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Danish ambulances switch to the same wavelength
Radios from Sepura have been selected by all five ambulance regions in Denmark
mobile radio manufacturer Sepura has attained the distinction of being selected as terminal supplier to all five Danish regions. Over 550 ambulances are now equipped
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with Sepura vehicle and handportable TETRA radios, enabling critical voice and data communications between all paramedics and their command and control centres in each of the regions. Te five regions of Denmark were
ith the migration of Denmark’s ambulance services on to SINE, the national TETRA network,
created as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, and their most important area of responsibility is the public health service. “Te Danish authorities chose the Sepura Ambulance Solution unanimously”, said Mikael Hansen, managing director of Sepura’s Danish partner, Radiocom. “Tey were particularly impressed with Sepura’s gateway radio which, thanks to its outstanding output power, will give all operatives a much wider communications range ensuring that crews can be contacted on their radios even when away from the vehicle. “Te authorities are aware that keeping
crews connected with their headquarters will improve their effectiveness, their safety and the safety of the people they treat.”
Saving seconds Sepura explains that its TETRA ambulance radios make for faster response times and more efficient service provision by combining two-way radio communications, messaging, mobile telephony and mobile data. Offering uninterrupted reception with crystal-clear audio and the use of data messaging, they enable ambulance organizations to achieve increased efficiency and a faster response.
Private LTE may be ‘years away’
ublic safety agencies are potentially endangering their public by using
public cellular networks for mobile data communications, warns the market research company IMS Research. In a new report on ‘mission-critical’ mobile data use, IMS points out that the private mobile radio networks of US and European agencies cannot yet deliver the data performance they require. Questioning 260 agencies in Europe and
the US, IMS found that 69 per cent of those with private mobile radio for voice were also using cellular networks to address certain of their mobile data requirements. “Although, in most cases, the agencies
were not using cellular for mission-critical data exchange, it’s clear that there is a huge pent-up demand for private networks that offer high-speed mobile data”, commented Alex Green, senior research director.
8 “The industry, as a whole, seems set on
using a private version of the 4G cellular technology, LTE, to address this issue, and 51 per cent of respondents agree that LTE is the best solution. However, we still forecast it to be many years before use of such solutions becomes commonplace.” While there does now appear to be
a political will to find spectrum for LTE, in Europe spectrum and budgret issues remain “dire”, Green adds. “The creation of a Europe-wide harmonized frequency for private LTE is many years away and most agencies will continue to use public cellular networks for at least the next decade. “Harmonized frequency across Europe
underpinned the success of other mobile technologies, such as GSM, TETRA and W-CDMA, so it is crucial that regulators across Europe work together to achieve this, and quickly.”
Celebrating a successful digital year in Russia
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epura and its Russian distribution partner RIC-Systems have been
celebrating the results of a successful collaboration which they began two years ago to develop the TETRA mobile radio market in Russia. This has led to the launch of the
Gamma brand of TETRA radios in Russia and the first-ever Glonass-enabled TETRA radio. Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System) is a radio-based satellite navigation system – analogous to GPS – operated by the Russian Space Agency. The first substantial delivery, of 1500 units for use at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics site has recently been made by RIC-Systems and its partner company Radiotel. In another collaboration with RIC-
Systems, Sepura has launched a service and repair centre in Russia for Sepura and Gamma radios. Joining an existing network of Sepura repair facilities around the globe, this centre will reduce the turn-around time for repairs and cost of carriage whilst providing high quality local support in the local language. “We are delighted with the co-
operation with Sepura”, commented Aleksey Kozhemyako, director of RIC- Systems. “The quality of their products and the level of support provided has enabled us to successfully win new customers in the Russian market. “We are very optimistic about the
future of this partnership. This is a perfect example of two highly professional and specialized organizations joining forces and successfully addressing the growing need for digital PMR solutions in the Russian market.”
A Gamma-branded TETRA mobile radio destined for the growing Russian market
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