[GreenKeys] Telex Network undergoing a revival (UK)

[Larry]

For those interested in the telex network, I've read in B.T. Today April
2002 that British Telecom's declining telex network is enjoying a new
lease of life by being a means of delivering a low-cost and highly
effective security service in conjunction with a data 300baud circuit.
So successful is this usage of the telex network to provide the
signalling medium that Lloyds Trustee Savings Bank has entrusted it for
its property and panic alarm requirements across its sites and has
increased its requirement to between 1,500 and 2,000 circuits.
The UK dedicated telex network has been modernised so that this
revitalised network incurs virtually no capital cost, whilst continuing
to attract revenue. Allan Renton, head of telex support and engineering
explains, "We supply the customer with an SS 300 circuit that is tied
into the telex network and the customer purchases a modem and interface
to hook up with the building monitoring panel. Once these are installed,
the customer can use the network [with] whatever type of data they
choose to send anywhere in the UK."
But the Australian telex network is not faring quite so buoyantly - we
have less than 400 subscribers here and all security requirements is
dealt with on the PSTN. Ah well. 
 
Larry Rice
VK6CP ICQ 532578