NIKOS – Stadtfest

Emergency announcements for the Old Town Festival in Fürstenfeldbruck

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NIKOS is not a conventional PA system, but a radio-based public address, alarm and control system for large events, construction sites and crisis situations, which you can rent by the day through certified partners and either integrate into your PA or use on its own.

Challenge

Scattered stages without continuous warning coverage

At the Old Town Festival in Fürstenfeldbruck, stages, stalls and visitor flows are spread throughout the city centre. In an emergency, announcements must be clearly understood across different areas and delivered simultaneously, even though music, crowds and visitors unfamiliar with the area make the situation difficult to assess. Publicly accessible streets and squares have no fixed access controls; warnings, closure notices and crowd-guidance information must therefore be perceptible across the entire site without delay.

Solution

One unified solution for everyday use and emergencies

NIKOS brings together announcements, alerting, visitor guidance and device control in a single network-independent platform. For events such as the Old Town Festival in Fürstenfeldbruck, NIKOS [dispatcher]² controls announcements as needed for individual announcement locations, specific areas or the entire site. NIKOS [audio]² receives voice transmissions wirelessly on site and outputs them as an analogue audio signal; NIKOS [horn]² supplements the acoustic output at locations without an existing sound system. This reduces the need for materials, cabling and staff travel, as well as the number of operators and security posts, because recurring tasks are controlled centrally and monitored or carried out by NIKOS.

FAQ

Information for planners and organisers

Do NIKOS announcements meet the relevant standard requirements?+
Yes, NIKOS fully meets DIN EN 50849 "Electroacoustic Emergency Warning Systems". The system was specifically designed for safety-relevant announcements and alerting and is technically built for both everyday and emergency use. DIN EN 50849 is the relevant standard for radio-based ELA systems such as NIKOS. Because NIKOS, unlike mobile network-based systems, operates independently of an external network, immediate usability is guaranteed at all times — fully meeting the standard's requirements as a result. Other safety-related standards such as DIN EN 54, DIN VDE 0833-4 and DIN 14675 (voice alarm systems), by contrast, do not apply to NIKOS, as they concern a different field of use and functional scope and are therefore not relevant to NIKOS's deployment. As the only public address system for temporary and mobile applications consistently designed around the demands of mission-critical use, NIKOS has been used successfully for crisis-proof communication tasks since 2017. RADACOM and your regional NIKOS partner will be happy to advise you on the wide range of NIKOS functions and support you in implementing the requirements cost-effectively.
How does the emergency announcement remain independent of the mobile network at the Old Town Festival?+
NIKOS operates via its own autonomous radio network and does not depend on public communications networks. NIKOS [audio]² has an internal battery with up to 16 hours of operating time and also powers connected accessory modules. This ensures that emergency announcements at the Old Town Festival remain reliably operational even in the event of a power failure or disruptions to public networks.
Can NIKOS be installed at short notice in an old town?+
Yes. NIKOS was developed for flexible outdoor use without fixed infrastructure. The modules can be mounted on lampposts, stages, stands or trees by one or two people within a few minutes and configured individually. Continuous operation only requires a standard Schuko power outlet.
How does NIKOS support compliance with night-time quiet hours?+
The night-time quiet-hours function in NIKOS [dispatcher]² centrally switches off all connected sound systems at the push of a button. This makes it easier to obtain official approval and helps prevent complaints from local residents.
Emergency announcements for the Old Town Festival in Fürstenfeldbruck: Where can NIKOS be rented?+
NIKOS is rented by the day through certified partners, including advice, instruction and technical support. Your regional partner coordinates the deployment with you. Find a partner and request a rental

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