20 December 2022
Sepura has deployed its 500,000th TETRA radio in Germany, with the landmark device being put to work on the Munich city underground rail network.
Stadwerke München has been running a major project to renew the radio system in the city’s underground network. As part of this solution, network managers selected Sepura - through its German partners SELECTRIC Nachrichten-Systeme GmbH - to provide a fleet of more than 1,800 SC20 TETRA radios and accessories for the new network.
“Sepura products are known around the world as tough, reliable products,” said Hendrik Pieper, managing director at SELECTRIC. “We have achieved success in the world’s largest TETRA market by combining Sepura products with outstanding customer service to users in public safety and commercial organisations throughout the country. We look forward to continuing to support these customers in the future.”
As well as the Sepura handheld radios, SELECTRIC’s response included fist microphones and charging pods specially developed to customer specifications for use in vehicles. SELECTRIC also managed the integration of the TETRA communication network into the existing control centre, programmed the Sepura TETRA radios, provided training for radio users and guided the deployment with extensive technical support. The full transition into active operation is expected at the end of 2023.
“We are proud to reach the landmark figure of half a million radios deployed in Germany,” said Hooman Safaie, regional sales director at Sepura. “We are increasingly seeing commercial organisations with mission critical needs such as Stadwerke München adopting Sepura radios and benefitting from the proven, robust design and flexible features that can be built around their operational needs. We look forward to continuing to provide German users with first class communication solutions for many years to come.”
TETRA offers a complete, resilient and secure, service-rich communications solution for rail. Its reliability, availability and security are determining factors in its success.
