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recently to test the compatibility of their TEDS terminals with Motorola Solutions’ TEDS- ready Dimetra 7.1 infrastructure. Interoperability (IOP) testing of TETRA


Hosting a TEDS testing party T


ETRA vendors and manufacturers were invited to Denmark by Motorola


Enhanced Data Services (TEDS) products will continue at Motorola Solutions’ r&d laboratory in Copenhagen until March. The test sessions are being held in accordance with TETRA Association IOP rules and are monitored by ISCOM (Istituto Superiore delle Comunicazioni e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione), the independent body appointed by the TETRA Association to oversee the process and the issue of certifi cates.


“We’re excited to be leading the way with


TEDS and making TEDS-enabled solutions a reality for our customers who rely on fast access to visual data, many of whom are currently trialling it in Europe and Asia”, commented Jens Kristiansen, vice president and global director for TETRA Solutions, Motorola Solutions. “TEDS provides secure, higher-speed data results for existing data applications and allows a richer user experience by combining image, text and voice to fi eld operatives. Our Dimetra IP 7.1 infrastructure reaffi rms Motorola’s support for the industry trend of evolving mission critical networks and we look forward to offering other vendors the opportunity to test


Talking TETRA in Ireland D


elegates from Ireland’s emergency services, health and safety, government and public service agencies met in


Dublin recently at the second annual Agency Day, hosted at Croke Park by TETRA Ireland, operator of the republic’s integrated national public safety radio network. Since the inaugural event last year, TETRA


Ireland has completed the rollout of the National Digital Radio Service (NDRS) which provides mission-critical agencies with a secure, safe and resilient service with unrivalled radio coverage nationwide. Agencies already operational on the


TETRA network include An Garda Síochána (police), the Irish Prison Service, Irish Revenue Commissioners and the National Emergency


Offi ce. Over 14 000 users are active and many more will soon join them. TETRA Ireland has been working closely with the Irish Fire Services and other public service agencies to connect them to the NDRS network in the near future. Speaking at the meeting, Pat Kelly, TETRA


Ireland’s chief executive, said, “Today’s event has brought together current users of the network with those who are interested in joining the NDRS to share experiences and learn more about how it can benefi t their own individual requirements. For many, it has been an invaluable opportunity for all our emergency and public service agencies to meet and discuss communications needs and the improvements the NDRS can make to their day-to-day communications needs.” Other speakers at the event included Inspector


Michael McDonnell, of An Garda Síochána, who described a very positive ‘go live’ experience. Following a comprehensive coverage testing and training process, 3000 Dublin Gardaí migrated in unison from their old analogue system to the NDRS, and the new system has been greeted enthusiastically by users.


Pictured at Dublin’s Croke Park stadium during the TETRA Ireland Conference are speakers Nick Koiza (Portalify) and Sietse Hitman (C2000 Politie, the Netherlands) with Tony Maguire, sales director of TETRA Ireland


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Learning lessons TETRA Ireland also invited guest speakers from abroad to share their TETRA experiences. Nick Koiza, of the Finnish technology developer Portalify, spoke of the powerful data capabilities the NDRS off ers, from sending status messages to the transmission of images – for example, of a lost child during a search operation. And Sietse Hitman, of the Dutch police service, described his organization’s experience in dealing with


Addressing delegates is Pat Kelly, chief executive of network provider TETRA Ireland


the 2009 Schiphol airport crash disaster and how TETRA was not used to full advantage. Lessons drawn from that incident have led to better multi-agency communications with better training, organized agency control and improved fl eetmapping, he said. Further case studies were presented by TETRA


Ireland’s suppliers. Bjørn Rasmussen and Graham Florence of Motorola described their company’s involvement in Denmark’s SINE rollout and its National Fire Service, demonstrating the improved communications capability it now enjoys. And Sepura provided an insight into ambulance communications in the UK. Pat Kelly commented: “T e excellent feedback


received by all the agencies is testament to the capability of the NDRS, the resilience of its coverage and the total security it off ers. We now look forward to working with new agencies here today to bring the service to a wider audience of users.”


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their terminals with our solution.” Buyers can be confi dent that products awarded an IOP certifi cate have


been rigorously tested and that the functions listed in the certifi cate fully meet the TETRA standard. Certifi cation and results


from Motorola’s Copenhagen


sessions will be available approximately ten weeks after the end of the testing period.


The TEDS-ready MTS1 base station is part of a complete TEDS offering from Motorola Solutions


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