15 April 2009 | News

Australia wants better emergency comms services

Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has welcomed proposals to harmonise the spectrum for emergency radio services across the country—Commonwealth, State and Territory security, law enforcement and public safety radio services.

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30 March 2009 | News

Hong Kong Sevens successful with new security measures

Apart from a spate of pitch invasions and an incident outside the stadium, the three-day rugby tournament was safe for 24 teams and 40,000 spectators

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25 March 2009 | News

GPS mobiles used to secure Indian elections

Bangalore, the technology capital of India, will be using technology to improve the transparency of its elections in the state.

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12 March 2009 | News

Korea to back up national communications networks

Korea is planning to build a national wireless infrastructure to provide backup for existing systems in case of emergency.

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3 March 2009 | News

Motorola ships its one millionth TETRA terminal

Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) has become the recipient of the one millionth TETRA terminal ever shipped by Motorola, when it ordered a range of TETRA devices from the company after a comprehensive interoperability test.

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20 February 2009 | News

London Underground police issued with new radios

Police working on London’s Underground have been issued with Sepura Tetra radios for the first time, enabling the British Transport Police to communicate anywhere on the sprawling subterranean rail network.

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2 February 2009 | News

The TETRA World Congress returns to Europe

The international TETRA community will meet in Munich for the TETRA World Congress 26th – 29th May.

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23 January 2009 | News

UK police forces upgrade Sepura TETRA radios

Leading police forces in the United Kingdom (UK) has signed contracts with Sepura to upgrade and refresh their first generation TETRA radios to meet increasing operational demands. Advances in GPS capability enable police forces to deploy resources quickly and accurately thus increasing efficiency and officer safety.

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6 January 2009 | News

Mexico City's new measure against crime

Mexico City Auxiliary Police are using the GPS function in Sepura TETRA digital radios to help curb the city of its drugs war, which has seen thousands of deaths over the years.

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18 December 2008 | News

South African airport to install TETRA network

Airport Company South Africa (ACSA) has awarded a contract for the installation of a Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) network at the Cape Town International Airport, which it manages.

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5 December 2008 | News

Germany awards two Public Safety contracts to Sepura

German states of Niedersachsen and Bremen are to have Sepura supply over 8000 TETRA radios. These contracts were won in partnership with SelectricGmbH, Sepura’s public safety distribution partner in Germany.

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30 November 2008 | News

Unprecedented scale earthquake rescue

The earthquake in Wenchuan county China’s Sichuan province has seen exceptional use of technology and collaboration.

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17 October 2008 | Feature

Communicating effectively during an emergency with intelligent handsets

There’s more to emergency communications than a walkie talkie. We evaluate the criteria that responders look for when choosing the appropriate handsets, and the challenge of deploying a rich media experience in emergency situations.

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25 September 2008 | News

Marriot bombing reveals serious security lapse

A few serious problems about the Islamabad Marriott bombing need to be addressed, along with finding the real culprit.

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8 August 2008 | Deals

Bangalore installs Sepura radios

The new Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore, built at a cost of US$560 million, has installed TETRA digital radios. These will provide communication for many facets of the airport; baggage handling, fuel supply, maintenance, catering, immigration, customs and security.

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