Hytera success in Bangladesh - Police to bring all thanas under DMR

Bangladesh police is set to bring all the thanas across the country under a separate mobile network Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) system, to ensure secrecy and uninterrupted communications among them, reports BSS.

As part of their efforts 15 districts out of 17, except Dhaka and Shariatpur, of Dhaka range of police have been brought under the network.

"We have already brought 15 districts out of 17 of Dhaka range under the DMR system replacing analogue system," Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Abdul Alim Mahmud of Telecom told the news agency Saturday.

"After successful completion of the pilot project, all the thanas across the country will be brought under the DMR system in phases," he said.

Anybody can make one-to-one and group conversations and send messages through the DMR system like mobile phones. It will also save money of the police officials, as they would not have to pay to make phone calls using the system.

In the analogue system conversations of other people can be over heard over their walki-talki sets. But the DMR system is developed in such a way that none can hear conversations between two people or among a group of people.

In line with the government pledge to make Bangladesh digital, the project at the cost of Taka 93 million was taken up in fiscal 2010-11, and the work to set up the DMR system in 15 districts of Dhaka range of police was completed in November last.

All the equipment for setting the DMR were purchased from Hytera Communications Company Limited of China.

A total of 2040 handsets and 301 fixed sets and 20 repeaters have been purchased to introduce the system in 15 districts.

In the first phase, all the superintendents of police and inspectors under the districts have been provided with the handsets to make communication.

On-duty police officers of each of the thanas have also been given the handsets. The handsets to replace walki-talkies.

Source: thefinancialexpress