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How IoT Technology Is Transforming Africa

According to research by Parks Associates, as much as 70% of security dealers currently install or plan to install some type of interactive smart home devices or systems.

This technology also assists to efficiently manage security operations that rely on guards, by monitoring where the guards are and the status of their patrol.

Recently, Trinity finished a large scale project for the Johannesburg City Parks installing a guard monitoring system installation and running training on the the TrinitySMART system.

From the article "How IoT Technology Is Transforming Africa" by Vicky Sidler.

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