Motorola Solutions delivers 200,000th TETRA radio terminal to German public safety authorities
The 200,000th radio terminal was delivered in Bavaria, where Motorola Solutions’ partner abel & käufl Mobilfunkhandels GmbH has won the tender for various districts for the delivery of 5,000 TETRA radio terminals and corresponding service and support.
To mark this important milestone, Christoph Thomas, managing director of Motorola Solutions in Germany, handed over a specially created MTP850 radio emblazoned with the Bavarian crest to the representatives of the district authorities Weilheim-Schongau, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen and Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
The TETRA digital radio solutions will be used by the fire departments and security services of the three districts to enable secure and reliable communication of the emergency services.
Until today, Motorola Solutions sold more than 2 million TETRA terminals worldwide, confirming its technology and market leadership in digital radio communications for public safety. Since the first tender was issued in 2009, Motorola has delivered digital radio solutions - equipment, associated management and services - to the security forces in Berlin, Brandenburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia, enabling secure and reliable digital radio communications for the federal security organisations. The entire portfolio Motorola offers to German customer is certified by BDBOS, attesting that the devices meet highest performance and security standards.
Andrea Jochner-Weiß, head of the district authority Weilheim-Schongau and association chairman of the special purpose association for rescue services and fire department, Oberland
“The introduction of the TETRA digital radio technology is one of the most important modernization projects and an important step into the future. Digital radio technology enables our rescue workers at fire departments and rescue services to communicate securely and reliably. We are very pleased with the successful collaboration with Motorola Solutions and abel & käufl Mobilfunkhandels GmbH. Thanks to their knowledge and longstanding project experience in public safety, we can ensure secure communications for our rescue services in any emergency.”
Christoph Thomas, managing director, Motorola Solutions Germany GmbH
“The delivery of our 200,000th TETRA digital radio terminal to the German public safety authorities is an important milestone for Motorola and the introduction of digital radio communication in Germany. During the development of our radio solutions, we closely work together with our customers, always focusing on the users and their individual needs. We are proud to support users from federal and state authorities and organisations in their daily work in mission-critical operations.”
