Entel’s DN495 wide area solution makes TCS London Marathon a walk in the park
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CSE Crosscom Supplies Entel DN495 radios for the TCS London Marathon
CSM Live is a renowned global leader in delivering exceptional branding and live experience programmes across the world. They have partnered with London Marathon Events to bring some of the most exciting sporting occasions to life, including the TCS London Marathon, Swim Serpentine, RideLondon and The Big Half.
For the 2023 TCS London Marathon, CSM Live needed reliable and interference-free radio communications. With the event attracting a massive number of visitors and vendors, traditional radio communication channels were heavily used, making it difficult and expensive to achieve reliable communications.
At CSE we had the perfect solution in the form of Entel’s DN495 PoC radios. With extensive experience in using these radios, we knew they would be the best solution for the London Marathon. To meet CSM Live’s requirements, we topped up their already extensive DN495 hire fleet by cross-hiring additional handsets from Entel. The DN495 radio provides coverage across Europe as standard, making communication across London a breeze.
What did we supply the TCS London Marathon?
- DN495 LTE Radio with 4G LTE / Wi-Fi PoC Radios
- Batteries
- Multi Chargers
- Single Chargers
- Remote Speaker Microphones
- Earpieces
- Leather Cases
Stephen Rochford from CSE explains: “Our client needed coverage across the London Marathon route and associated venues. To ensure reliable communications, this would have normally required surveys and sites to be sourced for a complex infrastructure installation. By mitigating the need for all this work, the DN495 solution worked seamlessly straight out of the box!”
Steve Mulka, Entel’s Product Manager, adds: “Our DN495 is the ideal solution for major events. Despite the number of people gathered for the London Marathon, it delivered unwavering communications. DN495 radios can be deployed instantly almost anywhere, with updates or ad hoc changes to clients’ preferences easily applied remotely and instantly over the air.”