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'''Fern Communications Ltd''' is a [[United Kingdom]]-based supplier of [[two-way radio]] communications equipment. It specialises in the design and manufacture of communications systems for the international upstream oil and gas industry, and the emergency services sector. With its primary headquarters in [[Suffolk]], [[England]], the company also operates from a facility in [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]].<ref> |
'''Fern Communications Ltd''' is a [[United Kingdom]]-based supplier of [[two-way radio]] communications equipment. It specialises in the design and manufacture of communications systems for the international upstream oil and gas industry, and the emergency services sector. With its primary headquarters in [[Suffolk]], [[England]], the company also operates from a facility in [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ferncom.com/about/ |accessdate=June 19, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120115192752/http://www.ferncom.com:80/about |archivedate=January 15, 2012 }}</ref> |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The FRX-1 is exported for use offshore to oil services companies operating in the United States,<ref name="offshore-mag1"/> Qatar,<ref name="businessweekly1"/><ref name="petroleumafrica1"/><ref name="scandoil1"/> Norway,<ref name="edp1">{{cite web|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/lowestoft_company_expands_in_scandinavia_1_51276 |title=Josh gets England call up as mascot - News - Eastern Daily Press |publisher=Edp24.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-03-07}}</ref> Kazakhstan, Iran, Sweden, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Angola, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Ukraine, Poland, Brunei and Hong Kong, amongst others. |
The FRX-1 is exported for use offshore to oil services companies operating in the United States,<ref name="offshore-mag1"/> Qatar,<ref name="businessweekly1"/><ref name="petroleumafrica1"/><ref name="scandoil1"/> Norway,<ref name="edp1">{{cite web|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/lowestoft_company_expands_in_scandinavia_1_51276 |title=Josh gets England call up as mascot - News - Eastern Daily Press |publisher=Edp24.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-03-07}}</ref> Kazakhstan, Iran, Sweden, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Angola, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Ukraine, Poland, Brunei and Hong Kong, amongst others. |
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Having established itself in the oil and gas industry, in 2009 Fern Communications identified the emergency services sector as a niche market for its radio communications systems.<ref name="oilonline1"> |
Having established itself in the oil and gas industry, in 2009 Fern Communications identified the emergency services sector as a niche market for its radio communications systems.<ref name="oilonline1">{{cite web|url=http://www.oilonline.com/default.asp?id=259&nid=19310&name=Rescue+workers+in+Taiwan+welcome+UK+radio+communications+equipment |accessdate=June 19, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20121026194515/http://www.oilonline.com/default.asp?id=259&nid=19310&name=Rescue+workers+in+Taiwan+welcome+UK+radio+communications+equipment |archivedate=October 26, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/hi-tech/11773-radio-technology-might-have-saved-lives-in-london-bombings |title=Radio technology might have saved lives in London bombings | Business Weekly | Technology | Biotechnology | Business news | Cambridge and the East of England |publisher=Business Weekly |date=2011-05-09 |accessdate=2014-03-07}}</ref> The company began conducting a number of field trials for fire and rescue organisations in mountain tunnels, subsea bunkers, rail tunnels<ref name="pagesuite-professional32">{{cite web|url=http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=32&refresh=W1o907LfcQ12&EID=5a1fc819-9a2a-4026-a0a8-3ee49d86d997&skip=&p=32 |title=Luton Herald and Post - 14/1/2010 digital edition |publisher=Edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk |date=2010-01-14 |accessdate=2014-03-07}}</ref> and high rise buildings in Taiwan,<ref name="scandoil1"/><ref name="oilonline1"/> England<ref name="pagesuite-professional32"/><ref name="emsworld1">{{cite web|url=http://www.emsworld.com/news/10339250/fern-communications-frx-1-radio-repeater-provides-dramatically-improved-radio-communications-for-fire-and-rescue-services-in-england-and-wales |title=Improved Radio Communications |publisher=EMSWorld.com |date=2009-10-26 |accessdate=2014-03-07}}</ref> and Norway. Each trial conducted was a success, with every rescue organisation reporting that for the first time they experienced no breakdown in radio communications.<ref name="pagesuite-professional32"/> |
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Later that year, the company introduced the FRW-1, the all-weather, waterproof version of the FRX-1.<ref name="oilonline1"/><ref>[http://www.securitypark.co.uk/security_article266251.html] {{dead link|date=March 2014}}</ref> The system is now a standard component of radio communications equipment for a number of emergency services organisations and oil services companies in Taiwan,<ref name="businessweekly1"/><ref name="scandoil1"/><ref name="scandoil1"/> the United Kingdom <ref name="pagesuite-professional32"/><ref name="emsworld1"/> and Norway.<ref name="edp1"/> |
Later that year, the company introduced the FRW-1, the all-weather, waterproof version of the FRX-1.<ref name="oilonline1"/><ref>[http://www.securitypark.co.uk/security_article266251.html] {{dead link|date=March 2014}}</ref> The system is now a standard component of radio communications equipment for a number of emergency services organisations and oil services companies in Taiwan,<ref name="businessweekly1"/><ref name="scandoil1"/><ref name="scandoil1"/> the United Kingdom <ref name="pagesuite-professional32"/><ref name="emsworld1"/> and Norway.<ref name="edp1"/> |
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Revision as of 10:02, 26 February 2016
Fern Communications Ltd is a United Kingdom-based supplier of two-way radio communications equipment. It specialises in the design and manufacture of communications systems for the international upstream oil and gas industry, and the emergency services sector. With its primary headquarters in Suffolk, England, the company also operates from a facility in Aberdeen, Scotland.[1]
Overview
As a developer and supplier of two-way radio communications equipment, Fern produces systems that maintain continuous radio communication, regardless of location. Every field trial conducted with FRX-1 and FRW-1 systems has resulted in significant improvement in maintaining a continuous radio signal. For example, successful trials were conducted for Technip in the Gulf of Mexico,[2][3] QServ in the North Sea,[4] and Qatargas offshore Qatar.[5][6][7]
To provide a means of communicating in tunnels greater than one kilometre long, the company began developing the FRW-XB Crossband Repeater. The system is currently in the final phases of testing, and is scheduled for release in 2012.
History
The company was established in 2002 and co-founded by Managing Director Jennifer Cushion, an Australian electronics engineer, and Technical Director Clive Cushion, a British industrial product designer.[5]
In 2007, Fern Communications introduced the oil and gas industry to the FRX-1 ATEX portable radio repeater, its flagship communications system,[8] The FRX-1 provides consistent, uninterrupted radio communication, which is critical to the safe and efficient delivery of well services, especially offshore. Unfortunately, standard radio systems are extremely vulnerable to ‘black spots.’ [9] Typically, these are solid structures that make up the platform and block radio signals, making it impossible for the targeted receiving radio to receive the signal. The upshot is that radio communications consistently break down in certain areas. In an effort to solve this problem, Fern Communications developed the FRX-1 radio repeater. It remains the only system of its kind that effectively bends the radio signal around a solid structure so that it reaches its target destination: the receiving radio located on the other side of the structure.[10][11] The FRX-1 provides reliable two-way radio communication, which improves productivity, and enhances health and safety standards.
The FRX-1 is exported for use offshore to oil services companies operating in the United States,[2] Qatar,[5][6][7] Norway,[12] Kazakhstan, Iran, Sweden, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Angola, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Ukraine, Poland, Brunei and Hong Kong, amongst others.
Having established itself in the oil and gas industry, in 2009 Fern Communications identified the emergency services sector as a niche market for its radio communications systems.[13][14] The company began conducting a number of field trials for fire and rescue organisations in mountain tunnels, subsea bunkers, rail tunnels[15] and high rise buildings in Taiwan,[7][13] England[15][16] and Norway. Each trial conducted was a success, with every rescue organisation reporting that for the first time they experienced no breakdown in radio communications.[15]
Later that year, the company introduced the FRW-1, the all-weather, waterproof version of the FRX-1.[13][17] The system is now a standard component of radio communications equipment for a number of emergency services organisations and oil services companies in Taiwan,[5][7][7] the United Kingdom [15][16] and Norway.[12]
The company continues to expand into new geographic markets. In 2011, Fern conducted field trials with the FRX-1 for the first time in Romania. The trials, which were carried out in water tunnels on behalf of a water company in Bucharest, demonstrated improvement in radio communications. Soon thereafter, the organisation purchased several systems and Fern Communications appointed a distributor to represent the company in Romania.
See also
References
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20120115192752/http://www.ferncom.com:80/about. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
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- ^ "Fern Communications' Radio Repeater Performs for Technip". Rigzone. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "FRX-1 Radio Repeater provides continuous radio communications (Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine)". Scandoil.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ a b c d "Qatar mogul takes East of England radio technology | Business Weekly | Technology | Biotechnology | Business news | Cambridge and the East of England". Business Weekly. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ a b "Fern Communications Radio Repeaters Head Offshore". Petroleum Africa. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ a b c d e "FRW-1 radio repeater improves radio communications for fire fighters in Taiwan (Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine)". Scandoil.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "Fern communications introduces ATEX-certified portable radio repeater - Offshore". Offshore-mag.com. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Radio coverage increases". Epmag.com. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "ContentsJan.indd" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ a b "Josh gets England call up as mascot - News - Eastern Daily Press". Edp24.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ a b c http://web.archive.org/web/20121026194515/http://www.oilonline.com/default.asp?id=259&nid=19310&name=Rescue+workers+in+Taiwan+welcome+UK+radio+communications+equipment. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Radio technology might have saved lives in London bombings | Business Weekly | Technology | Biotechnology | Business news | Cambridge and the East of England". Business Weekly. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ a b c d "Luton Herald and Post - 14/1/2010 digital edition". Edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ a b "Improved Radio Communications". EMSWorld.com. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ [3] [dead link]
