Utilities and Energy
COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS
Empowering Robust Communications
Electricity, gas and water utility companies with distribution failures immediately disrupt both consumers and the economy. Utility companies sometimes have distribution networks comprising of thousands of kilometers of infrastructure, overhead lines and sub-station assets in locations with very little coverage due to being based in remote uneven terrain areas.
Oil and gas installations require robust, resilient and reliable communication systems to support efficient day-to-day operations and to coordinate a swift and effective response to major incidents.The nature of the industry necessitates a strong safety culture to protect both the workforce and the environment.
Naturally, such critical and wide-ranging operations require reliable communications to ensure the workforce can keep vital services running with access to reliable communications anytime, anyplace- Hytera offers the widest range of choice including narrowband mission critical voice products, broadband data infrastructure and the most robust terminals and accessories in the market today.
Meeting the Standards
Standards for intrinsic protection are mainly developed by IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) but different agencies also develop standards for intrinsic safety. Examples of such agencies in North America are the Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FM Global), which certifies radios, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) that certifies mobile phones, and in Canada the Canadian Standards Association. In Europe, the standard for intrinsic safety certification is the CENELEC standard EN 60079-11 and shall be certified according to the ATEX directive (ATEX), while in other countries around the world the IEC standards (IECEx) are followed.
Hytera’s explosion-proof radios has been certified by most of the rigorous standards in the world including ATEX, IECEX, FM, UL, CSA of Canada and TIIS of Japan.
Safety Features
Hytera IS certified radios have an array of practical features that can ensure workforces’ safety are protected.
Built-in GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) module in the radio supports mainstream positioning systems in the world like GPS. Its tracking sensitivity is up to -164dBm while the accuracy can be within 2 meters. Man Down enables the radio to automatically send out alert signal to other workforces in the field once one of the radio users falls down. Similarly, Lone Worker allows the radio’s emergency function to be automatically triggered once no operation in the terminal is captured within a predefined schedule.
Improving operational safety and productivity
Tough working environments demand tough solutions – without compromising worker safety. Custom designed to deliver crystal clear and dependable communications in the most challenging of conditions, our two-way radios improve productivity and real-time decision-making in upstream high-risk oil and gas environments.
Hytera offers the first ‘ia’ certified intrinsically safe devices in world, designed to meet the robust safety standards that come with working in challenging and hazardous environments. Built to withstand extreme temperatures, water and dust ingress, noise and continue operation in environments where combustible gases and airborne particles are present. Delivering the fail-safe voice and data communications required to monitor and manage people, resources and assets in any setting.
