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Communica
53 Landmarks Avenue, Samrand, Centurion
Core business offering: Communica is a South African importer, wholesale distributor, B2B, and retailer specialising in a diverse range of products. It offers premium solutions in CCTV, audio and video intercoms, intrusion detection systems, solar solutions, smart home devices, IoT devices, batteries, cables, test and measurement instruments, and tools and production equipment.
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Cape Town
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Pretoria
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Samrand - Head Office
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Section - Access control & identity management
-Access control readers & control units
-Card technology
- Proximity
- RFID
- Smartcard
-Control systems
- Card/keypad combination
- Parking management/control software
- Time & attendance integration
-Facial recognition
-Fingerprint analysis
Section - Alarm systems - sensors, panels & systems
-Annunciators, lights
-Annunciators, sirens
-Central station & remote monitoring equipment
- Audio equipment
- Digital communicating equipment
- Remote controls with zone annunciation
- Remote release
-Control panels
- Arm/disarm stations
- I/O expanders
- Programmable remotely
- Remote stations
- Touch screen
- Wireless
- Zone expanders
-Miscellaneous alarm equipment
- Batteries
- Battery backup
- Battery testers/analysers
- Cabinets & racks
- Installation materials
-Power or environment sensors
- AC & UPS power failure protection
- Fire
- Gas/toxic vapour
- Humidity
- Lightning protection devices
- Surge protection devices
- Temperature
- Water presence/level
-Remote monitoring
- GSM/cellular
-Audio
-Dual technology detectors
-Electromagnetic, field disturbance
-Infrared illuminators
-Infrared, active
-Infrared, passive (PIR)
-Motion detectors
-Photoelectric beam
-Proximity sensors
-Vibration sensors
-Audio detection
- Audio discriminators/microphones
-Contacts, door & window switches
-Emergency switches
-Frequency-tuned sensors
- Glass-break sensors (on glass)
-Light sensors
-Motion detectors
- Dual detectors
- Infrared, passive
- Microwave
- Photoelectric
- Ultrasonic
- Video motion detectors
-Panic buttons
-Proximity sensor
-Vibration/shock detectors
Section - Communications equipment
-GSM cellular
-Intercoms
- Standalone intercoms
- Videophone intercoms
-IP/network
-Public address & paging systems
-Recording, audio/video equipment
-Routers/modems
Section - IoT/IT security infrastructure
-Cables & fibres
-Connectors
-Enclosures, racks & consoles
- Cabinets - free-standing
- Cabinets - wall mounted
- Consoles - workstations, desk
- Racks & sub-racks
-Network hardware
-Network management s/w
-Other networking equipment
-Routers & switches
-Wireless networking
-Batteries - chargeable
-Batteries - non-chargeable
-Battery charging systems
-Battery packs
-Constant voltage transformer
-Fixed voltage
- AC-DC converter
- DC-DC converter
- Regulated
- Unregulated
-Frequency converters
-Inverters
-Lightning arresters
-Other batteries & backup power supplies
-Power cables
-Power failure warning system
-Power surge protectors & filters
-Solar power solutions
-Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
- Continuous
- Standby
-Variable voltage DC
-Voltage surge suppressors
-Alarms & intrusion
-Integrated mobile management platforms
-Integrated solutions
-Networking & communications
-Perimeter
-Power management
- Electrical equipment (invertors, surge protectors etc)
- Generators and power generation
- Solar/Green solutions
- UPS/batteries
-Smart home cloud services
-Surveillance
Section - Surveillance equipment
-Consoles/enclosures for CCTV systems
-Housings, camera
- Domes/spheres/hemispheres
- Dust-proof
- Ergonomic (indoor)
- Explosion-proof
- Extreme environmental
- High-temperature
- Integrated low-light enhancement
- Vandal-proof
- Weather-proof
-Lighting
- Control devices
- Infrared
- Portable generators & lights
- Security
-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/drones
-Video monitors
-Video multiplexers
-Camera controls
- Multiplexers
- Pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ indoor)
- Pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ outdoor)
- Remote control devices
- Sequencers
-Cameras
- Body-worn cameras
Cameras: Body-worn cameras
- Combination thermal & visual sensors
Cameras: Combination thermal & visual sensors
- Concealed, covert
- Fixed
Cameras: Fixed
- High definition (HD) - IP
- High definition (HD) analogue
- Industrial use thermals
- Infrared
- Low light
- Network/IP
- Night vision equipment
- PTZ
Cameras: PTZ
- Simulated/dummy
Cameras: Simulated/dummy
Cameras: Simulated/dummy
-Digital video systems
- Storage systems
- Visual verification systems
-Lenses
- Fixed focal length
- Panoramic
- Varifocal
- Zoom (motorised)
-Perimeter solutions
- Dual thermal/visual camera monitoring
- Thermal camera monitoring
-Thermal cameras
- Fixed
- Industrial use
- Long distance
-Vehicle CCTV systems
-Video multiplexers
-Video recorders
- Digital video recorders (DVR)
- Hybrid video recorders (XVR)
- Network video recorders (NVR)
| News from Communica: |
Communica to distribute TVT
August 2017, Surveillance, Products & Solutions, Communica
The Communica Group recently added the TVT range of surveillance solutions to its product catalogue.
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High-voltage opto-isolator
16 February 2011, Opto-Electronics, Communica
Providing power electronics design engineers with a high-voltage optoisolator designed for use in harsh environments and explosion-proof applications, OPTEK Technology has developed a UL- and VDE-rated ... |
Communica named as one of the Top 300 BEE companies
6 October 2004, News, Communica
The Communica website (www.communica.co.za) will be fully interactive shortly, and the company intends this to be a most valuable source of technical information as well as an order entry terminal for customers |
Security news: |
SMARTpod Talks to Check Point Technologies about the African Perspectives on Cybersecurity report
January 2026, Information Security, News & Events, Videos, SMART Security Solutions
SMART Security Solutions spoke with Check Point's Hendrik de Bruin about the report, the risks African organisations face, and some mitigation measures. |
How secure is your fire protection system?
Issue 6 2025, Fire & Safety
Modern fire protection systems are no longer just stand-alone panels that make a noise when a detector senses smoke. Many are now connected to building control systems, IoT devices and centralised management platforms. With that connectivity comes new risk. |
Entries for the 2026 Southern Africa OSPAs now open
January 2026, News & Events
Entries are now open through to 1 April 2026 for the Southern Africa Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs). This year, the awards are open to a broader range of countries in southern Africa than ever before. |
The HR Trap
January 2026, Security Services & Risk Management, Training & Education
When human resources becomes a risk factor. Andre du Venage examines why your CCTV security and other technology risks are covered, but human resources are often overlooked. |
Grand theft telematics
January 2026, News & Events
At its Security Analyst Summit 2025, Kaspersky presented the results of a security audit that exposed a significant security flaw enabling unauthorised access to all connected vehicles of one automotive manufacturer. |
The role of safe storage in mitigating burglary and fire risk
Issue 6 2025, Fire & Safety, Smart Home Automation
Household burglary and fire remain amongst the most common threats to household assets in South Africa. Statistics South Africa’s 2024 Victims of Crime Survey reported approximately 1,5 million incidents of housebreaking in a single year. |
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