The greatest motivation for physiological monitoring technology is to prevent occupational loss of life. Tait has integrated physiological monitoring into our critical communications solutions, where firefighters and other workers in dangerous environments can be monitored.

But rather than talk about physiological monitoring as part of a critical communications solution, we have been taking it out into the field. Two of our in-field tests were firefighter stair climbs, simulating real life activity – well, minus the actual burning building!
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On 23 May 2015, undeterred by driving rain and chilling Auckland temperatures, a team of Tait Tough employees showcased their support for fire services and Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC) at the Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge.

Now in its 11th year, the Stair Challenge invites firefighters from around the world to raise funds and awareness for LBC by racing up 51 floors (all 1,103 steps) of the Sky Tower wearing full firefighting kit weighing 25kg.

LBC is New Zealand’s national charity dedicated to supporting patients and their families living with blood cancers like leukaemia and related blood conditions.
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Earlier this month a few members of our Houston and Christchurch teams attended UTC 2015 in Atlanta. We had a great time and just wanted to give everyone who stopped by our booth a special thank you for visiting.

On display we had a Tait GridLink demo, and many people were interested to learn how it works. Learn more about our distribution automation solution.

The Tait booth also had a DMR Tier 3 system operating. In order to demonstrate Tait Toughness, one of the radios on the network spent the entire trade show under water. Continue Reading

Tait are leaders in DMR technology with our delivery and management of critical communication solutions for the Utilities Industry. The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) Telecom & Technology 2015 event starts next week and we have our latest technology on show.

When: May 5-8th, 2015
Where: Cobb Galleria Centre, Two Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339.
Booth Number: #902
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What do you do when radio communications are critical to help you attempt to break the world land speed record from a car traveling at a speed of 1000mph in the middle of the Kalahari desert? When loss of communications could mean the difference between life and death.

You call in the experts. And that’s exactly what the Bloodhound Super Sonic Car team did. To ensure that Andy Green, driver of the Bloodhound Super Sonic Car could be in constant touch with the control center, they enlisted Tait’s partner in South Africa, Emcom, to design, install... Continue Reading

Tait Communications at PMR Expo 2014

Last week PMR Expo, one of the biggest and most important European events in Tait’s calendar, opened its door for the fourteenth time in Germany.

Trending topics this year were migration from analog to DMR, and technology comparison, especially between TETRA and DMR. If you would like to know more about these simply contact us for more information.

For 3 days, visitors had the opportunity to catch up on the latest innovations and developments, as well as existing products in the communications sector. Tait has been attending this event for many years, not only as exhibitor but also as contributor to the conference and panel discussions. Continue Reading

Comms Connect kicks off in Melbourne next week with an exciting line up of speakers and topics running across three streams.

John Graham, Tait Solutions Marketing Manager, will present “Private LTE design and deployment experiences: lessons learnt in real life” – a case study of an Electrical Utility’s pilot Tait LTE network. Don’t miss it – Thursday 2 October, 1.30pm-2.00pm. View the abstract here

Tait is a proud Gold sponsor for both Comms Connect and the ARCIA Industry Gala Dinner:

Comms Connect Melbourne 2014 Event Details
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By Letizia Barbi, Marketing Communications Executive with Tait Communications

Critical Communications Middle East 2014 in Dubai, was once again, a big success. The exhibition was very busy with over 600 attendees flooding the exhibition hall.

It was officially opened by Major General Khamis Mattar Al Muzaina – Head Of Dubai Police on Monday the 15th September 2014 and attendees could not wait to check out the latest products and solutions on offer from the exhibitors. Continue Reading

On Sunday, September 7, more than 150 firefighters from Australia and New Zealand took part in the inaugural Melbourne Firefighters Stair Climb, which saw career and volunteer firefighters climb 28 flights of stairs to the top of Crown Metropol hotel in full firefighting kit weighing 25kg.

Inspired by competing in the Auckland Sky Tower Stair Challenge, a Melbourne-based team went about organizing their very own firefighter-exclusive stair challenge and the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb was born. The event simulates the actions of a... Continue Reading

We feel proud and fortunate to be able to support and work alongside so many inspirational individuals, groups and organizations who are also dedicated to ensuring safer and more resilient communities. We share the devotion to this cause and are proud of the supporting role we play in providing critical communications and services that help the people who keep each of us, our friends, our families and properties safe.

The mission set for us by our founder Sir Angus Tait is to ‘build lasting benefits for our clients and the communities in which we... Continue Reading