Across Wisconsin’s most heavily populated county, there’s a movement afoot to increase the reliability of radio coverage for first responders within commercial buildings and large family dwellings. Currently, the 19 municipalities within Milwaukee County follow various (and often different) versions of The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 72) code recommendations for first responder radio coverage,
Michels Corporation, the largest construction company in Wisconsin, is turning to BAYCOM to solve an all-too-common problem: Maintaining reliable communications across remote job sites. “Traditionally, if you wanted reliable two-way radio coverage in a remote location, you had to look for power. Who’s got the generator? Or who’s got a trailer with power? Then you’re
As organizations emerge from the shut-downs imposed during the COVID-19 outbreak, conducting business-as-usual will be a thing of the past. For the foreseeable future, workplaces of all sizes will be implementing new rules and adopting best practices in social distancing. Motorola Solution’s video management system, the Avigilon Control Center (ACC), can help you monitor compliance
Across the communities we serve, hospitals have thankfully not yet seen the volume of coronavirus cases that have plagued major cities like New York. Still, healthcare systems here are increasing their levels of preparedness and we’re stepping in to help with reliable communications tools. In recent weeks, we’ve been working with one hospital system to
Now more than ever, those of us who use two-way radios, mobile computers and tablets must keep them clean and sanitized to reduce or eliminate the spread of bacteria and germs. But what methods and products work best? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has compiled a list of more than 350 products that meet its
Within the next few months, we’ll be celebrating the one-year anniversary of our acquisition of Infinity Wireless in Minneapolis-St. Paul, a move that has allowed us to expand our product offerings to better serve our customers. One of the most exciting new offerings is Rajant Kinetic Mesh, a network that connects geographically dispersed operations efficiently
To better ensure the safety and security of the nation’s school children, districts are increasingly turning to two-way radios to facilitate communications between teachers, staff and public safety officers. With push-to-talk capability, two-way radios offer educators an instant and reliable means of communication in an emergency. They’re also a critical everyday tool for teachers and
At The University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, administrators recently took steps to investigate what they thought was a problem with parking lot capacity. “People were complaining about the lack of parking spaces, but the university had no real way to accurately track day-to-day availability,” said BAYCOM Communications Consultant Kate Premo. “So they installed automatic license plate recognition (ALPR)
On the campus of the National Railroad Museum® in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Bob Lettenberger and his colleagues stay in touch with each other using two-way radios. The staff has relied on BAYCOM-provided radios for at least the last 20 years, since Lettenberger joined the organization as Director of Education. “Over the years, we’ve done what
A half-hour north of Milwaukee, in the Mequon-Thiensville School District, two-way radios play an important role in helping to keep students, teachers and staff safe. On any given day, more than 200 radios are put into service across the district’s six schools, and Director of Buildings and Grounds Kyle Thompson says the radios are proving
