TETRA network Austria Salzburg region at stake
implementation of the of digital public safety TETRA radio system "TETRON" in Salzurg stopped because of corruption rumors.
"The Salzburg's Governor is afraid that human life is at stake." These are the sharply worded criticism of Gabi Burgstaller. The reason for the serious accusation is that Burgstaller had stopped the implementation of the of digital public safety TETRA radio system "TETRON" in Salzurg because of corruption rumors.
As previously reported by the "Salzburger nachrichten", the prosecutor determines whether it has come at the procurement under the then Interior Minister Ernst Strasser to a consortium of Alcatel, Motorola and Telekom Austria to bribe payments.
"Burgstaller knows perfectly well that digital radio is a very important tool for all emergency service organizations, from the fire department over the red cross to the police," said Mikl-Leitner.
Should it come in Salzburg to a disaster or mass casualty, like the one in the Tauern Tunnel, the refusal of Burgstaller, to implement Tetron, can have deadly consequences. Also Austria has to have a digital radio system to support large events.
As for the controversial contract, Mikl-Leitner refers to the investigation of Justice and the Court. However, when the TETRON network is implement, it will operate excellent.
Source: www.salzburg.com
