Communication Systems

Communication packages for Peruvian production cover a wider working range than most countries demand. In Lima and major urban locations, our rental team supplies Motorola digital radios, Clear-Com and Riedel intercom systems with wireless beltpacks, IFB feeds for talent, and surveillance earpieces for AD departments. This is the same broadcast-quality kit a feature crew expects on a US or European set. Audiovisual Project Perú, Filmtek Perú and Hytera distributors in the capital hold enough stock for shoots running 60-80 radios across many departments.

MTC (Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones, Peru's frequency regulator, like the FCC) handles short-term production licensing. Our team files the requests during prep, so legal frequencies are ready before crew call. Channel programming happens before delivery, so departments reach set with radios already set up.

Remote and high-altitude work changes the communication picture. Past Tambopata in the Amazon, and above 4,500m on Andean passes between Cusco and Puno, there is simply no cell coverage. Iridium satphones are then needed for unit-base contact and emergency response. We supply them as standard on any shoot beyond Sacred Valley altitude or the Madre de Dios jungle line.

Repeater systems extend two-way radio coverage through Andean valley terrain where line-of-sight fails. Multi-site planning links Cusco base camp to the Aguas Calientes secondary unit during Machu Picchu work. Stunt planning communications layer onto shoots running car or animal work in the Sacred Valley. Battery management, on-site setup, and replacement units are all handled by our technicians through wrap. Backup stock stays at the Lima depot for next-flight resupply, wherever the schedule sends the unit.