Uphone at ESS+ 2026 Bogotá: Hands-on Talks with Latin American Partners

Uphone (Shenzhen Tianlong Century Technology Development Co., Ltd.) is on the floor at ESS+ 2026 — the Colombia Security, Occupational Safety & Fire Protection Exhibition, running August 26–28 at Corferias in Bogotá. Beyond the hardware on the table, the most valuable part of the show so far has been the conversations.

What visitors are actually asking

Walking the aisle, the questions from Latin American security integrators, distributors and field-team representatives share a pattern. They are not asking for the longest spec sheet. They are asking whether a device will keep working — through heat and high altitude, dusty sites, drops, long shifts away from a charger, and the network gaps that still exist outside major cities.

That is the problem rugged devices are built to solve, and it is why the talks at our booth have centered on practical fit: which PoC radio suits a nationwide push-to-talk rollout, which body camerantegrates with an agency's evidence workflow, and which rugged tablet survives a mining or utility field day.

The lineup drawing the most interest

• PoC radios — push-to-talk over cellular, with 5G and ATEX intrinsically safe options for hazardous environments;

• Body-worn cameras — for law enforcement and private security, with models offering API integration for evidence management;

• Rugged tablets — including 5G models for field command and industrial use;

• Handheld terminals — for ID verification, ticketing and inventory in demanding environments.

All devices are built to IP68 and MIL-STD-810H grades, with CE certification, and are available for OEM/ODM customization — hardware, software, firmware, branding and MDM.

Talking to the market that buys the gear

Colombia has become the leading Latin American venue for the security industry, and the professionals who stop by the booth are the ones who actually specify and deploy this equipment. The recurring theme across every conversation: reliability in the field is the feature that matters most, and that is precisely where rugged purpose-built hardware earns its place next to consumer-grade alternatives.