Product Profiles: Communications

Oct. 26, 2005
The following product descriptions of equipment are offered as a service to readers and are not intended as an endorsement.

The following product descriptions of equipment are offered as a service to readers and are not intended as an endorsement. To obtain more information on any item listed, contact the manufacturer or visit www.airportbusiness.com.

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (ics) solutions are available from Becker Avionics, Inc. The solutions are a combination of technologies developed and integrated in cooperation with other manufacturers and system integrators. They are designed to meet the demanding requirements of different applications providing a full integrated network, including access to voice radios; www.beckerusa.com.

AN INTEGRATED AUDIO AND VISUAL AIRPORT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM is available from IED (Innovative Electronic Designs, Inc.). Designed to enhance the passenger communication process through the integration of audio communications with a robust multi user flight information display system (MUFIDS); www.iedaudio.com.

THE AIRTALKXS AND AIRTALKXD HEADSETS, developed for professional air traffic control usage, are available from IMTRADEX. Both are designed to ensure sound clarity and intelligibility within a frequency range of 1.8 to 2.5 Hz., balancing both treble and bass; www.imtradex.de.

WI-FI SYSTEMS, for use by public travelers and the airport’s private tenants, are built and managed by Opti-Fi Networks. The company announces a roaming agreement with Boingo Wireless, a provider of Wi-Fi connectivity for business travelers. The agreement adds all of Opti-Fi’s wireless access points at 30 North American airports to the Boingo Roaming System, with additional access planned at 28 more locations; www.opti-fi.com.

HIGH-SPEED WI-FI WIRELESS AND WIRED INTERNET ACCESS is provided by Wayport. The company provides a comprehensive neutral host Wi-Fi solution for airports that enables roaming and private side applications in the airport. Wayport also owns and operates Laptop Lane airport business centers in major airports; www.wayport.net.

THE HMEC25 KA HEADSET is available from Sennheiser Electronic Corporation. Weighing only 5.9 ounces, it comes with split headband, reversible and flexible boom, and mic/phone/power connector options. The newest configuration, the HMEC25-KAP, powers the ANC through the mic tip, eliminating the need for the battery pack or additional power plug; www.sennheiserusa.com.

COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS are provided by SITA. Designed to address an airport’s ever-changing and demanding communication challenges. Using SITA’s global data network, turnkey solutions include: AirportConnect Campus, AirportConnect CUTE, AirportConnect Client, AirportConnect Kiosk, AirportConnect Platform Services, and AirportConnect Wireless; www.sita.aero.