Adesta, a systems integrator and project management company for communication networks and electronic security systems, has won a contract from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to install a complete intrusion detection system along the western perimeter of the Washington Dulles International Airport.
Adesta has selected Future Fibre Technologies as its exclusive vendor partner for the installation. A world leader in development, manufacture and installation of fibre-optic intrusion detection systems, Future Fibre Technologies has provided affordable, high-quality security solutions to airports around the world. The project began in October 2009 and will be completed by March 2010.
“Adesta is pleased to support the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority with their endeavour,” said Adesta president Bob Sommerfeld. “We are diligent to the important mission of equipping the airport with the most effective and environmentally friendly security solutions available. We are also pleased to work with Future Fibre Technologies, a proven leader in airport security.”
Future Fibre Technologies vice president Bill Evenson said that their system, Secure Fence, is suited to airport security because of its accuracy. “The system is virtually immune to nuisance alarms due to our patented ARaD technology, which makes it ideal for this application,” he added.
Combined expertise for an effective security solution
Adesta brings innovative, flexible and cost efficient thinking to the design, construction and maintenance of stand-alone or integrated communication networks and electronic security systems. For nearly two decades, Adesta has offered commercial, industrial and governmental clients an efficient single point of contact for all their project issues. The company has deployed 2 million fibre miles in more than 150 metropolitan and rural areas and completed 1,000 large-scale electronic security systems in the US, Europe, Asia, Central America and the Middle East.
Future Fibre Technologies is a world leader in the design and manufacture of fibre optic sensing technologies for security applications. With hundreds of installations in some of the most hostile environments on the planet, the company has experience in delivering reliable, advanced and cost-effective intrusion detection and location solutions. Applications include data communications security, oil and gas pipeline third party interference detection, and fibre optic perimeter intrusion detection systems for sites such as military bases, airports, petrochemical plants and refineries. The company has offices in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Australia.