Wire-cutting, a favorite ploy often used by burglars to disable alarms, can now be prevented as a result of a partnership between Guide Security Services, U.K. security and remote CCTV monitoring solution provider, and Wireless Logic, a European M2M provider.

The IP-based failover solution works by integrating a Wireless Logic SIM card and GPRS modem into the alarm control panel. If the alarm’s telephone wires are cut the solution switches over to a Wireless Logic fixed-IP connection over a choice of mobile networks, selected according to geographical location. This means that the unit can continue to connect to the emergency services and raise the alarm.

Edward Cusack, Managing Director, Guide Security Services: “A recent trend in the type of burglaries we encounter is where telephone lines are cut in order to prevent automatic communication from the security system to the alarm receiving company or local police. Burglars use this as an easy way to buy time as they gain unauthorized access to business and residential property. We combat this by introducing the wireless video streaming unit as part of a structured back-up service.”

 “By using fixed-IP SIM cards within our control equipment, we can ensure that vital connectivity is not lost and that, even if the wires are cut, the SIM card can alert both our own remote monitored operators and the emergency services as soon as a property is breached. This will undoubtedly help us stop burglars in their tracks and minimize theft and damage to private property.”

Phil Cole, sales and marketing director, Wireless Logic: “Our SIM-based data connectivity service is increasingly being used in contingent situations where a secondary back-up system is required to ensure guaranteed connectivity. This is particularly important where people’s safety and security is important and the threat of theft and damage to property is concerned.”

For more, check out the M2M Evolution Conference, happening Oct. 4 to 6 in Los Angeles and collocated with ITEXPO (News - Alert) West 2010.  The M2M Evolution Conference is focusing on how telemetry has been changing to take advantage of the Internet, where WAN and LAN systems were points of aggregation in the past today’s machines benefit from the ability to connect worldwide. And as the machines continue to look to network the wireless world represents a large growth opportunity for data communication