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Keeping You Connected Through Personalized & Customized Voice, Video, and Data Solutions

Ensuring Reliability

Ensuring Reliability

Improving Productivity

Improving Productivity

Enhancing Safety

Enhancing Safety

Work place injuries cost $161.5 billion last year and 70 million days were lost to injury.

Source: National Safety Council

Communication and Connectivity Solutions Add Safety and Efficiency

With billions of dollars lost every year due to injuries, there’s no better time to focus on improving team communications and safety. Not only does tighter staff coordination help protect workers, it also optimizes production and minimizes costs. Voice, video, and data solutions from BearCom help hundreds of power generating plants, nuclear facilities, gas companies, and other utilities; as well as streets, sanitation, parks & recreation, and other municipal public works enterprises, improve safety, reduce downtime, and increase output.

BearCom Offers Technologies You Need to Be Successful

At BearCom, we partner with trusted technology leaders to deliver best-in-class unified team communication solutions, including two-way radio systems (walkie-talkies), video surveillance, data networking, and more. By teaming with the top manufacturers in the wireless industry, BearCom delivers the perfect voice, video, and data products and solutions for utility enterprises and public works departments; including trunked two-way radio networks, IP video surveillance, mesh broadband networking, emergency communications solutions, and back-up power supplies.

Two Way Radios

Motorola Solutions two-way radio systems are easy to operate and deliver crystal clear communications, with integrated voice and data capabilities available on many models.

BearCom works across North America with utilities and public works departments of all sizes to deploy the right solutions for single-site, multi-site, and wide area networks. You’ll add worker safety to meet or beat production deadlines with radios that deliver superior sound quality and extended range, durability and reliability, noise-canceling Intelligent Audio features, and advanced safety options. Intrinsically safe models available.

Radios can be programmed to receive auto alerts when production operations go down to immediately notify maintenance and management teams.

Public Works Walkie Talkie Two-way Radio
Public Works Walkie Talkie Two Way Radio Accessories

Two Way Radio Accessories

The right two-way radio accessories ensure your team gets the best communications performance with the greatest ease-of-use.

Headsets, earpieces, and speaker microphones enable hands-free operation. In addition, BearCom offers multiple headset designs – including hearing protection ear muffs for high decibel noise attenuation in heavy industrial environments. For fleet vehicle drivers, speaker microphones make it easy to drive and operate mobile radios within DOT distracted driving policies.

Spare batteries ensure that radios are ready to deliver peak signal strength when they are needed most. Multi-unit chargers available to reduce outlet demands and shelf space requirements.

Video Surveillance

In the highly complex environments inside power plants, threats of property damage, leaks/spills, and theft call for proper monitoring with high-definition cameras. To offer powerful video capture and real-time imaging delivery, BearCom is an Authorized Enterprise Partner for Avigilon.

Teaming up with Avigilon, we offer the latest end-to-end solutions that include cameras, monitoring equipment, infrastructure, network management, storage, and access control. Sealed housings available for cameras.

What sets Avigilon apart from other systems are the programming options and built-in Artificial Intelligence analytics. Avigilon cameras also reduce Total Cost of Ownership by providing higher resolution imaging, making it possible to use fewer units.

Street Intersection Video Surveillance
Fire Fighter BDA-DAS Walkie Talkie

BDA-DAS

A Bi-Directional Amplifier (BDA) is part of a Distributed Antenna System (DAS), both of which are signal boosters used to increase coverage for wireless two-way radios and cellular devices. Since variables such as building materials, dead spots, and interference offer unique challenges within a facility, nearly every BDA-DAS solution is custom-designed.

Many plants use signal boosters to improve communication efficiency and safety for their two-way radio users. In addition, many localities require BDAs to boost two-way radio signal strength on Public Safety frequencies to ensure that first responders remain in contact with each other during an emergency. BearCom has extensive experience deploying BDA-DAS signal boosters.

Data, WiFi & CBRS

BearCom stands ready to help you navigate, integrate, and implement the best voice, video, and data connectivity strategies in your facilities. Some of the technologies we offer that enable better convergence include data and Wi-Fi solutions, private LTE networks, the new Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multi-Point bridges, and other private area network approaches.

Whether your operations rely on Six Sigma, IoT, M2M, SCADA, or other high-efficiency processes to improve productivity and reduce downtime, BearCom’s networked voice, video, and data solutions help drive success.

Electrician Field Worker Data, WiFi & CBRS
Walkie Talkie Two Way Radio Repair

Expert Services

With more than 350 service professionals, BearCom has an outstanding team of certified field service technicians and highly skilled system architects and electrical engineers. Whether it’s a FREE networking consultation, simple repair, or system design and upgrade, BearCom complies fully with R56 and other challenging wireless industry standards.

As Motorola Solutions largest dealer in the world, we are well-versed in FCC codes and regulations to ensure your radio frequencies will be clear and compliant.

To keep your voice, video, and data equipment operating at peak performance levels, BearCom offers a variety of service level agreements, preventive maintenance plans, extended warranty options, and more.

Equipment Rentals

Renting communications equipment during planned plant shut-downs and large capital improvement projects connects teams, improves safety, and keeps jobs on-schedule. BearCom has more than 50,000 two-way radios and extended push-to-talk phones available in our rentals fleet, which includes Intrinsically Safe (HazLoc) radios.

When your project requires contractors, we can help your blended teams communicate with additional radios. Plus, we conduct radio frequency scans and create channel plans to facilitate clear and efficient wireless communications.

BearCom can help add safety and efficiency to your next large-scale project with the right rental solutions.

Power Lines Public Works Equipment Rentals

Voice, Video, and Data Solutions Reduce Downtime, Enhance Safety, and Increase Productivity

To accelerate growth, increase safety, and boost productivity, BearCom designs, deploys, and maintains seamless two-way radio networks with digital applications for single site or multi-site operations. In addition, we offer BDA/DAS signal boosters, video surveillance solutions, mass notification systems, and back-up power sources.

Motorola Solutions Two-Way Radio Systems Increase Work Team Productivity and Safety

The Motorola Solutions radio systems BearCom offers have long been the standard for utility plants and public works facilities. With advanced features like GPS tracking, remote management, and WAVE™ integration, these advanced radio system solutions are indispensable for production environments and mobile work teams.

Safety and Security Functionality of Motorola Solutions Two-Way Radios include:

  • Group calling to all team members simultaneously
  • Advanced safety features including Man Down and Lone Worker alerts, and GPS tracking
  • Intrinsically Safe (Hazardous Location) models
  • Access control programming that allows locking/unlocking doors and gates from distance
  • Work ticket applications available for many digital models
  • Pre-recorded warnings for emergency siren activation
  • Remote management configuration
  • Mobile radios for better driver connectivity and fleet management

Additional Two-Way Radio Features:

  • Clearer voice communications and sound quality over an extended range
  • Durability and reliability
  • Noise-canceling abilities
  • Static and noise rejection
  • Enhanced battery life

Featured Two-Way Radio Devices for Utilities and Public Works:

Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Security: The XPR3300e and XPR3500e (includes display and keyboard) are digital models featuring Intelligent audio, transmit interrupt, and Bluetooth. The XPR7350e and XPR7550e (includes display and keyboard) are advanced digital models that include GPS, third-party application capabilities, and more. XPR 3000 Series and 7000 Series include Intrinsically Safe (Hazardous Location) models.

Mobile Communications: The new TLK 100 combines the broad coverage of a nationwide 4G LTE cellular network with the ease of two-way radio communications. The CM200d is a reliable mobile radio that operates concurrently in digital and analog modes.

Extended Range: The SLR5700 analog or digital repeater supports all MOTOTRBO system architectures to extend two-way radio range.

Vehicle Upfitting Expertise Enhances Fleet Vehicle Performance

BearCom fleet vehicle solutions improve service levels and optimize work crews by alerting field team members to emergencies, organizing action plans, and speeding response. BearCom offers in-vehicle mobile radios, modems, mobile computers, and more. These valuable solutions not only add safety with better communication options, they also boost team and vehicle efficiency to reduce drive-time and fuel costs.

BearCom’s full upfitting services include deployment of communication and data management systems, as well installation of accessories such as amber beacon lights and antennas.

Utilities and Public Works Operations Benefit from Additional Wireless Solutions

Video Surveillance Systems Keep Facilities and Staff More Secure

Enhance Security Scope: Provide added effectiveness with smart, easy-to-use technology.

Monitor Activities: Keep watch to help prevent personal injury and property damage inside and outside the facility, including maintenance garages, equipment yards, storage facilities, perimeter fencing, and parking lots.

Notify Radios: BearCom has developed proprietary Video Alerts Dispatched Over Radio (VADOR) technology that sends alerts from Avigilon cameras to two-way radios when a triggering event occurs.

Document Incidents, Prove Compliance: Capture video to share with public safety officials, regulatory agencies, and others as needed.

ALPR: Automated License Plate Recognition technologies can send alerts if black-listed vehicles enter.

End-to-End BDA and DAS Solutions to Boost Wireless Signals

Free Consultation and Evaluation: We help solve two-way radio and cellular signal coverage issues.

Custom Design Services: We develop and deploy the right signal boosters for your facilities.

Improve Team Communications: Increase range and radio coverage to increase worker efficiency and safety.

Code Compliance:Our deep expertise provides added peace-of- mind that you’re meeting local Public Safety ordinances.

Unmatched Experience: As the world’s largest two-way radio dealer with thousands of BDA/DAS deployments, we draw on past, proven deployments to ensure success.

Wi-Fi, Data, Private Network Solutions

CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service): Extended coverage and faster connectivity on a private LTE broadband network that enables greater connectivity for voice, video, and data technologies.

Licensed Microwave Networks: We design and install networks that achieve affordable, high-performance wireless connectivity.

Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multi-Point Solutions: Provide secure and reliable connectivity networks for voice, video, and data applications.

MOTOTRBO Local and Wide Area Networks: Enable wireless two-way radio communications coverage across a large site or in multiple locations. BearCom can recommend and deploy Motorola Solutions digital trunking solutions including: IP Site Connect, Capacity Plus, Capacity Max, Linked Capacity Plus, or Connect Plus.

Whelen Mass Notification and Alarm Systems

Add Safety: Speed response and direct staff to the nearest safe location when there is a safety issue.

Connectivity with Two-Way Radios: Emergency sirens and alarms, and production line failure notifications, can be broadcast directly to two-way radios.

Excellent for Large Campuses: Broadcasts across sites and production facility complexes.

Eaton Power Supply Equipment Minimizes Outages

For high-output facilities, Eaton’s Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units are designed as reliable back-ups to help prevent power failures, sags, and surges. Eaton products can maximize productivity by protecting:

  • Controls
  • Process automation
  • Power regulation
  • IT/Networking equipment
  • Communications infrastructure, including repeaters

So utility operations and public works departments benefit from the right voice, video and data connectivity technologies, contact BearCom for a FREE CONSULTATION on sales, rentals, or services.

BearCom Serves: Gas, Water, Streets, Power, Electricity, Phone, Cable, Sanitation, Snow Plowing, Garbage, Waste Management, Water Works, National Parks, Parks, Animal Control, Recreational Facilities

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