Concerns Over Terrorism, School Shootings, and Natural Disasters Spur Interest in Two-Way Radio Technology

Businesses use two-way radio technology to not only increase safety, but also to raise productivity, improve employee and customer satisfaction, and increase profitability

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to incidents such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, shootings at high schools and universities, and major natural disasters such as hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, businesses, universities, and government agencies have discovered that the cell phone network is not always available when they need it most. That's just one of the reasons there is renewed interest in two-way radios.

During any major tragedy or catastrophe, if the cell phone network is not destroyed, it is still overloaded with calls. The network simply isn't designed to handle the load so businesses and other organizations that depend on cell phones for communication are left without a means of communication.

That's one of the reasons there is a renewed interest in two-way radios (http://www.intercomsonline.com/MURS-Radio-s/76.htm). The cell phone network may go down, but radio airwaves never do.

But reliable communication isn't the only advantage of two-way radios. There are lots of productivity and profitability applications for them, too. Thanks to new products that work in conjunction with a two-way radio (http://www.intercomsonline.com/Two-Way-Radios-s/77.htm), they can now be used for customer-facing applications to provide better service, for employee or student safety applications, ....