Hytera wins public safety TETRA bid in Brazilian capital
Hytera recently won the bid of TETRA communication equipment issued by Military Police of Federal District (Polícia Militar do Distrito Federal, PMDF) in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.
The company will provide 6,000 portable and mobile TETRA radios to facilitate PMDF's routine and special operations.
Hytera will provide Z1p, its flagship TETRA portable radio for special operations and MT680 mobile radios to be installed in all the police cars from PMDF. Hytera will supply the full scope of the bid through its Brazilian subsidiary, Hytera Brazil. Besides the equipment, Hytera will also provide services, training and installation support for the PMDF.
Hytera’s main advantages to win this bid were IP67 capability, integrated Bluetooth and 3W RF transmit power in the Z1p radio, according to Ricardo Bovo, president of Hytera Brazil. For the mobiles, the embedded speaker, small dimension, outstanding RF performance, superior audio quality and remote mount were remarkable advantages, compared with other bidders, said Bovo. Now police officers of the PMDF will be empowered with the leading edge technology from Hytera and will be able to provide better services for the people in Brasilia, said sources with the PMDF.
