Many third-party central stations are waiting for dealer demand to escalate before offering hosted and managed access control services. Those that already offer it describe how it works.
Access Control Through the Third-Party Central Station
There are fewer than 3,000 dealer-owned central stations in the industry, but there are tens of thousands of security dealers operating without a central station who offer monitoring through the use of third-party central stations. They depend on their third-party central stations for reliable, professional and reputable service to subscribers. Often they also depend on them to act as business partners, keeping them up-to-date with emerging technologies and services.
But when it comes to the emerging services of hosted and managed access control, some central stations think it’s the dealers who aren’t keeping up-to-date.