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!”