Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Million TETRA Terminals shipped by Motorola: A Global Industry Milestone

Committed to leveraging its global portfolio of mission-critical communication solutions to serve the India market 

New Delhi, – 31 March, 2009 – Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT), world leader in the development and deployment of TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) communication solutions, announced the shipment of its one millionth TETRA terminal. The customer receiving this milestone terminal is the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF).

Motorola’s TETRA solutions in India continue their stronghold in the public safety sector while gaining fast traction in large and strategic infrastructure projects including metros and airports. Recently, Motorola won contracts to build digital trunked radio communication network (TETRA) for Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad International Airports to serve their round-the-clock mission-critical communication needs. Motorola’s journey with TETRA contracts in India started with a Metro project in 2001. Motorola’s communication solution also serves key rail network in India as well as the needs of the three wings of the National defense forces.

Subodh Vardhan, sales director and country head, Government & Public Safety, Motorola India, said, “Design for use is our philosophy, which stands for our commitment and support to designing and deploying devices that address the unique requirements of high risk situations. It enables users to focus on the mission, not the technology. We pride ourselves in working very closely with our customers, and incorporate their feedback and learning into the design and development of our products to ensure that our systems are not only reliable but also support the emotional and physical state of our users”

Government agencies, security agencies and first responders around the world use Motorola’s mission-critical technologies to step up security and save lives. Motorola is also a leader in setting up Government Radio Networks, a form of unified communication platform that helps multiple government agencies to collaborate and link over a common platform; examples include the city of Shanghai where Motorola’s Government Radio Network (GRN) was implemented. This system, along with several other Motorola systems in Beijing, has successfully provided full-fledged communications service during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where 60,000 TETRA radio sets were used by the various agencies supporting the games in China. South Korea has also implemented a GRN system using Motorola’s solution and it is one of the largest radio networks in Asia. Similarly, in the United Kingdom, the Airwave project enables 200,000 users to collaborate over a common platform. 

 

Motorola’s complete portfolio of TETRA solutions includes infrastructure, terminals, applications and services that are now in use in over 85 countries worldwide. Motorola has a long history of innovation in the two-way radio industry that stretches back to 1938 with the introduction of the Police Cruiser Radio Receiver and has helped maintain its position at the forefront of TETRA. Recent innovations include:

 

· The TCR1000 TETRA Radio - the smallest, full-function body worn TETRA radio available for covert operations

 

· The MTP850Ex TETRA portable terminal – a class leading ATEX device allowing use when in environments containing potentially explosive gas and dust


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