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Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS)

Border surveillance is an important aspect of security today. Green borders or critical civilian and military installations must be monitored reliably, safely and around the clock.
With the fiber optic monitoring system from Solifos, a small, almost invisible cable easily takes on this task. It reacts to shocks, vibrations and pressure and up to 100 km can be deployed in one go.

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Alexander Volk acquired all shares of Solifos AG owned by NBG Holding GmbH

As of 23rd December 2022 Mr Alexander Volk acquired all shares of Solifos AG owned by Austrian NBG Holding GmbH. Therefore, Solifos AG is once again an independent company and 100% Swiss-owned.

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Defence

New Product: Cable Reel Switch

The Cable Reel Switch (CRS) is the latest development from Solifos and combines the advantages of hand reels for tactical field cable laying with a switch integrated into the reel. The reel can be installed with either an Ethernet cable or a fiber optic cable.

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Telecom

Robust fiber optic cable systems prove themselves in civil protection exercises

The Schwarzwald-Baar 2021 district procured fiber optic field cable systems including accessories as supplementary equipment for the disaster control unit (IUK) of the command staff. In addition, critical buildings were equipped with fiber optic connectors in order to quickly establish a connection to the mobile units in case of emergency.

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Telecom

Fiber Optic Cable ensures increased security within the Grande-Dixence complex

For telecommunications and security purposes within the Grande Dixence complex, the operator, Grande Dixence SA, required a fibre optic cable in one of the power station tunnels near the the dam.

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Sensing

Fiber Optic Data Registration at Grimsvötn Volcano in Iceland

A research team from ETH Zurich in cooperation with the Icelandic Meteorological Office installed a fiber optic cable around the southern edge of the caldera to monitor the seismic activity of the Grimsvötn volcano and collect more detailed data.

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