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Record year for device market
Wednesday 25th May 2011
Hungary trials high speed TEDS
Latest data from IMS Research suggests that 2010 was a record year for the TETRA device market in terms of volumes shipped. Growth was at around five per cent – an improvement on the previous year. TETRA infrastructure market growth is expected to be positive too, with the TETRA Association reporting figures later today. “The EMEA public safety and security market still represents by far the largest market for TETRA,” says IMS Research’s Mobile Radio Research Director, Alex Green. “The Asian market has taken an increasing share over recent years but it still much smaller in comparison. A significant achievement for TETRA in 2010 was its entry into the North American market.” Roger Dowling, TETRA Association board member, said: “Over the last two years, the TETRA Association has spoken to many commercial users in the US who are keen to have access to a cost effective digital technology that also handles data. “With the granting of the waiver by the FCC, these US users can now have access to TETRA, and we expect this to lead to a significant increase to the existing worldwide market growth predictions.” See page 3 for today’s new terminals
‘Huge benefits to the whole of Hungarian society’ Pro-M, integrator and operator of the EDR (Egységes Digitális Rádiótávközl Rendszer) nationwide authority network in Hungary, is to launch high-speed data tests and trials of TEDS, the TETRA Enhanced Data Service. Technical testing will begin after the 2011 summer holidays, and field experiments will be launched later in the year. Pro-M will be using Cassidian’s Fortecor TEDS, which can provide significantly faster data speed and capacity without compromising coverage, security, or privacy. “We are striving to develop the world’s best communication services for the very demanding Hungarian users in public safety and other professional organisations,” said Béla Kozma, CEO of Pro-M Zrt. “We are very much looking forward to the TEDS trial. Once high-speed data is reliable and widely available, user organisations will be able to develop new, easier and more efficient ways to work, and this can of course bring huge benefits to the whole of Hungarian society.” TEDS enables a greater volume of data-intensive information to be delivered from and to the field, a capability that can have a great impact on the safety of field personnel as well as on the overall efficiency of field operations.
Stopwatches at the ready… A real-time demonstration of the installation of a TETRA system in just 30 minutes is on offer from DAMM on Stand E302. DAMM aims to underline that any business can enjoy the benefits of TETRA communications.
Jean-Marc Nasr, Head of Security & Communication Solutions at Cassidian, said: “As a feature, TEDS is the most economical way to offer high-speed data services for the users. TEDS services are also very convenient for the user since they can be made available throughout the same radio network that they are already using.”
Take control with TRACES TWC 2011 sees the launch of TRACES – the TETRA RF Automated Coverage Evaluation System – from Motorola. Network user administrators can access data on TETRA network performance, irrespective of the network vendor, via their Motorola end-user radios, without making changes to the network or existing operating practices. User administrators can collect data automatically and create a picture of their network in a usable, standardised format by using data passed from TETRA terminal users beyond standard drive test routes, potentially reducing dependency on drive testing data by up to 85 percent. For a demonstration, see Motorola on Stand D301.
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