Intercom

When most people think of “intercom” nowadays, they generally think of something of generations past – a bulky, cumbersome means of communicating using outdated technology. It’s true, intercom was one of the first modes of communication with a long history, but today intercom has evolved into one of the most technologically advanced forms of communication.

With over 60 years in the communications market, what separates STENTOFON from the rest of the intercom providers is our specialty – Critical Communications over IP (CCoIP). We provide communication technology like no other, with the highest quality and standards to meet the ever changing security needs of today’s fast paced world. With features and functions so advanced, our systems have been implemented and proven in the most demanding of environments. From the US Capitol to Microsoft, our customers know there’s no better alternative when it comes to security communications.

intercom

An intercom is rather like a telephone – it lets two or more people carry on a conversation over a wired circuit. It shares much of the same technology too. As with a telephone system, there are small intercom systems, with just a handful of “stations”, and there are larger ones with many thousands, in different buildings and even in different countries.

What is the difference between a telephone and an intercom?

At the simplest level, we might think of James Bond. “M” pushes the button and his voice booms out in the anteroom: “Miss Moneypenny!”. This is a good example of what intercom is all about – immediate response to an urgent situation. “M” need not wait for Moneypenny to answer but simply bawls out his instructions: a telephone simply would not do, and that’s where STENTOFON’s intercom comes into the picture.

There are other ways in which an intercom differs from a telephone. For one, the sound can be made very much clearer. Telephones are restricted by inter-system connections, and no matter how good their quality, they inevitably muffle and distort the sound of a person’s voice. Intercom systems, being essentially private systems, may be designed to reproduce a more high fidelity (Hi-Fi) sound.

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