LOCAL security and safety devices provider MiGuard recently launched an Internet of Things (IoT)-based alarm system that seeks to cover the residential market. “After providing security systems to local government units, we decided to create a solution for the home. The result is wireless-based technology alarm system called MiGuard,” said Raeyan Basa, vice president for sales and marketing of MiGuard in an interview following the launch of the product in Pasay City.
Over 2,000 closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) are deployed in Quezon City.
Basa said MiGuard’s IoT-based technology has enabled the company to develop an affordable security system for many Filipinos. As a proactive device, he said a MiGuard security and safety device is capable of detecting crimes, emergencies and disasters in and around a home.
MiGuard’s catalog of life-saving devices include: MiGuard Console; Wireless HD IP Camera; Door and Window Sensors; PIR Motion Sensors; Smoke Detector; Gas Leak Detector; Water Leak Detector; Medical Button; and, SOS/Emergency Button.
Up to 100 of these devices can be wirelessly connected to and controlled by the MiGuardWiFi and GSM Console.
Technopedia defines IoT as “a computing concept that describes the idea of everyday physical objects being connected to the Internet and being able to identify themselves to other devices.
The term is closely identified with RFID as the method of communication, although it also may include other sensor technologies, wireless technologies or QR codes.”
The MiGuard Console serves as the gateway for the wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) and general packet radio services (GPRS) network and is linked to the MiGuard Mobile Application, the MiGuard Website, the MiGuard Telecommunications Network, and to the MiGuard 24/7 Command Center.
The MiGuard 24/7 Command Center maintains open lines to the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Fire and Protection, and public hospitals, enabling MiGuard to respond quickly and send the appropriate emergency response team to the user’s home. The entire MiGuard Ecosystem can be easily accessed using a mobile phone through the MiGuard Application.
“It is actually the brains of the system that integrates the products and also alarms the camera. For people who don’t think the homes do need an alarm security, this one is for them,” he said.
Subscription has a 24 x 7 command center that can monitor the alarms. Meanwhile, the command center can call the responders such as the police and other agencies if one of the alarms has been tripped. An in-house team of software personnel developed the software for the console system.