Frequentis sells Public Safety integrated communication and control system for BOS TETRA network in Bavaria

The contract was signed on 4 August 2014 by police commissioner Jürgen Garbe from the Police Headquarters in Upper Bavaria South (Polizeipräsidium Oberbayern Süd) and Rolf Unterberger, member of the Executive Board at Frequentis AG. Frequentis provides integrated communication and control systems for police control centres across the whole of Bavaria. A key part of the contract is the integration of the German TETRA BOS digital radio network for public safety authorities and organisations into the systems.

In addition, all previously separate communications systems (telephone and radio) will in future be conducted over the Frequentis Public Safety integrated communication and control system so that these systems can be controlled via a standardised and user-friendly graphical user interface. The contract also includes extensive training for the Bavarian Police and maintenance services for a period of 5 years.

As well as the 175 operator positions for the control centres, Frequentis will be supplying up to 320 web-based radio operator positions based on the Frequentis Radio Web Dispatcher to allow the more flexible application of all necessary functions inside and outside the control centres.

The particular challenge that Frequentis and the Bavarian Police share for the G8 summit is the timely setup of the Frequentis integrated communication and control system to operate the analogue radio and the German BOS digital radio in the control centre in Rosenheim and the operational headquarters in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for the G8 summit. The use of the tap-proof BOS digital radio network for voice and data services is critical for the optimal organisation of all forces deployed.

The Free State of Bavaria relies on the expertise from Frequentis: "Numerous references in Germany and beyond show that Frequentis is one of the most expert partners around when it comes to digital radio interconnection. We are convinced that we can benefit from these experiences at the G8 summit at Schloss Elmau", confirmed police commissioner Jürgen Garbe from the Upper Bavaria South Police Headquarters.

Rolf Unterberger, member of the Executive Board at Frequentis AG, confirms: "At the Olympic Games in London in summer 2012, Frequentis clearly demonstrated with its customer the Metropolitan Police that the systems are ideal for this kind of safety-critical deployment. We are delighted to be supporting the Bavarian Police in such an important event."

Following the contracts being signed in July 2013 in Rhineland-Palatinate for the supply of control centre technology for the police, fire and rescue and emergency medical services control centres, and in December 2013 in North Rhine-Westphalia for the delivery of a control centre concentrator for the fire and rescue and emergency medical services, this is already the third major order for Frequentis in Germany within a year.
Frequentis has a strong presence in Germany and has many other prestigious customers here, including the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania police, Bremen fire and rescue services and police, the combined control centres for police, fire and rescue services in Lower Saxony, the Berlin fire and rescue services, and the police, fire and rescue and emergency medical services control centres in the Free State of Saxony.