Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) orders the global milestone radio shipment
Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Thursday, April 04, 2013 — (Business Wire India) —
Motorola Solutions Inc. (NYSE:MSI), a world leader in the development and deployment of Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) communication solutions, announced that it has shipped its 2 millionth TETRA digital radio terminal. This milestone was reached in less than four years, half the time it took to reach the first milestone of 1 million units bought by customers.
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which built, owns and operates Bengaluru International Airport, recently received the 2 millionth TETRA radio as a part of its order of MTP3000 series radio from Motorola Solutions. This mark of 2 million TETRA radios shipped achieved by Motorola Solutions is an indicator of the accelerating growth of the worldwide user base depending on reliable TETRA digital radio technology and market recognition of Motorola Solutions’ pioneering position in the development of innovative TETRA solutions .
Key Facts:
- A growing number of airports around the world are equipped with sophisticated digital trunking technology such as TETRA to support their critical-communication needs. This is driven by the extreme demands that an airport’s operations impose on the communication network. The network must be robust and fail-safe to ensure smooth round-the-clock airport operations, passenger safety and security.
- Bengaluru International Airport has been a pioneering adopter of next-generation digital mission-critical TETRA communication from Motorola Solutions in 2008. Through the years, Motorola Solutions has been a trusted partner in introducing TETRA solutions to leading airports around the world, such as Spain’s Barcelona and Zaragoza airports, and Germany’s Cologne Bonn, Munich and Leipzig/Halle airports. In Asia, Motorola Solutions is providing TETRA to numerous airports including China’s Shanghai and Beijing airports, Hong Kong International Airport, Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, and New Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad International airports in India.
- Motorola Solutions delivered the 1 millionth terminal to the Jordan Armed Forces in 2009. To reach the 2 million milestone so rapidly shows the increase in the TETRA market in recent years.
- Motorola Solutions complete portfolio of TETRA solutions involves infrastructure, terminals, applications and services that are now in use in more than 120 countries worldwide. It is backed by a heritage of 85 years of serving mission-critical communication users.
- The strength and maturity of this market is reflected in the pace of innovation brought to users. In the coming months, Motorola Solutions will be introducing the MTM5000 Series TETRA mobile radios as well as the new MTP6000 Series portables, one of the most advanced TETRA portable radio in the world. The new additions future-proof today’s investment as they are capable of supporting TETRA Enhanced Data Service (TEDS) compliant with ETSI TETRA standard. TEDS is a mission-critical resilient and secure data service which can provide up to 20 times faster access to back office applications, such as business intelligence and databases.
- Motorola Solutions is fully committed to the future of TETRA and TEDS as the core of mission-critical communications and is recognizing that its TETRA solutions , when linked with a powerful combination of broadband technologies, multimedia applications and advanced devices, will bring the advantages of broadband to end users.
Supporting Quotes:
Subodh Vardhan, Managing Director, India, Motorola Solutions
“We thank Bangalore International Airport Limited for their continuing trust in our TETRA solutions and for helping us achieve the industry milestone of 2 million TETRA radios shipped. Many in government and enterprise sectors across the world and in India trust the superior quality of our TETRA communication solutions to be their lifeline in mission-critical situations. As a company we stand committed to maintaining our leadership position and to bringing further innovations to our customers, including the next stage of increased data capability”.
Francis Rajan, Vice President-ICT, Bangalore International Airport Limited
“Technology is one of the key enablers of efficient services at Bengaluru International Airport, and we have pioneered many initiatives towards improving customer-friendliness. Since 2008, when we became the first airport in India to deploy trunk radio solutions, Motorola has been a trusted and dependable partner. The scale of operations at Bengaluru International Airport is growing steadily, and TETRA has helped us deliver safety and efficiency to millions of passengers and partners. We congratulate Motorola for achieving this milestone and look forward to similar levels of sophisticated technology and superior service that we have enjoyed over the past five years.”
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