Control room online · 24/7 Gaborone, Botswana
What it is

An alarm without
monitoring is just noise.

A siren on the wall hopes a stranger will care. Monitored alarms send the signal to people whose job it is to act on it — every time, day or night.

The bell deters the casual opportunist. Verified monitoring stops the determined one — because someone is already on their way before the intruder is through the door.

Intruder alarm monitoring connects your panel to our Gaborone control room over redundant signalling paths — typically GSM with IP failover. The moment a zone is triggered, the signal lands on an operator's screen with full site context: address, key-holder list, response protocol, prior history.

The operator works the protocol: cross-check against scheduled access, attempt key-holder contact, dispatch armed response. Every signal type — burglary, panic, fire, duress, low battery, line failure — has a defined handling procedure, and every action is logged with a timestamp.

For you, that means fewer false dispatches (and the fines that come with them), faster response on real events, and an audit trail your insurer will treat as risk-mitigating.

The stack

What you get,
top to bottom.

Six layers covering signalling, verification, dispatch, and reporting — billed as one service, owned by one team.

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Dual-path signalling

GSM + IP polling with automatic failover. If one path drops, the other takes over within seconds — and the control room is alerted to the change.

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Operator verification

Every signal handled by a licensed officer following your site-specific protocol. Key-holder contact attempts before any cost-incurring dispatch.

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Armed response

Coordinated dispatch with vetted reaction partners. GPS coordinates, panel layout, and zone information shared with the responding unit.

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Panic & duress handling

Silent panic and duress codes treated with absolute priority — no key-holder callback, no verification delay, immediate dispatch.

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System health

Battery low, AC fail, comms loss, panel tamper — we see all of it. Maintenance tickets are raised before your alarm becomes silently offline.

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Audit-grade reporting

Monthly event report with timestamps, operator actions, false-positive ratios, and uptime. Formatted for insurance and compliance review.

From trigger to response

The path your signal travels.

Typical · 3 minutes
Step 01

Zone triggered

Detector activates. Panel codes the zone, type, and partition; transmits via GSM with IP backup.

Step 02

Signal received

Within 8–15 seconds the signal lands on the operator console with full site context auto-loaded.

Step 03

Verified & actioned

Operator works your protocol — key-holder contact, video cross-check (if linked), or direct dispatch.

Step 04

On scene

Armed reaction unit arrives, secures the perimeter, and reports back. You receive a full event log by morning.

Compatibility

Works with the
panel you already own.

We support all major alarm panels available in Botswana. If you have an existing system, we'll connect it. If you're starting fresh, we'll specify the right panel for your risk profile.

DSCPowerSeries · Neo
ParadoxSpectra · Magellan
TexecomPremier · Elite
IDSX-Series · Hyyp
RiscoLightSYS · Agility
PyronixEnforcer · Euro
HoneywellGalaxy · Vista
HikvisionAX Pro
Why monitor

The numbers
insurance underwriters care about.

Monitored alarms reduce loss frequency, response time, and false-dispatch overhead. Some insurers offer premium reductions on properties with verified-response monitoring in place.

Faster response

Verified signals reach armed response in minutes — not the hours it takes for a neighbour to notice and call the police.

90%

Fewer false dispatches

Operator verification dismisses the vast majority of false triggers before any cost or call-out fee is incurred.

24/7

Always watching

Holidays, load-shedding, after-hours, weekends — the control room doesn't close. Signals are handled within seconds, every time.

Indicative pricing · BWP

Built for
your scale.

Final pricing depends on signalling path, reaction zone, and key-holder arrangements. The figures below are indicative — your formal quote is itemised in BWP.

Residential Essential
Single-property homes, standard zone count.
From
BWP550/ month
  • 24/7 signal monitoring
  • Operator verification
  • Armed reaction (Block 3 / Block 7)
  • Monthly event report
  • Installation & maintenance
  • Custom escalation tree
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All-in · 12-month agreement
Enterprise Custom
Banking, mining, multi-site, government.
By assessment
BWPTailored
  • Multi-site portfolio monitoring
  • Dedicated SLA & KPI reporting
  • SIEM / VMS integration
  • Holdup, duress & ATM specials
  • Drill scheduling & war-game tests
  • On-premise liaison option
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Contract structure flexible
Common questions

Things prospects
always ask first.

Have something specific to your panel or site? Send it through — we usually reply within a working day.

In almost all cases, yes. We support DSC, Paradox, Texecom, IDS, Risco, Pyronix, Honeywell, and Hikvision panels. A technician will visit, confirm signalling capacity, and add a communicator if your panel doesn't already have one.
Bell-only alarms make noise on-site and rely on someone hearing it and acting. Monitored alarms transmit the event to a 24/7 control room where licensed operators verify and dispatch armed response. The difference is a system that hopes for help versus a system that calls for help.
Properly specified alarm panels have backup batteries that maintain operation through normal load-shedding cycles. Signal transmission continues over GSM (which doesn't depend on your fibre line). We monitor battery and mains status, so you'll know if the backup ever runs low.
We don't charge for monitoring or verification of false signals. If a false trigger results in an avoidable armed response dispatch, the reaction partner may charge a call-out fee — which is why operator verification matters: most false triggers are dismissed before dispatch.
Yes — and most clients do. When alarm and CCTV are both monitored, the operator can visually verify an alarm trigger before dispatch, which makes verification almost instantaneous and dramatically reduces false-dispatch costs.
Key-holder updates are handled through your account manager, by signed instruction. We require written confirmation rather than verbal — it protects you against social engineering and keeps the audit trail clean.
Pairs well with

Layer up your
protection.

Alarms get stronger when paired with verified video and controlled access — fewer false dispatches, faster real-event response.

Get started

Tell us about
your panel and site.

Most monitoring proposals go out within one working day. Site assessments are free and scheduled around your operations — including after-hours.