TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale
Upgrades Radio Communications to Radio over IP

TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale has embarked on a project that is on the cutting edge of communications technology. With the ultimate goal of providing customers with extraordinary service, the company is updating their VHF radio system to ensure crystal clear, reliable communications throughout South Florida and beyond. TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale radio and IT specialist Brian Warrick explains "By converting our existing leased phone line connections to each of our radio towers over to RoIP (Radio over Internet Protocol) we have the benefit of added reliability, redundancy, flexibility, and interoperability."

One of the biggest benefits of this new RoIP system is the added redundancy to the radio infrastructure. The company now has multiple mediums of connectivity at their 750' tall high site, 350' tall high site and each of their dispatch office locations. Every site has at least one high speed broadband internet connection and a microwave link which serve as the primary means of connectivity. A microwave link is a communications system that uses a beam of radio waves in the microwave frequency range to create a high speed connection between two fixed locations on the land. Warrick adds "Our private microwave link infrastructure allows us to have a 99.999% uptime even through bad weather and natural disasters while conventional phone lines and cable TV suffer outages. With such an extensive radio network, you can have the assurance and peace of mind that when you are 40 miles offshore in rough seas and your boat is disabled, TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale will be there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to answer your radio call for assistance!"

Throughout South Florida and the western Bahamas, hail TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale on channel 16 for fast, professional and reliable service.