Telecommunication

Case Study : Singapore - Media Corporation of Singapore

 

Media Corporation of Singapore (MCS)

media singapore sThe Media Corporation of Singapore (MCS) is one of Asia's leading public radio and television broadcasting service providers. At any given time, this organization  is involved in multiple simultaneous news and entertainment projects incuding the filming of motion pictures, television drama serials, variety shows, frequent daily news broadcasts in four different languages, commercial broadcasts, and much more. They use a 90-Door EsofNET System using EL2200 Series Door Controllers at its Caldecott Broadcast Centre compound, which provides an access control and security solution to address the following issues:

1. Asset Security: The Caldecott Broadcast Centre is filled with recording studios, film sets, stages, broadcast facilities, multimedia and communication centers and the like. Each is equipped with sophisticated and valuable equipment, as well as access to confidential information, intellectual property and the like. Protecting these assets from theft and vadalism is an important role of access control, which restricts access to locations and stored assets to authorized personnel.

2. Securing a Public Service: The Media Corporation of Singapore (MCS) provides an essential public service to the regional community by providing a medium for disseminating important information to the public. This requires that all broadcasts meet its daily schedule without interruption. A part of achieving this objective is the restriction of unauthorized personnel from entering sensitive areas where they may, either accidentally or intentionally, interfere with the normal broadcasting operations of the center.

3. Protecting Celebrity Privacy: Numerous local and international celebrities can often be found in Caldecott  Hill, involved in current affairs interviews, film shootings, variety events and the like. As public figures, they are often the victims of excessive public attention, where intruders may seek to invade the privacy of celebrities against their wishes.

A large number of artistes, recording engineers, set crews and other personnel are constantly assigned to different areas of the Caldecott compound, according to the various projects they are assigned to. If left unchecked, it is only too easy for unscrupulous individuals to gain access to areas where they do not belong. Access Control for the compound is, therefore, an absolute necessity. The EsofNET Access Control System ensures that only authorized personnel may access each facility and only at pre-scheduled times. 

Flexible Door Accessibility Management

A time-sharing scheme is set in place at the Caldecott Broadcast Centre to manage the allocation of various media resources such as recording studios, sound studios, sets, stages, etc. to various ongoing project teams as they become available for use. In order to facilitate the execution of this scheme and simultaneously maintain security, it is necessary to frequently change the access rights of various individuals as their assignments change. To that end, EsofNET Access Control System possesses the capacity to facilitate quick and flexible changes to the door accessibility of individual cardholders on a daily basis.

System Configuration

  • 90 doors installed with EL2200 Series Door Controllers