Oil & Gas

Hundreds of thousands of kilometres of oil and gas pipelines run across the most volatile and inhospitable areas of the world with vastly ranging temperatures and over difficult terrain.

Running pipelines above ground gives the advantage of significantly lower civil engineering costs, ease of visual inspection/leak detection and speed of repair, but it can also leave them vulnerable to environment conditions, accidental damage, sabotage, theft and piracy.

Keeping pipelines secure and sites running safely and efficiently in difficult operating environments poses constant challenges to the industry. The ability to communicate effectively with all cross functional teams and for them in turn, to communicate with each other reliably and immediately, not only improves operational efficiency, but also provides the means to react quickly in the event of an incident; which is why two way radios have become the communications backbone of the world's oil and gas enterprises both in upstream exploration, extraction and production and downstream refining, storage, transportation and distribution operations.

With the advent of trunked digital two-way radio systems, this ability to communicate by voice and data has been significantly improved in terms of quality, range, security and enhanced functionality.

Integrated Voice and Data Solutions

Designed and proven to deliver fail-safe voice and data communications to the world's oil and gas industries, Kenwood's spectrum efficient NEXEDGE® Digital trunked Two-Way radio solutions are fully scalable to accommodate large numbers of user groups spread across wide areas using wireless microwave or IP connectivity to ensure reliable service even when wired communications lines are rendered inoperable by adverse environmental conditions or acts of sabotage.

The addition of Kenwood's KAS-10 dispatch messaging and GPS/AVL software package which includes Virtual Radio IP Dispatch allows a dispatch PC to connect directly into a NEXEDGE® trunked radio network and is Microsoft® MapPoint® and Google Earth compatible, expanding mapping areas covered to the entire globe and empowering the network with the ability to send/receive messaging, track fleet radios, voice dispatch and record over an entire NEXEDGE® trunked system via IP connectivity.

NEXEDGE® Digital Two-Way walkie-talkies and in-vehicle units additionally feature an Analogue/Digital Mixed Mode which allows them to communicate automatically with any existing analogue radios whatever the make; providing a straightforward and economical way to use existing radios while migrating to the benefits of digital without compromising service quality and reliability.

All NEXEDGE® hand portable walkie talkies conform to MIL-STD-810 C/D/E/F/G for ruggedness and durability and are IP54/55 Water & Dust Intrusion rated, making them ideal for operation in harsh environments. NEXEDGE® Intrinsically Safe (IS) hand portable models are also available.

For more information on Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital trunked two-way radio systems for the oil and gas industries, click here for details on the Intrinsically Safe NX-200 IS / NS-300 IS hand-portable radio packages, or click here to post an enquiry. For details of Kenwood's ATEX certified two-way radios, click here.

 

 

Key Features & Benefits

 

Security

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies offer secure connections without interruptions and the risk of information leaks.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies offer inherent security against casual electronic eavesdropping via its NXDN^® digital air interface. It also includes NXDN^® voice & data scrambling for security against external threats while providing confidentiality within the same system and talk group. Inter-network links are further secured through encrypted VPN tunneling.

Economy

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies feature Analogue/Digital Mixed Mode which, unlike some other brands, allows them to communicate automatically with your existing analogue radios whatever the make; providing a straightforward and economical way to use your existing radios while you upgrade to the benefits of digital.

Scalability

• Kenwood Nexedge® digital two way radio systems are designed to grow with your requirements starting with hand-portable walkie-talkies and mobile units for peer to peer communications and scaling up to trunked networks able to accommodate large user groups spread over wide areas (local, regional, national and international) through the use of base stations and repeaters.

Performance

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies reduce external noise, making them ideal for noisy environments.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies are compact, lightweight, rugged and easy to set-up and use by design.

Coverage

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies deliver strong, clear signals over a much wider area than analogue systems.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies offer wider coverage through the greater sensitivity offered by digital narrow-bandwidth technology which also results in lower battery consumption than analogue sets.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies in trunked configuration and employing IP connectivity can link remote sites across great distances.

Flexibility 

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies offer peer-to-peer or wide area trunked capabilities for local, national and international coverage.

Safety

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies incorporate status buttons, enhanced text messaging, unit ID and man-down functions.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies can be programmed for both “Emergency” mode (push a pre-programmed  key to transmit a data alert message) 'Man Down' and “Lone Worker” mode (where the radio automatically transmits an alert  if it isn’t used within a preset period), giving your staff confidence in challenging situations knowing there will be backup at hand.

Efficiency

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies can provide voice, data and tracking on the same network at the same time allowing you meaning to monitor staff movements and deploy resources effectively.

Wide Range

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies are available in a wide range of tough, reliable hand-held walkie talkies and in-vehicle formats. These can be simple models for one-to-one communications, to more advanced radios systems with base stations and repeaters to provide extended coverage and networks incorporating sophisticated calling/signaling, messaging and logging facilities for management control.

The range is supported by a full complement of accessories including batteries, chargers, cases and belt hooks, headsets etc.

Future Proof

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies operate in 25 and 12.5 kHz analog and 12.5 & 6.25 kHz NXDN^® digital modes – meeting spectrum requirements today and into the future.

 

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