March 13, 2006—World Communication Center (WCC), a leading provider of global satellite voice and data communications, has introduced a custom-manufactured “Hot Shot Kit” (HSK).
Based on the completely global Iridium satellite technology, emergency management teams can communicate even with the absence of landlines and cell towers.
The portable kit provides all the telephone, e-mail and Internet accessibility needed for a team of up to 32 to communicate between each other and back to base. With all equipment safely contained in a sealed, rugged safety waterproof case, WCC’s HSK meets the needs of emergency responders for such scenarios as disaster and rescue operations, crisis management, emergency preparedness, business continuity, non-profit and volunteer operations, and backup communications for government, tribal officials, and remote businesses and residences — especially those prone to extreme weather.
The HSK includes either a 12- to 36-volt cigarette lighter plug or 110-220 volt AC adapter, along with an onboard battery power supply. WCC’s HSK can communicate between on-site team members with up to 32 portable radio/telephone handsets, or each individual handset can make a single call satellite-to-satellite and/or via the satellite-to-analog network.
Due to the small, easy-to-place omnidirectional antennas, the HSK works in a moving vehicle, inside a building with a fixed antenna on roof, or outdoors with up to a mile range if unobstructed from the base station.
World Communication Center (WCC) is a leading provider of global satellite solutions including telephones, pagers, WiFi networking, and broadband Internet satellite devices and services. For more information, visit the Web site.
