VISLINK GROUP
| VISLINK GROUP |
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| Official Website: http://www.vislink.com/ |
| Official about page: http://www.vislink.com/about/overview/ |
| Country: Please specify country |
| Location: Marlborough House,Charnham Lane,Hungerford,Berkshire,RG17 0EY United Kingdom |
| Founded: 1999 |
| Business: Surveillance Broadcast DataMining |
| Contact |
| Phone: +44 1488 68 55 00 |
| Fax: +44 1488 68 55 01 |
Contents
Background
"Vislink plc is a global business, strategically focused on providing secure communication technologies to customers in our chosen markets.
We specialise in wireless, video and IP technologies together with the supporting management systems. Our products include the design and manufacture of microwave radio, satellite transmission and wireless cameras. We have manufacturing operations in the UK and the USA.
We have three international business units organized to serve our customers in Broadcast, Surveillance, and the related Services markets.
Products
Covert Operation Applications
Sensitive operations call for specialised resources and equipment. When the mission is dependent upon highly reliable and quickly deployable gear, Vislink's systems contribute to the successful completion of the operation. The Kamelyon family of products provides HD or SD quality video over short or long distances to match a variety of mission requirements. Encrypted signals protect against unauthorised intercept and IP connectivity provides for seamless distribution of mission critical video from the observation post to deployed team members.
Applications
- Criminal Investigation
- Covert Surveillance
- Intelligence Gathering
- SWAT Activities
Products
- Equipment that is compact, light-weight and easily concealed
- Reliability in the urban environment
- Interagency sharing of video/audio/data
- Encrypted video
- Mobility and rapid deployment
- IP distribution
Mobile Command
Effective incident management requires a high level of mobility and interoperability among operations personnel. Vislink's video collection systems reliably transport mission critical imagery from the incident locale to the command post, allowing mobile decision makers to receive real-time views of unfolding tactical situations. The Kamelyon family of products provides HD or SD quality video over short or long distances to match a variety of mission requirements. Encrypted signals protect against unauthorised intercept and IP connectivity provides for seamless distribution of mission critical video from the mobile command vehicle to deployed team members.
Applications
- Public Safety & Security
- Major Incident Support
- Criminal Investigation
Products
- Situational awareness for crisis management
- Reliability in the urban environment
- Interagency sharing of video/audio/data
- Encrypted video
- Mobility and rapid deployment
- IP distribution
Urban Surveillance
Situational awareness and tactical decision making are critical elements of a successful urban surveillance strategy. Vislink's video collection systems provide the video intelligence you need to make tough decisions fast. Mission critical video can be relayed from the incident to the command post, allowing mobile decision makers to receive real-time views of unfolding tactical situations. Real-time video from airborne assets, temporary surveillance locations, or mobile surveillance platforms deployed to the scene is crucial for crisis management. The Kamelyon family of products provides HD or SD quality video. Encrypted signals protect against unauthorised intercept and IP connectivity provides for seamless distribution of mission critical video from the emergency operations centre to deployed team members.
Applications
- Criminal Investigation
- Emergency/First Response
- Major Incident Support
- Evacuation
- Crowd Control
- Public Safety & Security
Products
- Situational awareness for crisis management
- Reliability in the urban environment
- Interagency sharing of video/audio/data
- Encrypted video
- Mobility and rapid deployment
- IP distribution
Airborne Downlink
Airborne surveillance is an important contributor to the tactical picture. Real-time imagery provides a tactical advantage to crisis management professionals. Kamelyon, the latest High Definition digital video transmission technology from Vislink, provides a rugged and simple to use downlink solution with greater reliability and signal range than anything offered before. Kamelyon represents Vislink's Software Defined Surveillance network technology, forming an encrypted downlink system that is reliable and easily deployed. Vislink's unique technology forms a wide area cellular receiver network that simplifies airborne operations and provides secure distribution over IP to multiple agencies.
Products
- Long range reception
- Reliability
- Encrypted video
- Inter-agency sharing
- Turnkey system responsibility
- DO-160 compliant
- IP connectivity
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems provide mission critical visual imagery from aerial and ground based vehicles to deployed assets and command staff. Vislink's Kamelyon family of products provides real-time high quality video in either HD or SD from the sensor through to the distribution chain. Vislink's technology provides the end-to-end solution from the airborne transmitter and antenna to a complete ground control station (GCS) to support video collection, mission management, and command & control.
Applications
- Medium and long range UAV systems
- Urban UGV
- Pipeline surveillance
- Power line surveillance
- Critical infrastructure protection
- Agricultural remote sensing
Products
- Agricultural remote sensing
- Reliability
- Encrypted video
- Ground Control Station
- Tracking antenna system
- IP connectivity
Satellite Systems
Mantis satellite ground systems provide
- Encrypted high-definition satellite video and data uplinks to any command location worldwide
- Proven operability in the harshest environments
- Extremely small packaging that is airline shippable
- Manual or fully automatic operation including satellite acquisition
Countries using products
Offices in the UK, USA, Dubai, South Africa and Singapore
Reports
- VISLINK wins major contracts for surveillance Sacramento Bee
Tech & Business Partners
People Responsible
Board Members
John Hawkins Executive Chairman
Joined the Board in December 2010 as a non-executive director. He became Chief Executive on 1 April 2011 and was appointed Executive Chairman on 18 May 2011. He was formerly Chief Executive of Atex Media Command Limited and Chairman of Genus plc and prior to that was Chief Executive of Anite plc where he was responsible for taking the Group from a £68m loss to a £30m profit. He spent 25 years with Philips Electronics most recently as Global Head of Multimedia and was instrumental in formulating the DVD standard. John is also non-executive Chairman of Psion plc.
Ian Davies Group Finance Director & Company Secretary
Joined the Board in August 2012 as Group Finance Director and Company Secretary. He previously held the positions of Finance Director of Victoria PLC where he was appointed to the Board in March 2007. Prior to this, Ian spent 10 years in the aerospace sector, where he had become Financial and Commercial Director of Umeco plc's International Components Division. He is a chartered accountant and an engineering graduate.
Robin Howe BSc, FCIM Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Joined the Board in 2006. He is Chairman of MetaSphere Ltd and Spinflow GmbH and is a director of Access2 Ltd and Waterscan Ltd. Previously he was CEO of UDEX Holdings Ltd and headed the Broadcast Systems Division of VITEC Group plc. Robin has built a career running successful technology businesses.
Oliver Ellingham BA, ACA Independent Non-Executive Director
Joined the Board in October 2007. He is a former Head of Corporate Finance (Europe) at BNP Paribas and senior executive within BNP Paribas UK. He also previously held senior management roles within Charterhouse Bank and Robert Fleming. Oliver previously served as a nonexecutive director with McCarthy & Stone plc, Notting Hill Housing Trust and Cenkos Securities plc. He currently holds non-executive directorships in a number of companies including the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited and the Naafi Pension Fund. Oliver is also Chairman and owner of Woking Storage Solutions.
John Varney BA Independent Non-Executive Director
Joined the Board in October 2011. He has spent 35 years in the broadcast industry, including Director of Technology and Chief Technology Officer for Granada. He was Global Chief Technology Officer at the BBC, and has spent the last five years working as an advisor and NED for emerging technology companies, combined with work across a broad range of organisations inside and outside the broadcast sector. John is a member of OFCOM's Advisory Committee for England.
Andrew Sleigh MA, FInstP, CPhys Independent Non-Executive Director
Joined the Board on 1 October 2011. He has worked primarily within the Ministry of Defence and was Group Managing Director of the Defence and Technology sector at QinetiQ plc, going on to become the Group Technology Officer. Andrew holds several advisory positions, including Vice Chair to the European Advisory Group for security research and between 1998 and 2009 he was a member of the OFCOM Spectrum Management Advisory Board. Andrew is an Adjunct Professor at Imperial College Business School.
Official Boards of directors page Vislink
Management Team
John Hawkins Executive Chairman
Joined the Board in December 2010 as a non-executive director. He became Chief Executive on 1 April 2011 and was appointed Executive Chairman on 18 May 2011. He was formerly Chief Executive of Atex Media Command Limited and Chairman of Genus plc and prior to that was Chief Executive of Anite plc where he was responsible for taking the Group from a £68m loss to a £30m profit. He spent 25 years with Philips Electronics most recently as Global Head of Multimedia and was instrumental in formulating the DVD standard. John is also non-executive Chairman of Psion plc.
Ian Davies Group Finance Officer & Company Secretary
Joined the Board in August 2012 as Group Finance Director and Company Secretary. He previously held the positions of Finance Director of Victoria PLC where he was appointed to the Board in March 2007. Prior to this, Ian spent 10 years in the aerospace sector, where he had become Financial and Commercial Director of Umeco plc's International Components Division. He is a chartered accountant and an engineering graduate.
Mike Payne Chief Executive, Vislink Inc.
As MD of Vislink Inc. Mike is responsible and accountable for our offices and people in Billerica and Vista, USA, and heads up Vislink's Surveillance business. Prior to his appointment as MD, Mike held the position of Vislink Group CTO, responsible for the coordination of Vislink's overall product and technology strategy. During his CTO tenure, he played a key role in helping to position the group to take advantage and begin to drive efficiency via its core technology developments.
Prior to Mike's two year assignment as Group CTO, he had had over 20 additional years of experience in the microwave communications industry. Positions held during his tenure at MRC included VP of Marketing & Business Development, VP of Operations, VP of Engineering and Product Line Manager.
In his marketing and business development roles Mike and his team were responsible for MRC's product roadmap which included launching MRC's developing IP communications strategy, which will help provide the base for next generation News Gathering and Law Enforcement products for the group.
Prior to his marketing role, Mike was responsible for MRC's Operations where his five year tenure began with Vislink's acquisition of MRC.
Mike earned his BSET and a BSEE from Wentworth Institute of Technology and an MBA from Suffolk University both located in Boston Massachusetts. He holds a US Patent for: Methods and Apparatus for Transmitting Analogue and Digital Information Signals. A patent which represents and protected the critical technology used in Microwave Radio Communication's long-haul product portfolio, leading to over 80% of market share for the US DTV transition.
Stephen Rudd Chief Executive, Vislink International
Stephen joined Vislink in September 2004 as Managing Director of its satellite systems division, Advent Communications, and was appointed MD Vislink International in May 2011, being responsible and accountable for our offices and people in Hemel Hempstead, Dubai, Singapore.
Prior to joining Vislink Stephen spent six months with Pixology plc, a leading provider of innovative software and services in the digital photographic industry, overseeing the roll out of major retail digital photo networks in the USA and UK.
From 1993 to 2004 Stephen held several senior roles within the Datacard Corporation, a world leader in secure I.D. and credit card personalisation systems, latterly responsible for subsidiary operations in the UK, France, Germany and Spain. Stephen created strong groups spanning geographies and culture positioning Datacard as a major supplier of solutions in the financial and intelligent identification markets. Stephen was also involved in several acquisitions and mergers during his tenure with Datacard.
Prior to that Stephen was Business Unit Director for Spectra-Physics corporation for six years, a leading supplier of laser based data capture systems for the point-of-sale and stock applications.
Stephen spent five years with Copal Systems, the Japanese manufacturer of photographic processing systems, introducing the "one hour" photo print service into the UK high street.
Stephen started his career with an Olivetti subsidiary as a key account manager training new recruits.
Official executive management page Vislink
Investors
Major Shareholders
Other Info
IP & Servers
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