Two-way radios for utilities and energy

Utility and energy crews work where cellular coverage is weakest: along transmission lines, at remote substations, in mines, and across oil and gas fields. They also work during storms and outages, when public networks are least dependable. FirstCom Radio designs and builds private wide-area radio systems with backup power for the organizations that keep the lights on.

How two-way radios are used in utilities and energy

• Line crews and troubleshooters during storm restoration
• Remote sites and substations beyond cellular coverage
• Intrinsically safe radios for hazardous locations
• Mine, plant, and field operations with lone-worker protection

What we recommend

Organizations in utilities and energy most often ask us for repeater systems and tower sites, vehicle radio installations, FCC licensing assistance, and 24/7 emergency service. The right combination depends on the size of your team, the area you need to cover, and how private your communications must be, and we are glad to talk it through with you.

Radios to buy or to rent

FirstCom Radio works with analog, DMR, NXDN, and P25 radios and with nationwide LTE push-to-talk, so we can recommend what suits utilities and energy rather than what suits a single product line. Radios are available to buy or to rent, with more than 500 rental radios in stock and service available in all 50 states.