TETRA  |  2011-09-26

Motorola Solutions Wins Approximately 53,000 TETRA Terminals Tender in Hessen, Germany

Source: The Critical Communications Review | Gert Jan Wolf editor

The contract contains extensive services, which enable public safety organisations in Hessen to easily use TETRA digital two-way radios. This involves trainings, technical support, programming of terminals....

 Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), a leading provider of mission-critical communications solutions, has won the recent invitation to a European tender to supply TETRA digital radio solutions to security authorities and organisations (Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben, BOS) in Hessen, Germany. The approximately 53,000 digital two-way radios plus accessories and supporting services will be used by the police, emergency services, aid agencies as well as public and private fire departments in Hessen.

The order includes the MTP830 FuG and MTP850 FuG TETRA handheld digital radios, the MTM800 FuG TETRA vehicle mobile radios as well as the MTP850Ex portable ATEX radios for use in hazardous environments. The radio solutions from Motorola were specially developed in accordance with the requirements of German authorities and organisations with roles in security and the emergency services. The solutions will ensure secure, reliable voice and data communication for the public safety organisations in Hessen.
 
With this latest win Motorola demonstrates again its leading role in delivering trusted mission critical solutions worldwide and in Germany. This order follows a range of other TETRA tender wins in federal states in Germany such as Lower Saxony, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Thuringia and the Federal Ministry of the Interior

Tom Quirke, vice president and general manager, Global TETRA Organization, Motorola Solutions: "We are delighted to supply the federal state of Hessen with TETRA digital radio solutions, thus enabling reliable communication for police and fire departments. This order follows a range of other Motorola TETRA tender wins in Germany such as Berlin, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia and the Federal Ministry of the Interior."

Source: www.motorolasolutions.com