DMR  |  2012-03-08

Team Telecom Group acquires wireless technology provider Red-M

Source: The Critical Communications Review | Gert Jan Wolf editor

Red-M will join TTG's Technology and Consultancy Services Group (TACS), which incorporates C&C Technology, (acquired in May 2011), and AirRadio.

Team Telecom Group (TTG) has acquired wireless technology provider Red-M.


This is the second acquisition in nine months. The acquisition is part of TTG plan to expand its specialist communications and infrastructure technologies capabilities into key mission critical environments.


Picture: Mike Norfield, CEO of TTG


Red-M will join TTG's Technology and Consultancy Services Group (TACS), which incorporates C&C Technology, (acquired in May 2011), and AirRadio.


The acquisition enables TTG to deliver the most compelling specialist proposition around mobility, communication and infrastructure solutions to its markets, including aviation, transport, finance, corporate and public sector both locally and internationally.


The deal is the latest step in TTG's ambitious growth plans for the UK and overseas, with the company expanding its presence across Australasia and the Middle East, and opening a new office in San Diego,USA. 


With 51 percent of the Group's business now coming from international sales, TTG is also targeting further acquisitions on both sides of the Atlantic.


"The acquisition of Red-M is an exciting development for TTG and a key part of our strategy to build a specialist mobility and infrastructure technology business through our Technology and Consultancy Services Group.  Red-M is renowned across the industry as an expert in its field, and the specialism it brings in terms of a broad range of wireless technologies, system design and planning ideally complements the operations of AirRadio and C&C Technology, giving us unrivalled reach across key sectors such as aviation and beyond," said Mike Norfield, CEO of TTG.

Red-M offers consultancy, systems integration and network services and solutions across all of the major wireless and mobility technologies, including (2G, 3G, 4G/LTE, low-power) cellular, Wi-Fi, WiMax,Microwave, TETRA, DMR and PMR. 


It has handled wireless projects including Wembley Stadium, Heathrow Airport and with international telecom regulators, as well asoperating in mission critical environments such as aviation and the emergency services both in the UK and, increasingly,  internationally.


Andrew Waters, executive director of Red-M, will stay onas Business Development Director, working with Jason Colombo, managing director of TACS, to co-ordinate operations across the group.


Source: Telecomlead