Vokkero

Squadra

ADEUNIS RF is pleased to announce the launch and sale of its new range of Vokkero® Squadra, products for referees, the official communication system for professional referees.

Vokkero® Squadra is a communication system developed to meet the requirements of professional referees. It is composed of a set of mobile radio terminals with a wide selection of microphone headsets and accessories.

Vokkero® Squadra is the latest addition to the line of Vokkero® hands-free communication systems. Having been utilized for several years in major competitions in many sports, Vokkero® has become the premier communication system for referees throughout the world.

The primary features that distinguish Vokkero® Squadra a include:
• Improved optimization of audio quality and noise filter.
• Substatially reduced overall size with low profile case and internal antenna.
• Extremely quick and simple touch-screen configuration interface.

NCAA approves use of In-Game Communication System

Vokkero was the first system to be tested in College Football, and is the choice of top level game officials globally.

Vokkero is a proprietary officiating system
Same system used by SEC, Major League Soccer, FIFA and more.
Vokkero utilized at SEC Championship game
There are currently 6 BCS and FCS conferences that are working with Vokkero in spring game testing.

Those that used the system last fall cited numerous areas of positive benefit to the crew and the game, including:

Improved Game Administration
More efficient Penalty Administration
Enhanced communication with Coaches
Substitution Management
Pre-Snap keys
Ball Placement
Situational information - relay between crew
Crew chief leadership instantly communicated to whole crew at key times
Observer can listen in for improved coaching

Aaron West, of the D3 Centennial Conference said, " The Vokkero system far exceeded my expectations. It clearly enhances the precision of the game and the speed of administration. My average game time fell approximately 21 minutes, and I believe this is exactly do to the speed and clarity of communications Vokkero provided."

SEC Not the Only College Football Crew to use Vokkero!

When the SEC was granted a waiver to experiment with “in game” communication for its referee’s, they had some company. Division 3 Referee, Aaron West of Jacksonville, FL and a referee in the Centennial Conference wanted in as an early adopter.

Below are some of Referee West’s appraisals of the Vokkero Officiating Communication System.

“The system far exceeded my expectations. Any brief distraction that there was to learn the system was gone within a couple of series. Even people who only used it once were fully on board with it by the end of the first half. I found that with the regular users, when they rotated away and did not have the system, they genuinely missed it. It clearly enhances the precision of the game and the speed of administration. My average game time fell approximately 21 minutes, and I believe this is exactly due to the speed and clarity of communications Vokkero provided. Toward the end of the season, those who routinely used it moved from it being a static system between plays, to speaking and officiating and communicating during play. This, I think, was the most amazing surprise as it allowed real time interaction that clearly helped the game."

West went on to add, "Overall, my appraisal of the system is that it is a great and easily learned system.This system is the real deal and I can clearly demonstrate a statistical impact to the good on the game, as well as the more qualitative improvement in officiating, mentoring, and coaching."

BasiX: a new product in the Vokkero range !

ADEUNIS RF has the pleasure of announcing the launch of Vokkero® BasiX, entry-level equipment in the Vokkero® range.

Like all Vokkero® range products, BasiX is a complete communication system composed of a set of portable radio terminals and micro-earpieces that are light, discrete and adaptable to all types of ears. It shares the main strong points of the Vokkero® range:

• Hands free system, does not require any fixed installation.
• With its quick start-up and ease of operation, users adopt it immediately.
• A system that is cheap to operate because it uses a licence-free frequency.
• Fitted with a patented noise filter, BasiX solves all communication problems in noisy environments.
• BasiX is thus perfectly suitable for the building, industrial, maritime (inland waterway traffic), safety and training sectors.

BasiX communication terminals are pieces of equipment that enable instantaneous, permanent and safe audio conferences to be set up with a maximum of 3 users.
 

An experiment that worked for Vokkero!

A few months ago, we reported on real life tests, carried out over the Atlantic, with American Football referees (briefing published 10/04/2012).

Since the month of April, during the spring session, many tests have been carried out in other Division 1 conferences such as the SEC, BIG 10 and have proved extremely successful:

“The Vokkero intercom system has the potential of revolutionizing the way official communicate. The concept of instant communication with the crew in stadiums with load crowd noise, even when separated by many yards, will increase officiating efficiency and make the game more watchable for fans”. - Land Clark, PAC 12 Referee

“The Vokkero Intercoms will revolutionize communications between football officials. It provides a system to clearly and efficiently transfer necessary information to all officials everywhere on the field”. - Matt Mills, Mountain West Side Judge

“After using the Vokkero Intercom system, I'm convinced that I have seen the future of football officiating. It allows better communication with co-officials while improving overall game flow by virtually eliminating the need to come together from across the field to have a discussion, report a foul or let the Referee know what the ruling on the field was! Simply amazing!” - Big 12 Referee

In the light of this feedback, the NCAA Football rules committee has recently given its approval for the SEC to carry out tests on a wider scale this autumn for intra-SEC games. It should be remembered that the SEC is regarded as one of the best college football 'conference' in the United States. It therefore plays a major role as a prescriber.