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ASTRID, the public safety communications operator in Belgium, announced that the midlife upgrade of the ASTRID radio and paging system was completed at the end of last year. The 60 million euro renovation operation took eight years to complete.

Coordination of resources and communication between the fire crews took place over the Nødnett and the Rakel critical communications TETRA network.

The Minister of Justice & Security, the Police Chief of the Dutch National Police and the Operational Services have decided to keep the aftercare team operational until 1 July. After this period, the TETRA network will be taken into regular management.

The strong internationalisation of the PMRExpo was reflected in 2019 in the new record number of nearly 4,600 visitors from security authorities and organisations (BOS), the industry, public transport, utilities and other sectors.

Covid-19 has led to an increased need for both radio terminals and network capacity Nødnett, the critical communications TETRA network in Norway.

DSB today announced that they have decided to cancel Nødnettdagene 2020 (Nødnett Days 2020) due to the corona-virus (Covid 19) and the uncertainty regarding the development of the situation.

On Tuesday morning, the Directorate for Social Security and Emergency Response (DSB) announced reduced functionality in several control rooms for Nødnett, the Public Safety TETRA network in Norway.

The Virve 2.0 project will implement a nationwide mission critical mobile broadband service for the Finnish public safety and other authorities during early 2020s

Nedaa has announced its support as the official secure network communications provider at this year’s edition of Dubai Airshow, which is taking place from the 17th to the 21st of November at Dubai World Central.

To further improve radio coverage on the public safety communications network in Belgium, ASTRID is building 29 new masts, the so-called "Block 5". These masts are an answer to the most important coverage requests from users on the ASTRID network. 

ALDB GmbH, operator of the world’s largest TETRA network in Germany, has joined TCCA, the global representative organisation for the critical communications ecosystem.

The Red Cross reported a positive result and has archieved more efficiency during journeys, faster communication and a better exchange of information.

Astrid has renewed its contract with trusted supplier Airbus-Proximus consortium to guarantee major component support and complete maintenance.

The director general of Motorola Solutions Portugal, another shareholder in SIRESP, has confirmed the existence of "a generic agreement".

The TETRA service, which will be used by Lotos Petrobaltic, is atypical due to its use at sea. The conducted tests proved that the TETRA system built by Energa Operator worked well at sea.

Operator of the Hungarian public safety TETRA communications network Pro-M Zrt., recently hosted the Forum of European Airbus Operators (AOF) held on 8-9 May 2019 in Budapest.

In the federal states of Berlin, Hamburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony and Thuringia numerous events took place on May 1, 2019, which were successfully mastered with the BOS digital radio.

MXLINK, the very first secure virtual network available for Mexican Public Safety and Defense authorities, has officially been launched.

For 2 days from the 8th April 2019, a communications exercise (SIGEX) titled “ESPADA 19” was carried out by Madeira’s Operational Command and Military Zone teams.

ASTRID, the operator of the public safety communications network in Belgium, uses the mobile masts in consultation with the users to temporarily work at a certain location in order to increase radio coverage and capacity, especially at scheduled events.