Zetron equips new QEOC

A 46-position installation of Zetron’s Advanced Communication (Acom) system is in its final stages of deployment and testing at the new Queensland Emergency Operations Centre (QEOC) near Brisbane.

The Acom system installed in the facility’s communications centre is scheduled to go live in December of 2011.

Two main operations are housed at QEOC: the communications centre and the State Disaster Operations Centre. The Zetron Acom system installed at the communications centre will serve as the command-and-control point for the Queensland Ambulance Service, the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Queensland Corrective Services and Emergency Management Queensland.

Colin Allen, Operations Manager, QEOC, Queensland Department of Community Safety commented: “The new Acom system meets our operational needs well and gives us excellent control and functionality over our radio systems.”

The Acom system for the QEOC communication centre includes: 46 operator consoles; 10 analog PABX/PSTN interfaces; 156 analog radio interfaces; 10 utility audio interfaces; 46 PABX phone-to-console interfaces; and 10 digital, long-term logging interfaces that use E1 links from all console and radio lines.

“We worked closely with the QEOC to deliver a system that would meet their unique and exacting specifications,” said Zetron Australasia Vice President and General Manager, Ranjan Bhagat. “Zetron is committed to providing solutions that support public safety services throughout Australia and Asia and that also reflect a thorough understanding of local requirements.”