Wireless Alarm Monitoring in OKC and Tulsa - How Mesh Radio Technology Works

Your business needs alarm monitoring service, but what kind of monitoring should you choose for your security and fire alarm system?  While there are several types of commercial alarm monitoring in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, often using phone lines, cellular networks or the Internet, monitoring using mesh radio technology is much more reliable and cost-effective.

But how does mesh radio technology work? How is it more dependable than a telephone?

This private radio communications network is a robust mesh of radio paths that link individual transceivers to a central station. Thus, an alarm signal will be sent from the monitored alarm panel to the central monitoring station either directly, or it will “hop” through other transceivers along one of many possible routes through this mesh until it gets a confirmed delivery at the central station. Each transceiver not only can transfer its own information, but it can also transmit information relayed from other transceivers. So wireless alarm signals are not restricted to just one route, and there is two-way communication between the receivers.

This mesh configuration means there are always numerous routes that the radio alarm signal can go through to get to the central station. If one route is blocked, the mesh network immediately finds an alternative route. Signals are received by the central station in 2 seconds or less. Because there is redundancy of multiple paths, this alarm monitoring service provides 100 percent reliability.

Because this alarm monitoring service is radio-based, it will always be up and running regardless of Oklahoma weather, accidents, or even natural disasters. While telephone lines may go down because of problems with the phone company, weather, or other interference, wireless mesh radio networks are independent of these third-party communication systems. This also means that the technology will not become obsolete nor subject to changes in technology standards.

Cellular networks can be jammed, calls dropped, or require expensive upgrades and infrastructure changes, but wireless mesh networks require little installation without cabling or other IT department issues. The transceivers do not need to be wired to anything and can be extremely scalable.

Tulsa and OKC alarm monitoring service from MacNet is UL Listed and approved for both primary and secondary alarm signaling and NFPA 72 compliant. This time-tested technology provides a more reliable wireless alarm monitoring service through radio signals that, at the same time, delivers a more cost-effective way of safeguarding your business. Learn more about the many advantages of MacNet wireless alarm monitoring for Tulsa and Oklahoma City.