RAMTECH USES NEW TECHNOLOGY TO INSTALL PARK INTERNET SERVICE

Wireless communications specialist, Ramtech, has used new technology to provide high speed internet services at two holiday parks.

At Three Rivers Caravan Park, near Clitheroe, and Pentney Lakes Caravan Park, near King’s Lynn, existing electrical wiring has been used to carry a signal into the main electrical distribution board, which is then repeated across the parks’ sub-distribution boards.

This is the first time Ramtech has used the technology, which effectively uses existing wiring to put each holiday home on a high speed network with a bandwidth of up to 200Mb.

Customers are now able to access the Internet through a device which can be plugged into any electrical socket in their holiday home. This can then be connected straight to a laptop, PC or VoIP telephone. Touring caravans and motor homes connected to an electrical hook up can also access the service in the same way.

Ramtech's business development director, Gary Frith, commented: "This kind of technology is particularly suited to parks that are not easily serviced by a WiFi type network such as those with significant tree coverage.

“It also guarantees a high quality signal inside the holiday home which facilitates other services, such as voice over Internet telephony (VoIP) and potentially digital TV in the future”

The whole park is networked so the system can also be used for other services such as CCTV, with the facility to locate a CCTV camera at any park location close to an electrical socket. The camera’s images are then relayed to a central viewing and recording station through the electrical wiring.

Gary added: "We’re finding a number of new competitors entering the market with different business models. However we believe that what makes us different is that we’ve been in the business for 18 years and we have an in depth understanding of the holiday park market. We know the technology inside-out and have a dedicated team of engineers to support parks. We’re also flexible and can develop bespoke solutions which meet individual requirements.”

Ramtech is currently in the process of installing three other Internet networks using electrical wiring, as well as a large number of its conventional Park WiFi systems.



More information: http://www.ramtech.co.uk