Radiotronics Announces Initative for UK Councils to Return to Wide Area Two Way Radio Systems to Decrease Costs and Improve Operational Efficiency

Radiotronics (UK) has today announced a nationwide initiative encouraging UK city, borough, district, and county councils to return to resilient, council-owned, wide-area trunked two-way radio systems. Radiotronics' initiative comes amid growing concerns around diminishing capital reserves, rising mobile phone costs, poor network reliability, and limited infrastructure control.

Between ~1970 and ~2010, nearly every local authority in the UK operated trunked two-way radio systems - robust, independent communications systems that enabled seamless coordination between multiple departments, including enforcement, maintenance, community response and emergency planning.

These systems offered 100% infrastructure control, reliable signal coverage, and predictable maintenance costs. Since 2010, many of these systems have been decommissioned, or significantly reduced, in favour of mobile phones, despite the limitations and risks.

A spokesman at Radiotronics (UK) said:

“Councils gave up a powerful tool when they moved away from trunked two-way radios. We're seeing an increasing need for secure, resilient, and cost-effective communication systems that councils can fully control - and that’s where two-way radio systems excel.”

"Our council-wide multi-channel multi-department two way radio system allows the whole council to share one central two way radio system with unlimited channels and unlimited users, keeping everyone in touch, even in the event of a power failure."