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Copyright © Global Communications a division of Hudaco Trading (Pty) Limited, SA
All information within this proposal is confidential and property of Global Communications and/or the companies represented by Global. All information is provided in a total confidentiality context. It is agreed that the Customer will not use this information, entirely or partially, neither disclose to third parties without the written consent of Global Communications. Nevertheless, if this proposal results in an agreement between Global Communications and the Customer, the last one may use this information within the terms of the contract.
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In February, 2011, Global Communications became a member of the Hudaco Industries Group.
The Group derives its name and traces its existence to Hubert Davies & Co whose history and culture has been an integral part of the economic development of South Africa for almost 120 years.
Hudaco Industries imports and distributes engineering consumables, power tools, security, automotive and PMR communications products and is a listed company on the JSE with a staff complement of over 2400 employees .
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Through the past decade, Global Communications has focused on supplying RF two way radio communications and telecommunication solutions to the African continent and since its inception in 1977, the company has grown from a small two-way radio company into a distributor of land mobile radios, CCTV surveillance equipment as well as a integrator of network infrastructure with a large staff complement including highly qualified technical
and design engineers.
Today, Global is present in more than 40 African countries through dealers, integrators and distributors. This presence is a result of the company being the African leader for the supply of Kenwood Land Mobile Radio (LMR) equipment and an active
telecommunications equipment supplier in Africa.
Global’s expansion into Africa is aimed to serve the needs of the rapidly growing mobile communications market, and the vision for the future, is to make Global Communications a major player in the telecommunications industry and commit ourselves to finding the best
and most cost effective solutions for our customers’ communications needs.
The Company is structured in various divisions where we are able to market various
products:
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Global is Kenwood’s exclusive distributor of communications equipment for Southern and East Africa including Nigeria and a non exclusive distributor for the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa, excluding Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. This Division also distributes the Zetron mission critical remote monitoring and control systems.
The Kenwood products distributed, include the whole range of both analogue and digital equipment covering the UHF, VHF, mid-band and HF bands.
Global Communications’ distribution operation comprises two departments:
- Domestic Sales: More than 250 active dealers
- Export Sales: More than 90 Active dealers.
The products that these divisions offer are:
- Kenwood - HF,VHF and UHF LMR products and accessories - Zetron - Remote monitoring and control systems - JPS Raytheon - Interoperability - Glocom - Midband mobile and portable radios - Webb - Antennas
- Zurich - Power supplies
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TTaaccttiiccaall//MMiilliittaarryy DDiivviissiioonn The Tactical Division was established to supply and support equipment to the military. The primary market is the SANDF, but equipment has and will be supplied into various Armed Forces in Africa. The primary products being supplied and supported are mainly communications equipment in the HF (high frequency) and the UHF (ultra high frequency) range in all configurations. This would be handheld, manpack, repeater and vehicular applications. The Tactical Division has various suppliers and these include: Datron. Datron supplies military radios in the HF and VHF frequency bands in all
configurations. Barrett Tactical Communications Barrett manufacture military and Commercial HF
equipment in all configurations as well as military VHF equipment.
Kenwood, Japan. Some Armed Forces require that their administration and logistics
communications for their rural areas are commercial so as to save on the cost of expensive military radios. Kenwood assists in supplying commercial VHF and UHF commercial portables, mobiles and repeaters so that this requirement can be met.
In addition to the above list of equipment, the Tactical Division assists in the customising of solutions incorporating the equipment as listed above allowing Global Communications to provide a one-stop communications provider for the military.
This division markets and supports the following military Products:
- Datron - Military radio communications - Barrett - Military and commercial radio communications
- Kenwood - Analogue and digital solutions
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The Telecoms/IT Division was established within Global to bring specialized, integrated
and complete solutions to the telecommunications industry. All solutions offered by Global are designed, engineered and implemented using equipment and technology from one or more of our strategic supplier partners, where with many of our principals we enjoy exclusive rights. Global supplies telecom solutions that are robust, reliable and flexible to
meet the customers’ needs.
This division also provides secure, carrier-grade, converged network infrastructures that enable service providers to efficiently deliver traditional TDM services while offering a smooth migration path to the next generation of services. Whether wired or wireless, using Aviat, 4RF, Airspan, Fibrolan and Keymile network solutions, Global can offer turnkey solutions in voice, data, IP, TDM, Video-On-Demand and multimedia services. While providing investment protection and eloquent migration strategies to enable new revenue
opportunities. Global helps carriers and operators to reduce network costs.
Global’s strategic supplier partners are comprised of the following leading manufacturers:
- Airspan - Wimax, Wireless access and broadband solutions - Aviat - Digital Microwave equipment and Wimax - Keymile - Multiplexers - Ogier - CCTV microwave - Fibrolan - Metro Ethernet and fibre optic solutions - 4RF - Microwave backhaul equipment - Sagittar - Microwave backhaul equipment
- JVC - CCTV Surveillance equipment
Global and it’s partners have large experience in building and supply of mobile network Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) Wireless Local Loop (WLL) systems and Digital Radio
Relay Stations (DRRS) throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East region.
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Through the years Global Communications has forged solid links with some of the world’s leading microwave vendors. The systems offered by Global, provide transmission solutions for current demands of an operator coverage area and also for future expansions and upgrades.
Global’s microwave solution includes the supply, dimensioning, installation and commissioning of point to point and point to multi-point microwave systems for network
operators to transport text, voice and video data.
Microwave applications:
o Main transmission backbones o Point to point access transmission o Back haul and links from mobile communication (GSM & CDMA) networks o Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks – WMANs o Wireless Wide Area Networks - WWANS o Remote Internet access
o Remote voice, video and corporate VPN data access
Global’s Microwave solutions offering consists of:
o Broadband access backhaul o Point to point /multi-point o Broadband Wireless Local Loop (WLL) o Wimax backhaul o Wireless WAN/LAN backhaul
o 1 + 1 protection
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Global offers carrier grade IP based NGN platforms for network migration from TDM based to IP based networks. In addition, triple play (video, audio and data) are efficiently transported via DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) to deliver ADSL, ADSL2+, VDSL at speeds up to 100Mbps over traditional copper telephone wires.
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The Digital Division focuses on delivering Tetra digital, secure and highly flexible radio
solutions which are ideally suited for emergency services, municipalities, airports and many other applications. Tetra has become the de-facto standard for feature-rich digital radio supporting voice, data and sms-type communications via hand-held or mobile
terminals.
Global’s strategic supplier partners are comprised of the following leading manufacturers:
- Rohill Tetra infrastructure - Damm Tetra infrastructure - Sepura Tetra mobiles and portables - Convex Simulcast solutions - Daniels High end repeaters
- Piciorgros Data Terminals
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Global Communications is the sole supplier of the Rohill infrastructure in South Africa.
TetraNode, manufactured by ROHILL, is an IP based system and is a 100% compliant TETRA system featuring a multi-protocol air interface capability and is based on a digital backbone of interconnected TetraNode eXchanges (TNX). The system architecture is
proven in practice and systems are scalable from single site to nation wide.
TetraNode is especially designed for digital radio trunking network applications in the safety and security related market. It includes a full range of redundancy and fallback features essential for this specific market segment.
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Damm is a dynamic and innovative company which is at the forefront of
technological networks designed for all users, from small to large scale
mission critical applications. The Damm Tetraflex® system provides fast and
resilient future-rich digital radio communications. The system comes complete
with indoor or outdoor base stations as well as integrated software functions.
TetraFlex® also offers you the most user-friendly, flexible and cost effective
Tetra infrastructure on the market.
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Global Communications is a supplier of the Sepura TETRA Terminals.
Sepura designs and develops digital radios for the Emergency Services, Military, Transport and Utilities, and other commercial sectors. Sepura is based in Cambridge, UK, and has an international network of distributors supplying customers in over 60 countries
worldwide.
Sepura offers the largest and most comprehensive range of TETRA terminals. Its products are available across the entire spectrum of TETRA frequency bands and operate on all manufacturers' infrastructures.
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Global Maintenance and Communications offers a fully fledged Simulcast Transceiver
Solution covering the following:
o Low Band VHF o VHF AM o VHF FM o UHF o Transmitters o Receivers o Amplifiers
o Duplexers
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The ability to communicate anywhere…anytime – Global has a well established satellite Division offering turnkey solutions, including portable handsets, data terminals, post and pre-paid airtime as well as rental options. We offer a wide range of solutions & products including:
o Iridium o Inmarsat Isat Phone Pro o Thuraya o BGAN by Thrane & Thrane
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Global’s satellite solutions follow the tradition of innovative design, cost efficiency and high functionality for satellite networks. Global’s Satellite Solutions offering includes:
o Telco and mobile solutions Earth station solutions Point-to-point solutions Point-to multi-point solutions
o ISP/Corporate Solutions Satellite ISP solutions Satellite VPN solutions Satellite multi-media solutions
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iDirect delivers an intelligent and dynamic portfolio of solutions to meet the rising connectivity needs of diverse markets and increasingly demanding applications.
The iDirect intelligent platform integrates advanced features and technology into iDirect’s portfolio of universal hubs, routers and network management software to enable any IP application to run reliably and efficiently over satellite. This single platform, built with a fully integrated IP routing technology, provides the agility to meet precise business needs regardless of bandwidth requirements, application, satellite band or topology.
With this proven platform at the core, the iDirect Evolution produce series has rapidly become the gold standard in performance, efficiency and value.
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The service division is managed by a configuration manager which is supported by a
service supervisor with field and bench technicians
All product offerings are supported by Global’s engineering services, which include:
o Site surveys and documentation o Pre-sales system design o Project management o Network engineering o Logistical control and quality assurance o Commissioning o Acceptance testing
Global’s engineering services are provided by a four-tiered system where each tier represents a competency level: i.e. engineer, technical specialist, senior technical
specialist and technical consultant. These services include:
o Installation of hardware, software infrastructure (e.g. cabling, cabinets) o Quality and system integrity checks on installations o Commissioning and Acceptance Testing o As-build documentation o Project management o High level technical support o Business development and customer liaison o In-house and out-house technical/system training o Pre-sales services for design and project definition including scope of work
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o ATP definition.
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From the outset of each contract Global’s project management approach and best practice tools used to define customer requirements, ensure solutions that uphold our corporate philosophy of traditional values, innovative ideas, integrity and long term profitability to our Customers. A dedicated team is hands-on from inception to completion, throughout project initiation, planning and control, to meet the
Customer specific business objectives.
Utilising international project management practices, Global adds value through
multi-disciplined business experience, technical expertise and highly trained staff.
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Global’s experience of African and the Middle East export logistics includes
scheduling and management of air, sea and road freight.
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Contacts
Name: Paul Werner
Managing Director
Telephone: +27 (0) 12 621 0400
+27 (0) 87 310 0400
Fax: +27 (0) 12 661 0387
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.globalcomms.co.za
Address Highway Business Park, Park Street, Rooihuiskraal, Centurion
P O Box 27, The Reeds 0061, Pretoria
Name: Errol Baker
Marketing Director
Telephone: +27 (0)12 621 0400
+27 (0) 87 310 0400
Fax: +27 (0) 12 661 0388
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.globalcomms.co.za
Address Highway Business Park, Park Street, Rooihuiskraal, Centurion
P O Box 27, The Reeds 0061, Pretoria
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