A MYANMAR ICT company is developing a home security system designed to improve the safety of living in a condominium.

U Tin Hlaing, the president of the Parami Group Co., Ltd., said the system has been in development since January and will detect and report any threat, such as fires or break-ins, while the occupants are away.

“The occupants are alerted instantly to unusual happenings at home by mobile phone and can immediately notify authorities and prevent further damage or loss,” he said.

The system will also provide other ‘smart’ services, such as allowing tenants to use voice commands or their mobile phones’ short message system (SMS) to regulate home access, and to control room temperature, lighting levels and home entertainment equipment, U Tin Hlaing said.

The software that is the key to operating the system was developed at the company’s Singapore branch by technicians from Myanmar and other countries.

. He said the system was squarely aimed at the condominium market.

Increased living standards in Yangon have resulted in demand for better housing, which has boosted to the condominium construction business and given rise to the need for better security for tenants, he said.

The system will detect threats to home security using closed-circuit televisions and in-home sensors, and will use a computer to send a warning message via the home phone service to the tenant’s mobile phone, U Tin Hlaing said.

The basic system includes one closed-circuit TV camera each for the main entrance, the living room, a valuables storage room and the kitchen; a computer to analyse the data recorded; and a landline telephone. through which the tenant’s mobile phone can be contacted.

The basic system can be installed in a single condominium unit at a cost of K3.8 million, U Tin Hlaing said.