Motorola Wins TETRA Terminal Tender for German Province of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a world leading provider of mission critical communications solutions, trecently announced that it has won a tender to supply over 10,000 TETRA digital two-way radios to the Central Procurement Office of the German Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for its public safety services.

Over the next three years, Motorola will supply public safety personnel across the region with a variety of portable and mobile TETRA terminals, as well as services and accessories. These terminals include MTP850 FuG portable TETRA terminals, MTP850Ex ATEX portable terminals, mobile TETRA terminals and TCR1000 terminals that are specifically for covert use.

The new MTP850 FuG is an easy-to-use and robust device which includes core features such as secure voice and data communications. It also incorporates additional features to comply with German public safety authority standards and requirements.

The key safety features of the MTP850 FuG include:

•    End-to-end encryption compliant with Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) standards
•    BOS (Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben - German public safety authorities) compliant side connector
•    Transmission Power of up to 1.8 Watts for extended coverage, especially in Direct Mode (DMO) operation
•    FMS (Funk-Melde-System) status application and acoustic receipt function, for fast and efficient communications
•    A ‘Man Down’ feature that sends an alert to the dispatcher if the radio does not move in a given period of time or tilts past a defined angle

These features allow end users to migrate easily from analog to TETRA digital radios. The rugged terminal is designed specifically to meet the needs of public safety officers. It includes an easy-to-use interface to ensure the device is intuitive to operate and therefore meets the needs of the mission critical end user.

Motorola will also supply its Integrated Terminal Management (iTM) Solution that will allow Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to remotely and efficiently manage the software and configurations of every radio terminal from a central location. The iTM remote programming system improves the speed and reliability with which software updates can be carried out contributing to officer safety as well as efficient management and security of the terminals.

“We look forward to providing the Central Procurement Office for the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with our TETRA digital radio terminals to ensure that their emergency services teams can respond quickly to all mission critical situations,” explains Manuel Torres, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions Business, EMEA. "This award from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern continues the momentum we have seen this year in Germany following  the recent award from the Federal Ministry of Interior in addition to  other German federal states including Berlin, Thuringia and Schleswig-Holstein in adopting our TETRA radio standards for their emergency services."

The Motorola TETRA portfolio includes infrastructure solutions, terminals, applications and services which are now used in more than 100 countries worldwide. To date, the company has been able to maintain a leading position in the sector of TETRA digital radio solutions. The rugged, intuitively operated products from Motorola already undergo extensive tests during the development phase in order to ensure some of the highest quality and reliable handling even under extreme conditions.