Scaling Emergency Safety with LoRaWAN® from Single Site to District-Wide Coverage
| Quick Look: Use Case Summary | |
|---|---|
| Principal Emphasis | LoRaWAN |
| Supporting Themes | RAKwireless Product Value and IoT Insight |
| Industry | Public Safety |
| Sub-Industry | School Safety and Emergency Alert Systems |
| Deployment Area | Large School Campuses and Multi-Site Districts |
| IoT Product(s) Used | RAK7289V2 Gateways, Class B Support, WisDM Device Management Tool |
Highlights
SecurePulse Systems set out to modernize school safety with a quick emergency alert system. However, it faced growing pains with its existing Zigbee network. With a growing user base they needed a more scalable solution. Therefore, they transitioned to LoRaWAN to achieve a wider coverage with fewer gateways and upgraded their system with real-time tracking, visual alerts, and timestamp syncing. They needed IoT solutions to use the LoRaWAN network and partnered with RAKwireless for their advanced RAK7289V2 gateway, Class B support, and WisDM deployment tool.
Company Profile
SecurePulse Systems is a leader in safety solutions and has always used smart technology to help keep people safe. Their main product, AlertPro™, clearly shows their commitment to providing fast and reliable protection when it matters most. The safety platform AlertPro provides the following functional value:
| Benefit | What It Delivered |
|---|---|
| Instant Notification | Staff could alert security responders immediately with a single button press |
| Real-Time Tracking | Help is sent directly to the incident location with accurate live location data |
| Faster Response | Reduced emergency response times by guiding teams to the exact location |
| Clear Communication | Enabled clear coordination between staff and safety teams during emergencies |
| Improved Awareness | Gives every team member real-time visibility of who needs help and where |
| Minimal Disruption | Alerts are quick and discreet and don't cause panic or delay |
However, for SecurePulse Systems to grow and help more schools, they needed to rethink how the system worked behind the scenes.
Problem Statement
Companies often have a safety system that does the job in one building. As soon as you expand across a big campus or make new branches, your safety system fails. It faces dropped signals, slow alerts, and you need to install way too much hardware to stay connected.
For four years, SecurePulse Systems had been using Zigbee as the wireless network for powering AlertPro™. At first, it worked, but Zigbee could no longer keep up as the company expanded and served more schools.
The team realized they needed a new scalable network solution that supports multiple devices without slowing down or losing signals.
Location
United States
The Solution
SecurePulse Systems decided to make the move to LoRaWAN. This decision changed everything. LoRaWAN allowed them to cover entire school campuses with just two gateways. That saved money, reduced complexity, and made system maintenance much easier.
They did more than just switch networks. SecurePulse Systems combined beacon technology with LoRaWAN. The beacons marked key risk areas inside the schools. LoRaWAN forwarded location signals from those beacons so that alerts could be tracked with high precision.
They also used Class B functionality in LoRaWAN. This helped them sync timestamps and activate lights at specific risk areas and key locations within the school campuses like classrooms, hallways, entrances, and other high-traffic zones. The lights gave visual confirmation and helped responders move faster.
LoRaWAN made the system smarter and more responsive. However, to take full advantage of it, SecurePulse Systems needed reliable IoT hardware and integration tools, and that is where they went for RAKwireless.
Why Use RAKwireless’s IoT Solutions?
LoRaWAN gave SecurePulse Systems the right network, but RAKwireless gave them the IoT tools to make the most of it. What began as a network upgrade became a full transformation by RAKwireless.
SecurePulse Systems chose RAK as their LoRaWAN partner for several reasons.
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RAK7289V2 Gateway
First was the ultimate stability that came with using RAK gateways. These supported Class B functionality and worked with the AWS LoRaWAN server. That ensured a reliable emergency safety system for schools. -
WisDM Tool
This tool helped SecurePulse Systems deploy its solution on a large scale. With WisDM, they could roll out updates, manage devices, and control performance from one place. That saved time and made deployments easier. -
High-Quality and Cost-Effective Solution
This helped SecurePulse Systems keep its system affordable for school districts and deliver advanced safety features. RAKwireless has minimized hardware needs and allowed SecurePulse Systems to scale faster with limited maintenance and operational costs.
With RAKwireless, SecurePulse Systems was able to turn a strong network foundation into a fully scalable and responsive safety system.
The Outcome
Safer Schools at Scale
Thanks to the shift to LoRaWAN and the support from RAKwireless, AlertPro became stronger than ever. The system now offers strong location tracking, real-time updates, and rapid response times across vast school campuses with only minimal hardware.
The CTO of SecurePulse Systems said it best.
Partnering with RAK has been a transformative experience. Their expertise, especially with Class B and AWS LoRaWAN Server combined with tools like WisDM has empowered us to take AlertPro to new levels. We are now more confident than ever in our promise to deliver ultimate safety and security.
Scale With LoRaWAN
LoRaWAN gave SecurePulse Systems exactly what they needed to grow without overcomplicating their system. It covered more ground with less hardware, sent alerts fast, and worked wherever it was needed. With LoRaWAN in place, SecurePulse Systems didn’t just upgrade their network, they built a smarter and more reliable safety setup that schools could count on every day..
Looking to simplify your setup or make safety response times faster in emergencies? Contact us today and let’s build something that truly protects and performs.
Getting Started
Let’s make smarter and safer campuses together!
Reach out to our team and we’ll help you plan your first LoRaWAN-powered safety deployment.
Reach out to our team and we’ll help you plan your first LoRaWAN-powered safety deployment.
