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Mobile Solutions for Safer, More Productive Workplaces

A large Industrial Plant

Introduction

In today’s complex industrial and service environments, reliable mobile communication is essential for productivity and safety. Businesses across manufacturing, utilities, hospitality, secure homes, wind farms, and more rely on seamless communication to keep operations running smoothly and staff protected.

At ANT Telecom, we design and integrate mobile communication systems that do more than connect people—they integrate with critical infrastructure, safety systems, and operational workflows. From DECT handsets with lone worker protection to radio solutions for remote sites, our goal is simple: empower your teams to respond quickly and effectively, wherever they are.

What is Mobile Communication in Industrial Settings?

Mobile communication refers to technologies that enable instant, secure, and efficient communication across your organisation. Unlike consumer-grade solutions, industrial mobile communication systems are designed for:

  • Reliability in harsh environments
  • Integration with alarms and safety systems
  • Compliance with industry standards
  • Scalability for large or multi-site operations

This isn’t just about talking—it’s about connecting people, processes, and safety systems in real time.

Technologies We Offer

1. IP DECT Systems for reliable site-wide mobile communication

DECT systems provide reliable on-site communication where mobile coverage is limited. Designed for simplicity and security, DECT offers cost-effective connectivity without the distractions or vulnerabilities of smartphones. Ideal for environments where teams need instant, dependable voice communication, DECT ensures staff stay connected and productive across large or complex sites.
  • Key Features:
    • Crystal-clear voice quality
    • 1-to-1 communication and 1-to-many communication
    • Lone worker protection (Optional)
    • Integration to 3rd party system such building management and gate intercom (Optional)
  • Use Cases:
    • Manufacturing plants
    • Secure homes 
    • Hospitality environments
D83 and D83EX DECT Phones

2. Two-Way Digital Radio

Digital radio delivers robust, on-site communication where mobile networks fall short. Cost-effective and simple to use, it provides instant group collaboration without the complexity or expense of smartphones. Ideal for large sites or remote environments, digital radio ensures teams stay connected, safe, and productive—even in challenging conditions.
  • Key Features:
    • Instant push-to-talk 1-to-many communication
    • Durable hardware for harsh conditions
    • Group communication for large teams
    • Lone Worker Protection (Optional)
    • Integration to 3rd party system such building management and gate intercom (Optional)

  • Use Cases:
    • Wind farms
    • Universities
    • Water treatment facilities
    • Construction sites
HP785 and HP785EX Radios

3. Broadband Push-to-Talk / (PTT/ PoC)

Broadband Push-to-Talk combines the simplicity of radio with the flexibility of mobile networks for wide-area coverage. Our solution includes all-in-one body-worn cameras with Push-to-Talk (PTT) and SOS features, enabling live video streaming to dispatchers. This means they can see and hear incidents in real time, coordinate responses effectively, and record evidence for compliance and post-event review.

  • Key Features:
    • Instant communication
    • Onsite and wide-area coverage
    • Staff protection
    • Multimedia sharing: Photos, video and messages
    • Live video streaming

  • Use Cases:
    • Multi-site operations
    • Town centres
    • Universities
    • Large hospitality chains
SC780 body worn camera and P50 PoC device

4. Industrial Smartphones

Industrial smartphones combine rugged design with multi-functionality, making them ideal for demanding environments. Beyond voice communication, they support Push-to-Talk, secure messaging, lone worker protection, and even photo and video capture for real-time collaboration. With integrated apps and connectivity options, these devices reduce the need for multiple tools—streamlining workflows and enhancing safety across your operations.
  • Key Features:
    • Lone worker safety apps
    • Alarm integration
    • High durability and water resistance

  • Use Cases:
    • Manufacturing
    • Utilities
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Atlas EX760 and Atlas 460 smartphones with Lone Worker App

Lone Worker Protection: Safety Without Compromise

Protecting staff who work alone or in remote areas is a critical responsibility for every organisation. ANT Telecom’s mobile communication solutions are designed to keep lone workers safe, connected, and empowered to respond quickly in any situation.

How Our Solutions Safeguard Lone Workers

  • Instant Alarm Triggering: Devices equipped with SoS buttons and tilt sensors allow lone workers to raise alarms immediately if they’re in distress or incapacitated.
  • Location Tracking: in an emergency, handsets share the worker’s location with response teams, ensuring help can be dispatched rapidly and accurately.
  • Direct Communication: Lone workers can communicate with colleagues or supervisors at the push of a button—no need to dial numbers or wait for calls to connect.
  • Timed Alerts: If a lone worker fails to check in, reach a checkpoint, or extend a time limit, automated alerts notify the appropriate teams to investigate and respond.
  • Integrated Response: Alarms and alerts are routed directly to local mobile devices and /or manned control rooms in seconds where responders can collaborate to manage incidents effectively.
Man triggering lone worker alert on smartphone


Key Benefits

  • Peace of Mind: Empower staff to work confidently, knowing help is always within reach.
  • Rapid Assistance: Reduce response times and improve outcomes in emergencies.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Meet industry standards for lone worker safety and duty of care.
  • Customisable Solutions: Choose from DECT, radios, smartphones, or PoC devices with built-in lone worker functions or apps tailored to your operational needs.
Reliable mobile communication is essential, but when staff work alone or in high-risk areas, you need more than voice connectivity. Our lone worker safety page explains how to combine mobile solutions with monitoring and escalation workflows to keep employees safe.

Integration Capabilities: Connecting Systems for Smarter Operations

Modern workplaces rely on a variety of systems—alarms, building management, access control, and more. ANT Telecom’s mobile communication solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with your critical infrastructure, transforming how your teams respond and collaborate.

What Can Be Integrated?

  • Building Management Systems: Route facility alerts and maintenance requests directly to mobile devices, enabling faster response and reduced downtime.
  • SCADA & Process Control: Deliver critical alarms from production equipment or environmental sensors instantly to the right personnel, improving safety and compliance.
  • Fire Alarm Systems: Ensure fire alerts reach staff wherever they are, supporting rapid evacuation and incident management.
  • Door & Gate Entry Systems: Allow staff to manage site access remotely, communicate with visitors, and unlock doors or gates from their mobile device.
  • Effluent & Packing Systems: Integrate alarms and monitoring for environmental and production processes, ensuring issues are addressed before they escalate.
An incoming alarm on DECT phone


How Integration Helps Your Business

  • Faster Response Times:  Critical alarms and messages are delivered instantly to the right person, wherever they are—no more waiting for someone to check a fixed panel or desk phone.
  • Improved Safety: Integrated systems ensure that critical alerts (fire, lone worker, process alarms) are never missed, reducing risk and supporting compliance.
  • Greater Productivity: Staff can act on information immediately, minimising downtime and streamlining workflows.
  • Enhanced Collaboration: Teams across departments and locations can coordinate more effectively, sharing information and responding to events in real time.
  • Scalability & Flexibility: As your business grows or changes, integrated communication systems can adapt—connecting new sites, systems, or teams with ease.

When critical alarms trigger, speed matters. Learn how critical alarm management integrates with mobile devices to ensure alerts reach the right person instantly—reducing downtime and improving safety.

ATEX-Compliant Communication for Hazardous Environments

In industries where explosive atmospheres are present—such as manufacturing plants, chemical processing, utilities, and petrochemical—safety and compliance are paramount. ANT Telecom provides ATEX-certified mobile communication solutions designed specifically for these high-risk zones.

What is ATEX Compliance?

ATEX (Atmosphères Explosibles) certification ensures that equipment is safe to use in environments with potentially explosive gases, vapors, or dust. Devices must meet strict standards to prevent ignition and protect workers.

Benefits for Your Business

  • Enhance Productivity: Enable safe, efficient workflows in areas where standard devices cannot be used.
  • Protect Staff in Hazardous Zones: Ensure lone workers and teams can communicate and trigger alarms instantly, reducing response times in emergencies.
  • Meet Regulatory Requirements: Deploy certified devices that comply with ATEX directives and industry safety standards.
ATEX Markings

With ANT Telecom’s ATEX-compliant solutions, your workforce stays connected, protected, and compliant—no matter how challenging the environment.

Customer support and guidance

1. Site assessment and solution design

We work closely with you to understand how your site operates and to guide you through the available options. By investing time upfront, we help design a solution that delivers maximum long-term value — not just a short-term fix. This includes assessing coverage challenges, lone working and safety requirements, and identifying systems that need to be integrated. The result is a solution designed to support both current operations and future change.

2. Installation, integration, testing and training

We manage the full deployment of your solution, from professional installation through to configuration and integration with existing telephony, alarms and operational systems. Thorough testing confirms coverage, reliability and performance. We also provide practical, role-appropriate training so staff and supervisors can use the system confidently from day one.

4. Ongoing support and long-term partnership

Our role doesn’t end at go-live. We provide responsive, ongoing support from people who understand your environment and your solution. As your site, staffing or requirements change, we offer guidance to help you adapt and get continued value from your investment. Customers value having a single, trusted partner they can rely on in safety-critical environments.

Industrial applications

Our mobile communication solutions are used across a wide range of industrial and operational environments where safety, productivity and reliability are critical. We design each solution around how the site operates in reality — factoring in building structure, coverage challenges, lone working and alarm management.

Food & Drink (Distilleries and Production Sites)

Distilleries are often located in rural areas where public mobile coverage is limited or non-existent. Sites are highly automated, with relatively few staff on site, meaning lone working is common — including in ATEX-rated areas.

We deploy reliable, site-wide communication to ensure staff remain contactable wherever they are working. Critical alarms — such as fire, effluent issues, overheating equipment or security gate calls from suppliers — are integrated directly into communication devices so alerts are never missed.

This allows teams to move freely around the site, confident they will receive and respond to critical events immediately.

Technologies used: IP DECT, two-way radio, smartphones, alarm messaging
Related content: Distillery case study    

Manufacturing

Manufacturing environments require fast, reliable communication across large sites where mobile coverage can be inconsistent and staff may be working alone in remote or restricted areas.

Our solutions ensure workers can communicate instantly, while critical teams are alerted the moment key equipment fails or requires attention. By integrating alarms and alerts into mobile communication devices, maintenance and engineering teams no longer need to remain tied to control rooms or screens.

This improves response times, reduces downtime and enhances safety across the site.

Technologies used: IP DECT, two-way radio, alarm messaging
Related content: Manufacturing case study

Utilities (Water Treatment Sites and Wind Farms)

Utility environments are often geographically dispersed, hazardous and exposed to rapidly changing conditions. Some wind farms cover large areas with no mobile signal, making two-way radio the most dependable option for communication and emergency response.

We provide solutions that allow engineers to trigger alarms quickly if conditions deteriorate, while ensuring site-wide communication remains reliable in all weather conditions.

At water treatment sites, underground and enclosed spaces create additional coverage challenges. We integrate SCADA / OPC systems with radio networks so operators can move freely around the site without missing critical alarms — rather than being tied to a control screen all day.

Technologies used: Two-way radio, lone worker solutions, SCADA / OPC alarms
Related content: Utilities case study

Secure Homes and Specialist Education Settings

In secure homes, staff work closely with young people in education and residential environments where incidents can occur frequently. Reliable mobile communication and staff protection systems are essential.

We deploy reliable communication systems that allow workers to request immediate assistance, with accurate indoor location information so responders can reach them quickly. The system supports everyday operational communication — such as requesting additional support, medication or equipment — while also integrating with third-party systems including fire alarms and bed call systems in residents’ rooms.

These environments demand solutions that work every time, without exception.

Technologies used: IP DECT, staff protection alarms, indoor location, system integration
Related content: Secure home case study 

Hotels and Hospitality

Hotels rely on seamless communication to deliver great guest experiences while keeping staff safe. Mobile communication enables teams to collaborate across front-of-house and back-of-house areas, respond quickly to requests and manage tasks efficiently.

We provide solutions that support messaging and task management, allowing managers to assign work and confirm completion in real time. Integration with fire alarm systems ensures staff receive alerts instantly and can support safe evacuation procedures if required.

Technologies used: IP DECT, cloud telephony, messaging and task management, alarm integration
Related content: Hotel case study 

Common challenges we solve across operational sites

Across these environments, our customers typically face:

  • Poor or unreliable mobile coverage
  • Lone or remote workers in safety-critical roles
  • Large, complex or signal-blocking buildings
  • The need to integrate alarms, telephony and mobile devices

Our role is to design and support communication solutions that fit the reality of your site — and continue to perform as your operations evolve.

Get in touch to speak with one of our expert consultants