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Dublin, Ireland and Wellington, New Zealand, 20 October 2011

Northern Ireland Water chooses 4RF and EMR for countrywide radio network

Northern Ireland Water has selected the Aprisa SR point-to-multipoint SCADA radio from 4RF Communications for its province-wide water and waste water monitoring and control network. Nearly 2000 radios will be installed over the next 12 months by EMR Integration Solutions, 4RF’s local systems integration and distribution partner.

Northern Ireland Water’s infrastructure includes 20 major water treatment works and over a thousand waste water treatment works. The radio network consists of 28 protected base stations and 1847 remote stations, connected to RTUs and sensors that monitor information such as pressure and flow levels. Each existing analogue telemetry radio will be decommissioned and replaced with an Aprisa SR radio operating in the same licensed 450 – 470 MHz UHF frequency band.

Northern Ireland Water selected the Aprisa SR because it combines future-proof open standards management with excellent RF performance and comprehensive cyber security measures.

EMR will also be installing the network management software to manage Northern Ireland Water’s Telemetry scanning radio network.

“We have been partners with 4RF for many years, supplying radio infrastructure into electricity, water and public safety networks. 4RF products are consistently easy and intuitive to configure, manage and integrate into third party management platforms. This gives our customers a real choice rather than the traditional bespoke approach.”

Mark Quinn, Managing Director, EMR

The RF performance of the Aprisa SR, with its enhanced dynamic power range, enables reliable performance even over very short and very long distances, such as the nearly 40 km links needed in some locations, whilst meeting all the required licensing conditions.

Advanced best practice security standards protect the Aprisa SR radio network from both malicious and accidental cyber attacks. A ‘defence in depth’ design means that all traffic and interfaces are protected through a comprehensive suite of features, including AES256 encryption, authentication, and secure USB software upgrades.

“It is an honour to be selected as the main vendor for one of Europe’s largest water monitoring networks. It is a testimony to not only the quality of the 4RF solutions, but also to the great support infrastructure provided by 4RF and EMR.”

Hanoch Maskalchi, VP Global Sales, 4RF

This 12 month project will commence in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Notes

About Northern Ireland Water (http://www.niwater.com)
Northern Ireland Water (formerly Water Service) is the sole provider of water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland.  It is responsible for the supply and distribution of drinking water and the provision of sewerage services for approximately 780,000 domestic, agricultural and business customers throughout Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Water supplies these services to a population of 1.7 million. The assets operated by Northern Ireland Water include 26,500km of water main, 1,265 sewerage pumping stations, 20 major water treatment works, 15,300 km of sewers, 450,000 manholes and 1,100 waste water treatment works.

About EMR Integrated Solutions (http://www.emrsolutions.ie)
EMR Integrated Solutions is a dynamic Irish company providing wireless communications, SCADA and automation solutions for customers throughout Ireland and overseas. Established in 1985 as a provider of automatic metering systems for telecoms operators EMR has become a leader in the delivery of integrated communications, control systems and microwave networks for industrial, commercial and utility clients. Working closely with industry leading manufacturers including Motorola, NEC and Schneider , EMR provide complete end to end integrated solutions including system design, software and hardware configuration, system installation and commissioning, on site and workshop maintenance and repair, 24/7/365 system support and maintenance.
Contact: Mark Quinn, Managing Director, telephone +353 1 8013131

About 4RF Communications (http://www.4rf.com)
Operating in more than 120 countries, 4RF Communications provides radio communications equipment for utility and other critical infrastructure applications. Combining a standards-based approach with excellent RF performance, superior reliability and ease of use, 4RF develops best in class wireless products. The Aprisa SR point-to-multipoint radio provides secure communications for monitoring and control applications and the Aprisa XE point-to-point link provides long distance, carrier-class communications. All 4RF products operate in licensed spectrum bands and are optimised for robust, long term performance in temperature extremes and harsh environments.
Contact: Nicky Dibben, VP Marketing, telephone +44 (0) 1223 235399, e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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