Taxi companies
With the launch of the cloud-based ToronyŐr PDRS service and the special devices using it, a new era has begun in passenger transport-related radio communication. Taxi companies are also replacing their costly and outdated analogue radio systems with networked PTT services.
Traditional analogue radio systems exhibit a number of difficulties.
- For simplex systems with no relays, the range is severely limited. Information can only be transmitted publicly, and thus can be intercepted or jammed. Virtually no service is provided for the frequency fee paid per radio station. The installation of a radio in a car requires wiring and an external antenna has to be added either by drilling or using a magnetic mount. The location of the dispatch station is fixed, requiring the installation of an external base antenna on the roof of the building.
- A radio system using a relay station has a slightly longer range than the said simplex system. However, no matter how “good” the location of the repeater station is, there will always be areas with no or only partial coverage. If a taxi company has multiple talk channels, it will have to operate as many relay stations as the number of the voice channels. Two exclusive frequencies have to be rented for each relay installation at a much higher price than for simplex frequencies and the rental fees to be paid for the installation of the relay(s) and their antennas are typically also very high.
- When a new radio is added, you have to drill or DIY the car, mount the antenna, programme the radio, install a code transmitter, etc.
The solution is ToronyŐr’s PDRS system which offers users a number of benefits:
- Radio communication becomes secure – names, addresses and other personal data can be transmitted without privacy concerns.
- The range becomes unlimited, “blind spots” disappear even in built-up or divided areas.
- The dispatch workstation will no longer be tied to a specific location. With a PC + Internet-based dispatch software, the radio network can be controlled and monitored from anywhere in the world. Radio traffic, GPS coordinates and the routes travelled can be retrieved by the dispatch software for a period of three months back. No more disputes: who said what, who promised what or which car was where when or what time it arrived at a specific address.
- A company can reasonably have as many voice channels as it wants without spending any extra money. If you divide up the work area, for example to Buda and Pest, you can have a separate dispatch workstation per voice channel. The rights of the member stations can be individually configured to define who can connect to, and communicate through, a particular voice channel. The dispatch workstations can share the control of the voice channels among themselves as they wish. If necessary, they can help each other out or take over each other’s talk groups.
- It becomes unnecessary to install a code transmitter. Each radio has a unique identifier (name or caller ID) on the network which is shown on the display of the other radios and on the monitor of the dispatch workstation during communication. This identifier can be remotely changed later, so there is no need to reprogramme the radios when a new radio is added or when a radio is transferred to another user. As the ToronyŐr PDRS network is globally standardised, “radio migration” between taxi companies is easily possible.
- Being a digital system, the phenomenon of “forcing out” or “overlapping traffic” will be eliminated. Each member station can be configured to have a specific level of interrupt right. For example, if the dispatch station has the highest interrupt right, as soon as the dispatcher starts speaking, everyone will only hear the dispatcher’s voice even if a member station keeps communicating.
- In addition to group calling, you can also make a private call when only the two stations participating in the private call will hear the conversation. This type of call can be initiated by either a dispatcher or a member station. Private calls can be enabled/disabled centrally.
- The costly purchase and maintenance of repeaters is over and the horrific frequency usage fees and rental fees for the installation of relay antennas are a thing of the past.
- Mobile radios have an internal antenna, so no more alterations, upholstery removal, wiring, drilling, external antenna installation on the car. After connecting the 12V power cable, even to the cigarette lighter, the radio is ready for operation in an instant.
- Using the ToronyŐr PDRS web interface, it is extremely easy to manage the taxi company’s radio system. You can add new handsets, temporarily or permanently ban existing handsets from the system, create new voice channels, etc. These operations can even be performed by the company’s own staff after training.
In the analogue world, the advantage of a car radio over a handheld radio was that it was more powerful and had a higher-gain antenna, allowing communication over a much greater distance. Today, in 4G LTE radio networks, this advantage has disappeared. The experience of communicating with a handheld radio is just as unlimited as with a car-mounted solution, therefore:
- You can choose a mobile, mountable device in the taxi vehicle or
- You can choose a handheld radio without any compromise. You can take the handheld radio out of the car, listen to the channel from your home or even participate in the communication as if you were driving the car.
- It is also possible to use a handheld radio in addition to the one installed in the car. Once the car radio is switched off, you can use the same subscription to connect to the network with a handheld radio at no extra cost and continue to participate in the group’s communication from any location, even away from the car.
Personal and property protection, patrol services
For security services, good organisation and a secure communication channel available at all times are key. A national radio system? GPS tracking? We can do it!
The problems of traditional analogue radio systems are present in this area as well.
- In simplex systems, the range is small.
- Repeater systems have a disproportionately high cost.
- The range is limited in both cases and information security is not guaranteed either.
- GPS tracking requires the use of another service.
- Central management (dispatch workstation, duty) is difficult and costly to implement.
The ToronyŐr PDRS offers the benefits of the latest communication technology for the protection of persons and property:
- Whether handheld or in-car, the range becomes unlimited even without repeaters.
- Thanks to secure, encrypted voice transmission, sensitive information such as names, addresses and cancellation codes can be transmitted.
- The dispatch workstation can optionally be operated from a remote site. Companies providing security services at multiple sites can monitor work at all sites and communicate with their vehicles en route from a single central dispatch workstation.
- Multiple talk groups and sites can be monitored in parallel without disturbing each other.
- The GPS tracking service, which is part of the basic package, allows you to track staff working on sites as well as patrols and vehicles en route in real time.
- With the NFC patrol control function, visits to patrol points can also be inspected.
- The Lone Worker function can be used to watch the regular check-in of those who are required to check in and, in case of failure to check in, an alert is sent via the dispatch workstation.
- Geofencing allows you to define the area covered by mobile services on the dispatch software’s map. An alert is generated when a patrol leaves the authorised work area.
- Announcements and communications made on the radio network can be stored for three months and played back in the event of a dispute.
- The movements of patrols and vehicles as well as the routes they have travelled can also be retrieved retrospectively for three months using the dispatch workstation.
A security company using ToronyŐr’s PDRS network system will become able to solve all its communication and GPS positioning tasks with a single cost-effective solution.
National Auxiliary Police Radio Network, rescue associations, firefighting associations
The existence of a reliable and continuously available group communication infrastructure is a must for any organisation to work effectively.
In many cases, the following challenges make it difficult for auxiliary police personnel to work in a coordinated and effective way:
- The limitations and disadvantages of traditional analogue radio systems as discussed above,
- Lack of the right level of cooperation needed to work effectively.
The ToronyŐr PDRS offers the most advanced and versatile network group communication solutions available today, so we regarded it as a professional challenge to solve the problem of effective communication for the auxiliary police. We would like to thank the auxiliary police organisations of Lőrinci, Gödöllő, Csány, Kerekharaszt, Ecséd, Petőfibánya, Apc and Zagyvaszántó who helped us implement our first project in the ToronyŐr PDRS system, the “Hatvan Area” cooperative auxiliary police radio communication network. After a successful test period, ToronyŐr PDRS launched the National Auxiliary Police Radio Network. ToronyŐr PDRS strongly supports the activities and the technical strengthening of the auxiliary police, so newly joining auxiliary police organisations and members are kindly invited to contact our staff for discounts.
Structure of the National Auxiliary Police Radio Network:
– Settlement – talk group:
In a given settlement/district, a shared talk group (channel) will be set up for the participating member stations. If the work is more complex, several talk groups can be set up to carry out the different tasks in a way that they don’t disturb each other. For example, separate patrol, separate event, etc. The radios in a shared talk group can communicate with each other in perfect quality at any time, regardless of their geographical location. The dispatch workstation allows the duty officer to see which radios are on to direct the members and to track their location and routes in real time.
– Cooperation between settlements, regions:
In addition to unlimited range and secure message transmission, there is another big advantage of the ToronyŐr PDRS network: If two or more nearby or distant settlements/regions want to work together, it is a push of a button. The managers wishing to cooperate need to indicate their intention to cooperate to the ToronyŐr PDRS. Then, the cooperating partners’ radios will display each other’s talk groups where they can enter, and start communicating with, the other region. For example, if an observed object leaves in a hurry for a neighbouring settlement, you can enter the talk group of the neighbouring settlement to immediately notify the auxiliary police personnel on duty there. If necessary, members of the cooperating talk groups can easily request assistance from each other as the members on duty whose radios are on are readily available for the cooperating partners. The cooperative groups are set up remotely and centrally, without the need to “reprogramme” the radios on site.
The PDRS radio network of ToronyŐr gives emergency, search&rescue and firefighting teams the following advantages over traditional analogue radio systems:
- The range of the radios becomes unlimited. The working area will not be limited to a specific geographical region as in the case of repeater-based radio systems.
- Sensitive or personal information can also be transmitted because digital encrypted voice transmission will protect the information.
- Separate talk groups can be set up for different tasks, an organisation can work in several locations and carry out several different types of work because communication will not get “entangled”.
- The GPS tracking service makes it easy to locate each member station and the routes travelled by them and to define how far they are from each other.
- The National Collaborative Talk Groups make it very easy to work with partner organisations, whether it is an exercise or an emergency.
- The ToronyŐr PDRS provides special support to these organisations, so the use of the national radio network is only a nominal cost.
Four nationally accessible special-purpose talk groups have been set up in the ToronyŐr PDRS network.
OEM1, OEM2, OEM3, OEM4
These talk groups were established for joint exercises, remote cooperation and emergency communication. These cooperative channels are automatically set up in every radio of each auxiliary police, search&rescue or emergency association and firefighting organisation. By giving priority support for the maintenance of the radio communication infrastructure of public benefit organisations, the aim of the ToronyŐr PDRS is to enable as many people as possible to join the national network. This is because the more people that can be involved in the standardised communication network, the more efficiently the participating members can contact other cooperating partners. The aim is to make the communication network available as widely utilised as possible and thus to create a highly organised, cooperative community at national level.
Freight forwarding companies, courier companies
Do you need a well-organised system and coordinated communication? Fleet-level communication and GPS tracking. ToronyŐr PDRS has all the solutions in one place!
Today, the so-called traditional analogue transceiver systems have become obsolete due to their limitations and cost. They have been replaced by 4G LTE-based network radio systems, made available in Hungary by ToronyŐr PDRS. Let’s take a look at how a freight forwarding company with a fleet of vehicles can benefit from using ToronyŐr’s network radio system:
- High-quality radio connection regardless of geographical location or distance, even when abroad.
- Cars performing different tasks can be assigned to separate talk groups, so they can be monitored from a single workstation without disturbing each other’s communication.
- Drivers can also be called individually using the private call feature if you do not want to broadcast information to the rest of the group.
- There is no need to buy unlimited calling plans for drivers’ mobile phones as company communications over the network radio system can be done at a fraction of the cost.
- The GPS tracking service, which is part of the basic package, allows you to track the location and route of your vehicles for up to three months back.
- Note in particular that the unlimited voice traffic and GPS tracking service of ToronyŐr’s PDRS system is available at a lower total cost than a standalone GPS vehicle tracking service offered by any other provider at a monthly fee!
- Radio communication and GPS positioning and tracking can be managed as a whole through one or more dispatch workstations at any location.
- Using the Geofencing function, you can predefine the authorised movement area of a vehicle from the dispatch workstation. At the instant the vehicle leaves this zone, an alarm is triggered via the dispatch software.
- On the dispatch workstation, you can keep track of which radios are “online” and which are currently turned off. For turned off radios, you can display the last log-in location where the radio was still on.
Overall, the ToronyŐr PDRS provides a ready-made solution for any fleet operator who wants to implement group communication and GPS-based positioning in the most cost-effective way available in Europe.
Agriculture, machinery
With few exceptions, the analogue radio systems traditionally used for agricultural and other machinery are now obsolete. Due to the limited range, unreliability and other limitations of the old radio systems, the 4G LTE network radio system from ToronyŐr is now strongly recommended for this application as well.
Let’s take a look at the benefits of using the ToronyŐr PDRS network system for machines:
- Territorial limitations will disappear. In many cases, machines are working so far from the site or from each other that traditional analogue radios can no longer bridge the distance.
- Machinery can be accessed from the site at any time, anywhere, and GPS tracking can be used to determine their current position and route. The dispatch workstation’s map interface can be used to find out which machines have been at which location and at which time, going back up to three months.
- The noisy interiors of machinery can often make radio communication difficult. ToronyŐr’s PDRS device offering includes built-in or handheld radios designed specifically for noisy environments, enabling safe radio communication even from a noisy machine. Ask our experts for help when choosing your device!
Event organisation, competitions, events
It is not uncommon for a competition or event to be held over such a large area or in such varied terrain that it is impossible to cover the area with traditional analogue radios. For example, in a cycling race around Lake Balaton or a rally between hills, the organisers face the challenge of setting up a well-functioning group communication solution.
With traditional analogue radio systems, even when using repeaters, it is often impractical to include remote or shaded areas in the radio coverage. With the deployment of ToronyŐr’s PDRS radio system for event communications, these problems are now virtually non-existent.
- Radio coverage problems due to distance are immediately eliminated. We make member stations, organisers and set-up points available in almost any terrain, in any remote location.
- Unlimited number of channels. Those working in various points of the race (organisers, security, etc.) can be assigned to separate talk groups but can work together if necessary.
- By setting up a “boss radio” or a dispatch workstation, the talk groups can be flexibly monitored and managed from anywhere.
- With GPS tracking, managers can instantly see where each member, guide or leader is.
- Transmitting equipment, external antennas, pre-installation works all become unnecessary. Even the entire radio communication of a large-scale competition or event can be carried out without complications using the PDRS radio network of ToronyŐr.
