Romteck Australia has collaborated with u‑blox to upgrade its ASE (Alarm Signaling Equipment) which now supports cellular connectivity through u-blox technology. Romteck ASE is designed to overcome the shortcomings of more traditional fire alarm systems, it constantly monitors tens of thousands of building alarms and centralizes these at a fire alarm monitoring center that then relays confirmed fire alarm information to the relevant fire and rescue services. The system allows instant knowledge and alerting of fire alarms and provides specific information as to the location, type and extent of the alarm. State‑of‑the‑art cellular technology is therefore essential to the ASE so that it can convey life‑or‑death critical information in a timely way.
This collaboration allows customers to easily upgrade their products with each new generation of u‑blox global positioning or wireless modules without having to change the PCB designs with easy migration. One of the main customers to benefit from the collaboration between Romteck and u‑blox is Airservices Australia, an Australian Commonwealth corporation providing air navigation, rescue, and fire‑fighting services to the aviation industry. Reinforcing their ongoing commitment to an impressive safety record, in 2011 Airservices upgraded their fire monitoring services across every major Australian airport to a centrally monitored facility using Romteck equipment, embedding u‑blox’s LISA‑U200.
