Benefits
- Helps Radio Network Managers Identify and Solve Communications Issues
- Determines whether communications problems are on subscriber radios or on the network
- Eliminates confusion and frustration between users, dispatch and the network
- Evaluates every radio on the system, 24/7
- Identifies “sick” radios, potentially troublesome radios and functioning radios
- Provides detailed reports for each in “real time”
- Enables management to contact agencies or individuals, schedule maintenance
- Cuts Costs and Man-hours
- Eliminates the need to schedule a regular checkup for every radio in the network
- Reduces the number of radios scheduled for service by as much as 80%
- Can cut costs by 50% or more depending on number of units (based on a 30% failure rate)
- Frees technicians to focus on radios and systems that need repair
- Keeps working radios and personnel out in the field where they are needed
- Cuts down on the number of after-hours call outs
- Supports Management Efforts to Evaluate and Improve Operations
- Allows managers to analyze and evaluate the quality of communications across various departments, agencies or groups
- Is non-intrusive to the network and operates over long range (5+ mile radius)
- Generates reports that can be shared inter-departmentally
- Data obtained can be used in planning and budgeting
- “Real-time” reports ensure radios are functioning daily and in emergencies
- Cuts costs for expensive service contracts and frees up funds for other use
- Verifies FCC narrowband performance