Seton upgrades security with fibre

September 2008 Surveillance

Seton, a US-owned company based in Nigel is involved in the manufacturing of leather products for the automotive industry. The company recently upgraded its CCTV system and in the process switched to a fibre cabling backbone to improve the quality and performance of its camera network.

Seton was facing an ageing CCTV system which needed a major overhaul and upgrade. Due to the long lifespan of the system, the company was faced with old systems and deteriorating cabling. Like all South African companies, it also had to deal with regular power surges and high EMF signals that were affecting picture quality. The system was therefore unreliable and no longer met the company's security requirements.

Seton decided to revamp its entire CCTV system, including the network. A completely new CCTV system with fibre-optic cabling would offer the latest in surveillance technology with no cabling or bandwidth issues to deal with. Moreover, fibre cable lasts longer than traditional copper and picture quality is not compromised or disrupted as easily.

U&S Radio Alarms was the integrator selected to provide the upgrade solution with Johan Steenkamp the onsite project manager. The goal was to implement a state-of-the-art system which would meet Seton's immediate and future CCTV requirements.

The new system consists of 35 cameras in total, including high-speed dome units. The fibre-optic cable eliminated the previous EMF interference while improving image quality substantially. Once installed, the fibre-optic transmitters and receivers were responsible for transmitting all video and data signals, from cameras to the control room. IFS is manufactured in the USA and is distributed in South Africa by Alves Audio Visual.

Any change to fibre-optic cabling as a means of communicating video and data signals must always be carefully planned. In this case, U&S Radio Alarms also provisioned the system for future scalability as fibre networks are becoming more common due to their versatility and reliability.

Once the planning phase was completed, the installation proceeded smoothly. U&S Radio Alarms completed the Seton project on time and within budget, its largest fibre-optic system installation to date.

For more information contact Alves Audio Visual Services, +27 (0)82 414 2146, [email protected]





Share this article:
Share via emailShare via LinkedInPrint this page



Further reading:

The future of the surveillance channel
Duxbury Networking Technews Publishing Elvey Security Technologies SMART Security Solutions Surveillance
The video surveillance market has evolved from camera-based specifications to integrated solutions that solve customers’ problems. Moreover, the growth of AI and cloud has changed the channel even more, with more to come.

Read more...
The benefits of offsite control rooms
Astrosec Surveillance Integrated Solutions
As the security landscape grows more intricate, control rooms – the crucial hub of security operations – need to adapt. With escalating costs, mounting threats, and a heightened demand for immediate responses, many organisations are reassessing the operations of their control rooms.

Read more...
CCTV control room operator job description
Leaderware Editor's Choice Surveillance Training & Education
Control room operators are still critical components of security operations and will remain so for the foreseeable future, despite the advances of AI, which serves as a vital enhancement to the human operator.

Read more...
Hikvision launches latest range of cameras
Hikvision South Africa Surveillance AI & Data Analytics
Hikvision has launched its latest network cameras with ColorVu 3.0 technology and EasyIP 4.0 Plus, which elevate video security by delivering improved image quality, enhanced intelligent functions, superior audio capabilities, and a refined product design and materials.

Read more...
Platform to access data and train AI models
Milestone Systems AI & Data Analytics Surveillance
Milestone Systems has announced Project Hafnia to build services and democratise AI-model training with high-quality, compliant video data leveraging NVIDIA Cosmos Curator and AI model, fine-tuning microservices.

Read more...
The capabilities of visual verification
Secutel Technologies Surveillance AI & Data Analytics
Secutel Technologies has provided locally developed visual verification solutions for some time. SMART Security Solutions requested more insight into these solutions from the company.

Read more...
AI means proactive surveillance
DeepAlert Technews Publishing SMART Security Solutions AI & Data Analytics Surveillance
SMART Security Solutionsasked DeepAlert for some insight into how AI is transforming video surveillance, even to the extent of it being taught to protect the privacy of those in the cameras’ view.

Read more...
Integration is the key to smarter surveillance
Duxbury Networking Surveillance
According to recent market projections, the local security industry is expected to grow by more than 10% annually through 2029, reflecting the increasing demand for smarter, more proactive security solutions.

Read more...
edgE:Tower video analytics integrated with SEON
Surveillance Integrated Solutions AI & Data Analytics
Sentronics has announced a new integration between its edgE:Tower advanced AI-driven video analytics solution and SEON, a Central Monitoring Software (CMS) platform. This integration enhances real-time situational awareness and automated threat detection for control rooms.

Read more...
The state of the VMS market
Arteco Global Africa Milestone Systems Cathexis Technologies Technews Publishing Surveillance
SMART Security Solutions asked three platform vendors in South Africa, one that is developed and maintained in the country with an international market, for their views on the state of the VMS market and where it is headed.

Read more...