products/wireless_routers.html