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ADT to help keep passengers secure at Dublin Airport Terminal 2 ADT, Europe’s leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, recently announced that SITA, a premier provider of global information and telecommunications solutions to the air transport industries, chose it to deliver a fully-integrated security and access control solution within Dublin Airport’s new Terminal 2 (T2)
Donal Colfer, ADT
ADT, Europe’s leading provider of
the terminal’s IT network. As a result, T2
recently announced that SITA, a premier
management, telephony and passenger
electronic fire and security solutions, provider of global information and
telecommunications solutions to the air transport industries, chose it to deliver a fully-integrated security and access
control solution within Dublin Airport’s
new Terminal 2 (T2). T2 opened its doors
in November 2010 and has the capacity to handle more than 30 million passengers each year. Working with partners
Tyco and Meyertech, ADT has helped T2 visitors have a safe and pleasant
experience travelling through the airport. The €395m terminal opens up a new
gateway between Ireland and the US. ADT is responsible for the
has digital recording, alarms, building
screening operating on one consolidated network.
With more than 600 CCTV cameras
and using h.264 video encoders for IP
based recording, ADT has delivered one of the world’s most advanced video
management systems. The solution
integrates CCTV, access control, building management, baggage handling, and
fire alarm systems into a digital control room that provides a consolidated
view of all of these critical T2 systems.
Operating information is delivered across two data centres to strengthen and maintain the flow of data
across all systems, while video surveillance is connected
via the IT network to a 400
Terabyte (TB) Storage Area Network (SAN).
To further strengthen air
transport links between Ireland and the US,
Dublin Airport is also
using the integrated system to support
a new facility with the US
end-to-end delivery of
the airport’s CCTV and security systems
as well as their support and maintenance. The IP-based solution provides an
interface between analogue and digital systems, which is then integrated with
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Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
which provides passenger clearance in Ireland on departing flights to the US. This provides a fluid transition to the US immigration and customs service
on arrival; improving the border control
process and heightening “passenger flow” efficiency levels. .
“Dublin Airport T2 offers passengers
state-of-the-art facilities. The security and safety of visitors to the airport were two of the primary concerns
with the airport design,” said Michael
Powell the SITA Programme Director. “A comprehensive security solution was
required for T2. It needed to integrate
with a number of critical airport systems intended to run over the newly designed network, as well as integrate with
legacy systems and be controlled from a consolidated central point for better
management. ADT is a name synonymous with quality in the safety and security market and was the ideal choice for SITA to partner with for the design,
implementation, and support of the CCTV security system.”
“For an organisation of Dublin Airport’s
stature and reputation, getting security right is absolutely critical to safeguard
its passengers and therefore the systems in place need to meet the required high standard,” said Donal Colfer, Integrated Solutions Group ADT. “Organisations, including Dublin Airport are taking
advantage of end-to-end integration of
security and life safety systems for better
control and response to problems. We are delighted to bring ADT’s expertise to this project by helping to deliver, maintain and support such a forward-thinking development.”