Zetron software to connect 47 communications centres in Japan.

Zetron’s MAX Dispatch Portal software will soon connect to and allow resource sharing among Zetron MAX Dispatch systems being deployed at 47 communications centres for a company in Japan.

Previously, this type of communication between sites required connections by each individual resource. The portal is a significant improvement because it enables complete communication between sites running separate MAX Dispatch systems. It allows geographically diverse communication centres to seamlessly access and share radio resources such as radio channels and I/O controls. Because it does so without requiring multicast traffic to be passed across a wide area network, it helps reduce bandwidth requirements.

In addition, the software can be configured so dispatchers at one site can view, access and use the channels and other resources at another site at all times or only as needed. This allows separate sites to provide flexible and robust backup for each other.