Managing secure access to over 40,000 telecom cabinets
CASE STUDY:
Telecommunications Client
Telecommunications Client offers fixed-line and mobile telephony, broadband services, pay television and integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT). At the same time, the Client is involved in a range of activities, notably satellite communications, real-estate and professional training.
Founded in the late 1940s; it’s one of the largest companies listed on any European Stock Exchange judged by market capitalisation.
Industry
Telecommunications
Company Size
The Telecommunications Client employs over 13,000 people in its home country and over 20,000 people worldwide.
Location
Their current headquarters is in a historic and ancient capital city.
Challenges Faced by Asian Insurance Company
Monitoring and controlling user access to the telecom cabinet
Monitoring cabinet door openings
Temperature monitoring and threshold alarm generation
Managing PSTN and IP connected devices
Low power consumption and High operating temperatures (up to 85℃)
Integration to existing alarm and Human Resources management systems
Cloud-based and On-premise hosting solutions
Choosing SPG
SPG is an innovator in the field of Electronic Security with a focus on exploiting the rise of IoT and Smart technology. In a market dominated by in situ systems that use legacy technologies, that are often incapable of integration, SPG has identified a way to make use of smart devices and SaaS cloud technologies to bridge the integration gap.
SPG’s executive leadership team has over 100 years of collective experience. Their R&D team are pioneers in the area of IP security. The SPG team have developed a product portfolio utilising the latest tools and technologies all of which are modular, cost-effective and provide easy integration
ARCO Solution
The ARCO Solution offers a low power, centrally controlled, security management system designed primarily for managing thousands of unmanned sites that make up a significant part of the asset base of any telco — typically from cell sites to street cabinets.
Intelligent Self-Powered Key/Lock
The system utilises a tamper-monitored, bolt—type door lock at each site, which requires no external power source. The lock is activated by power from an intelligent, fully-audited, universal smart key. Keys must be programmed – typically via a wireless smartphone/laptop connection – to give the keyholder specified access rights to each lock within a system. A full audit trail — a recording of which users have accessed any lock, and when – is maintained by the monitoring and management system, which also houses the keyholder database and is used to configure and distribute access rights. Keys and locks also retain a record of their previous 2000 events.
Consolidated Cloud-based Monitoring
The ARCO Platform is a web-based application that resides in either a central location or cloud and provides the collection point for all events from the S1000 Smart Controller. The software monitors security/access alarm, telemetry activity, data gathering from the doors connected to the controller located at each cell site, and prioritises events for multiple operator workstations.
Comprehensive Access Control
Interactive dashboards and graphical screens provide easy management and data consolidation showing the current and historical status of secure areas. There is the ability to drill down to view the current status and system configuration at any location, enabling timely management of alarms and proper escalation of emergencies. Details of the recorded history stored in the system can be used for analytics and performance enhancements.
Solution Summary
Smart Lock and Keys
Intelligent IoT Devices
Ruggedised Enclosure
Centrally Managed Alarms
Centrally Managed Access Control Platform