Vodafone is rolling out a remote access video surveillance system for its premises around the country after it handed a contract to integrator Diebold and vendor Zylotech.
The system will allow Vodafone to monitor live surveillance video of 25 sites, such as call centres and telephone exchanges, from anywhere on its corporate network. Currently the telco operates a hard-wired system where staff must physically attend the site to access CCTV footage.
to be used by Vodafone.
Under the contract, Diebold is installing video servers and monitoring software from Sydney-based Zylotech.
Zylotech managing director Nicholas Sikiotis said the system would give Vodafone instant access to surveillance video, rather than having to retrieve it from the site after an incident occurred.
The telco would monitor all video surveillance from two headquarters locations, he said. The surveillance video can be stored locally or remotely.
As part of the deal, Vodafone security managers will also carry tablet devices that receive the live video footage. The devices also operate as two way radios and PDAs. The rollout is expected to be complete in about a month.
Sikiotis declined to reveal the value of the contract. Zylotech won a contract with Qantas for a similar system in 2005.
