Private Mobile Networks provides communications solution for Saint-Gobain Glass

Telecomworldwire, Dec 4, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-4 December 2008-Private Mobile Networks provides communications solution for Saint-Gobain Glass(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Private Mobile Networks Ltd, a UK provider of private GSM network technology and part of the TeleWare Group, has announced that Saint-Gobain Glass, a glass manufacturing company, has deployed its solution at the company's manufacturing and warehousing facility in North Yorkshire, UK.

According to the company, the deployment of a Private Mobile Network as a DECT replacement solution using standard mobile handsets has resulted in increased coverage, from 50-60% achieved with DECT, to almost 100% coverage across all parts of the site. This has been achieved using 8 BTS (Base Transceiver Station) units, as compared to the 17 base stations previously required for the DECT installation.

As the PMN solution is based on standard GSM technology, Saint-Gobain is considering a future option of integrating the network with the plant control room to enable relevant staff to be notified by SMS text message in the event of a plant alarm. Currently, it is the responsibility of control room staff to issue notifications by telephone.

The PMN installation integrates with the Saint-Gobain PBX, enabling calls to external destinations to be made from a mobile at the company's standard landline tariff, while internal calls incur no call charges. The company opted to have the solution configured in such a way that incoming calls ring at the employee's desk phone and mobile concurrently, enabling calls to be answered using either device.

No financial details were disclosed.

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