TETRA  |  2013-10-31

Status of Entropia's countrywide TETRA coverage in the Netherlands

Source: The Critical Communications Review | Gert Jan Wolf editor

All geographically separated redundant dual type switches will be installed by Motorola and KPN and delivered to Entropia at the end of this year (2013). After that Entropia will build almost 200 TETRA masts across the Netherlands at an accelerated pace (

The implementation of a new countrywide digital TETRA network for voice and data in Flanders and the Netherlands is on schedule. Making investments in times of crisis, Entropia's doing it.

Entropia, KPN and Motorola are currently undertaking the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) in Berlin. This test is meant for the extensive testing of the new TETRA network prior to it physically being implemented. In this all the base stations are placed next to each other in-house at Motorola in a neat and orderely fashion which simulates the future network. Once this test has been concluded successfully the base stations will be shipped and integrated countrywide.

According to Philip Vercruysse, the CEO at Entropia Digital, the 200 Tetra masts designated for countrywide coverage and dual highly redundant IP Tetra switches, will be available shortly.

All geographically separated redundant dual type switches will be installed by Motorola and KPN and delivered to Entropia at the end of this year (2013). After that Entropia will build almost 200 TETRA masts across the Netherlands at an accelerated pace (prior to 30-6-2014). The network will also be equipped with high encryption (= encryption to eavesdropping).

Please, click here to view the FAT photographs.

Source: Entropia Digital