Belgium’s University of Liège selects DN495 E-PoC radios to improve staff and student safety
Together with its main site in the Belgian city of the same name, the University of Liège has three more campuses, two of which are in other cities: Gembloux and Arlon.
The university was looking for a communications system that would secure the safety of staff and students at all four locations and while travelling between sites.
After trialling several systems and recognising all the challenges, Entel’s E-PoC system with DN495 radios was ultimately selected. Entel dealer, Richelle Communication, subsequently delivered the complete system in just a few days.
Entel’s E-PoC system and DN495 radios were chosen by the University of Liège for their outstanding range, future proof design, advanced security, safety and emergency features, including:
- An emergency response button for use if a member of staff finds themselves at risk.
- Man-Down and Lone-Worker features with fully automatic alarms if a user is unable to manually activate the emergency button.
- GPS to allow users to report their exact location.
- AES-256 encryption to ensure sensitive information could be passed without concern.
- Unrivalled coverage across all Liège Gembloux and Arlon sites.
- The ability to instantly and cost effectively expand the system at any time.
Following the successful installation, Richelle Communication’s Christian Richelle said:
“We were looking for a high-performance, secure and safe solution with low up-front and ongoing costs. The DN495 E-PoC radio was especially attractive, effectively making it the only real choice to put forward.”
Steve Mulka, Global Products Manager for Entel, explained further:
“Entel has already supplied many of our dealers with DN495 systems for universities across the globe. One of the main benefits is that the DN495 delivers virtually unlimited range. If a university needs to add another campus or student accommodation facility, there is no need to re-engineer the system; the DN495 just works!”
