ALCEA, an ASSA ABLOY company, introduced its GATEWAY, a cutting-edge solution designed to address the increasing security demands for critical infrastructure, with deliveries set to start in early 2025. The product acts as a bridge between physical security devices and the systems that monitor and control them.
The new ALCEA GATEWAY offers comprehensive real-time situational awareness, remote keyless opening and monitoring, and keyless access management. This comes in response to a more complex global infrastructure landscape, with the transportation sector serving as an example. During the 2024 Olympics’ opening, French railways saw increased incidents, disrupting services and affecting around 800,000 passengers.
A similar need for robust security measures is evident in South Africa, where the telecommunications sector is severely impacted by copper theft. This contributes to annual losses of up to $381 million in the energy sector alone, underscoring the urgency of this issue.
An answer to evolving infrastructure security requirements
“The GATEWAY reflects ALCEA’s commitment to future-proof, high-quality solutions for complex and changing physical security needs,” says Jorma Issakainen, Senior Vice President and Head of Critical Infrastructure at ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions. “With its advanced features and remote keyless opening capabilities, our product boosts operational efficiency, convenience, and provides peace of mind with its substantial security features. The ALCEA GATEWAY also offers great life cycle value, promising long-term benefits.”
Serving markets including telecom, energy, transportation, and water industry, the ALCEA GATEWAY caters to the rapidly expanding critical infrastructure protection market, projected to reach USD 178.3 billion by 2029.
Integrated with the ABLOY BEAT portfolio, the GATEWAY will enable remote opening, monitoring and control of a wide range of ABLOY BEAT products. This portfolio, manufactured by access solutions provider ABLOY, ensures robust performance. Additionally, the ALCEA GATEWAY offers flexible compatibility with proprietary management systems or ALCEA’s ALWIN CIPE.
“With a secure, integrated, and future-proof total solution, we enable real-time responsiveness and seamless compatibility with any system,” Issakainen adds. “ALCEA is devoted to keep critical infrastructure uninterrupted through reliable and connected security solutions, and the ALCEA GATEWAY is a big step in that direction.”
