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PoC radio
Advantages of PoC radios and Starlink Wi-Fi for global communication
A PoC radio uses the mobile network or Wi-Fi. With a Starlink antenna, the team can talk even far from terrestrial coverage.
PoC means Push-to-Talk over Cellular: the radio uses a data network — a SIM card or Wi-Fi — for PTT, instead of relying only on a local UHF or VHF frequency.
Palo Security supplies PoC radios for patrols, reception and operations. The lines include Hytera, Inrico, ICOM, Caltta and Kirisun. Quantity is set in the quote. This article explains the advantages and how Wi-Fi from a Starlink antenna extends the range.
What a PoC radio solves
- Range: the call continues while data is available. It is not limited to the site repeater.
- One conversation across distant posts or a team in the field.
- Call groups set in the service, without reprogramming every radio channel on site.
- The same set can use a SIM where mobile coverage exists and Wi-Fi when Starlink or the site network is available.
Starlink in the middle: internet, then the radio
The Starlink antenna links the site to the internet. The router creates a Wi-Fi network. The PoC radio joins that network like any other Wi-Fi device. From there PTT travels over the internet to the PoC service and to the other radios in the group.
This suits mines, worksites, remote bases, convoys and posts where the mobile network fails and a UHF or VHF repeater cannot reach the control room.
- Install the Starlink antenna with open sky and stable power.
- Confirm that the Starlink router delivers Wi-Fi at the workplace.
- On the PoC radio, save the name and password of that Wi-Fi network.
- Confirm on the radio that data is up and that PTT opens the group.
When PoC does not replace UHF and VHF
A PoC radio needs data. With no SIM and no Wi-Fi, PTT does not leave the set. UHF and VHF stay useful on the site, on a short patrol and when the internet drops. Many operations use both: PoC for the long link, UHF or VHF for the site.
Palo Security helps choose the set. Tell us the number of radios, whether the site has Starlink, and whether the team already uses Hytera, Inrico, ICOM, Caltta, Kirisun or another PoC line.
Need this for the team?
Tell us the quantity and the site. We prepare the quote.
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