{"id":2970,"date":"2023-08-03T14:29:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T14:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avire-global.com\/articles\/?p=2970"},"modified":"2023-09-13T07:33:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T07:33:30","slug":"european-adoption-of-gsms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avire-global.com\/articles\/european-adoption-of-gsms\/","title":{"rendered":"European adoption of GSMs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Current trends drive the adoption of emergency GSM lift phones<\/a>. However, this process moves at different speeds throughout Europe, offering opportunities to learn from the different approaches and progression status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drivers of this transition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in the early 2000s, GSM lift phones received criticism from organisations and users due to poor 2G network coverage and mobile networks deregistering the SIM cards<\/a> of inactive phones. However, times have changed. And with the evolution of technology, GSM solutions have emerged as the most complete lift phone technology on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several reasons that the adoption of emergency GSM lift phones is being pushed forward more quickly, and these trends include the digital switch, the growing 2G and 4G signal coverage, signal rescan, and a few others. Let\u2019s looks at each of these in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Switch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the evolution of technology, the world is moving away from a world of analogue phones towards a digital switch that favours digital devices. Effectively, this means that communications based on copper lines are slowly being replaced by fibre lines and therefore, there is a move from analogue signalling (typically DTMF tones\/touch-tone) to digital data transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prioritisation of digital consumption throughout the world means that eventually, every country in the world will go through this transition as it replaces analogue transmission. The main benefit of moving to digital is that it favours the rapid transmission of large amounts of data (including voice).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This switchover means that phones with analogue copper lines will cease to function, and that fibre will become the de facto line of choice. Unfortunately, these lines aren\u2019t suitable for emergency lift phones because they don\u2019t carry power (copper lines carry a default 48V of current). In the event of a power cut, an emergency lift phone using a fibre connection will be unable to dial out, because the fibre line will fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many organisations are now transitioning as solutions such as MEMCO by AVIRE\u2019s GSM over fibre come with in-built battery backup power, so they can keep functioning even if there is a mains power failure, ensuring that passengers are always within reach of a lift technician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing 2G and 4G Signal Coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another important trend driving the adoption of GSM systems is the growth in 2G and 4G signal coverage. In the past, GSM solutions in Europe and the UK could only be used in a handful of locations due to a lack of 2G network coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, 2G, and in recent years 4G signal coverage has increased significantly over the last ten years, with mobile providers improving their 2G coverage rate across the countries\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growth in 2G and 4G coverage means that GSM technology can be used almost anywhere, with minimal instability. While there are still some highly-remote areas with no 2G coverage, you\u2019re unlikely to encounter connectivity issues unless you\u2019re installing a system in remote rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low Cost of SIM Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As landline providers increase consumer prices by an average of $55 per year, many organisations have looked to GSM solutions to reduce costs. As a result, many organisations opt to buy SIM cards and install GSM solutions because they offer lower monthly costs than a commercial landline and deliver long-term cost savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Creation of Signal Rescan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For years, mobile network deregistering has disrupted many GSM connections. Network carriers would often deregister the SIM cards of GSM phone systems due to inactivity, meaning that users had no protection during emergency incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, next-generation systems created by providers like the MEMCO by AVIRE GSM are confronting deregistering head-on with signal rescan. With signal rescan, the GSM systems processor tells the system to periodically reconnect to the mobile network and find the best signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rescanning the signal in this way prevents mobile carriers from deregistering the SIM, ensures that there\u2019s always coverage available in emergency scenarios, and increases the overall reliability and consistency of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greater Monitoring Capabilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maintaining legacy lifts is a significant challenge due to the lack of visibility on the status of internal components. GSM solutions are addressing this issue by offering enterprises and venues greater remote monitoring capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, solution providers like MEMCO by AVIRE offer users a cloud-based solution called the AVIRE HUB<\/a>, where technicians can remotely monitor the performance of the GSM-based lift phone, to verify that the device is operational and identify if there\u2019s a malfunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information that can be monitored includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n