TowerIQ Introduces GuardianB, Guardian BBU, and Guardian TQ-ANN Annunciator for Enhanced Emergency Response Communication
TowerIQ Introduces GuardianB, Guardian BBU, and Guardian TQ-ANN Annunciator for Enhanced Emergency Response Communication
A Cost and Benefit Analysis of Isolated and Integrated Systems
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The Tactical Series is the most installed, tested, and trusted ARCs infrastructure in New York City. With support from your local Service Partner and remote support from TowerIQ factory experts, we guarantee a simple installation and minimal ongoing maintenance costs.
The Tactical Series Dedicated Radio Console (DRC) is the FDNY incident commander’s command and control panel for all radio communications, allowing them to have confidence that when they need two-way radio coverage it will be there. Upon arrival at the building, the incident commander uses a 2642 elevator recall key to activate Channel 11, 12, or both simultaneously, energizing the ARCS installation and providing life-safety grade two-way radio coverage throughout the building.
When not called upon the DRC places the ARCS installation in standby and is constantly monitoring all aspects of the ARCS installation, so maintenance can be performed quickly and accurately before being noticed during a fire.
UHF Antenna
Public Safety UHF Dipole Antenna
DRC
Dedicated Radio Console
RAM
Radio Amplification Monitor
Dedicated Radio Monitor
First Responder Communication Supervisor
CCU
Channel Control Unit
CSU
Channel Supervisory Unit
RF Tapper
Public Safety RF Tapper
PSB-10
Bulk Power Supply
WavePlanner is a simple, affordable, and powerful Auxiliary Radio Communications System engineering tool. Giving Architects, Engineers, and ESD’s the ability to easily create accurate propagation models while avoiding expensive software, maintenance contracts, and powerful computers. WavePlanner is the first engineering tool made from the ground up for life-safety, simplifying the process while providing accurate results.
TIQ.Cloud seamlessly provides supervision of Public Safety Distributed Antenna Systems by enabling stakeholders to instantly view the status of buildings covered by TowerIQ equipment.
TowerlinQ is a revolutionary platform for Radio Communication Enhancement Systems and combines Fire-Alarm with Two-Way Radio best practices. Each antenna is fully addressable, replacing coaxial and fiber optic cables with a familiar and rugged fire-alarm signaling line circuit.
The TowerlinQ system consists of a set of active nodes each of which itself is a transceiver. The controlling node (the hub) and regular nodes, up to 40 of them, communicate to each other via a serial bus type signaling line of the total length up to 1000 m (can be extended with TQR repeater). In addition to the Hub and the Nodes, the system includes a DRC (Dedicated Radio Console) unit and is integrated with a supporting TIQ.Cloud application.
TowerlinQ dramatically reduces the total cost of system construction and maintenance while providing the only fire-alarm grade solution to the first responder radio coverage.
The Spiral is New York’s most daring and culturally significant addition to the City’s skyline in years. Built from the ground up with novel approaches to architecture, the building’s developers looked for an equally innovative solution for emergency communication systems.
TowerlinQ was the trusted choice and enabled the designers to deploy a powerful system with minimal disruption and costs. Working with the building’s architecture, TowerlinQ utilizes twisted pair fire alarm cable—meeting fire rating without expensive soffits or excess cable.
Install by the numbers:
TQN
TowerlinQ Node
DuraLife® II Dual Rated CIC/CI
Shielded/Unshielded Fire Resistive Cables
PSB-10
Bulk Power Supply
UHF Antenna
Public Safety UHF Dipole Antenna
DRC
Dedicated Radio Console
RAM
Radio Amplification Monitor
Dedicated Radio Monitor
First Responder Communication Supervisor
CCU
Channel Control Unit
CSU
Channel Supervisory Unit