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Strategic digital voice and data communications
partnership promises high quality clear and fast communication on-demand
The Elvey Group, a member of the Hudaco Group of Companies, has entered into a strategic partnership with NEC XON SA to add high-quality voice and data communications to the well-established NEC XON digital infrastructure deployed in Africa over the last 50 years. Both parties see great potential in growing an already large African footprint. Radio communication is now more relevant and important in Africa as it provides secure high-quality and independently controlled management of a client’s day to day operations. Radio communications has grown from its humble analogue beginnings to feature-rich digital solutions that are deployed relative- ly fast, and are easy to expand, being utilised in government defence departments, all forms of mining operations, and all major security companies multi-nationally. Many of these instances are in remote and hard to reach areas, making self-managed infrastructure and communications networks vital in running successful operations. This is evidenced in the case studies on our website: http://www.globalcomms.net/case-studies
Both parties have operated in Africa for many years and have very strong customer relationships in both government and private enterprise. Integration into NEC XON’s existing and planned infrastructure will offer both existing and future clients access to turnkey communications solutions. The TETRA range of products supplied by the Elvey Group are world-leading in the mission critical space (national police, emergency services, local municipal service supply and other government departments). The SEPURA radio terminals and Rohill infrastructure combine to offer high-quality voice and data comms, with many digital features that the world has come to expect.TETRA is however not limited to the mission critical space and has been very successfully deployed in the mining sector both in South Africa and various other countries in Africa. The Kenwood Professional Mobile Range of analogue and digital products also offers a high-quality voice and digital solution in all sectors. Having partnered with Kenwood for the last 40 years, Elvey has rolled out many communication networks on the African continent through its distribution base. The strategic partnership makes a lot of sense. Integrating Elvey’s basket of products with NEC XON’s high-quality, high-speed infrastructure offers the market a turnkey solution to any and all requirements in terms of wide area voice and data communications. There are a number of high-pro le opportunities tabled and the long-term relationship is secure.
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activity that may indicate the presence of hidden malware,
vulnerabilities or attacks that security information and event management (SIEM) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) missed.
Why NEC XON and the Elvey Group?
As radio communications has developed over the years, it has sought infrastructure partners to provide the backbone for its digital base stations to cover the vast areas in Africa in which communications are required.As such, the partnership with NEC XON allows our Kenwood (digital radio networks) and Rohill (digital mission critical radio networks) portfolios such access.
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