Sepura
Wins First Police Order in India
Sepura
has won its first contract with an Indian police force, to supply TETRA
digital radios at Gurgaon, a fast-growing city in the national capital
region of Delhi.
The Police Department decided on installing a TETRA digital radio service
and Police-oriented applications, for reliable, secure and instant communications
to help combat the city’s rising crime rate.
Sepura’s SRH3800 GPS hand-held and SRM3500 GPS vehicle radios will
work within the TETRA-based Dial 100 (911) and AVLS Supported Dispatch
- alongside the existing analogue system, in a communications network
that will be used by senior police officers, traffic management and VIP
security.
Kevin Graham, Sepura’s Regional Director in Asia, emphasised the
importance of this sales win, saying: 'It’s a significant breakthrough
for Sepura in a country where Sepura and TETRA are poised to expand considerably.'The
contract was secured by Thunderbird Industries, Sepura’s distributor
in India, operating from Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai.
The radios will work on ACCESSNET™ infrastructure produced by Rohde
& Schwarz.
Sid Bagchi, of Thunderbird Industries, says: 'Success stories from other
public safety users of Sepura's GPS radios, where they have been used
in similar operating environments, convinced them to choose TETRA.
'We have established a modern police control room that transmits and tracks
police foot patrols and vehicle-based police officers, via their GPS-enabled
radios on a near, real time basis. Through this mechanism, assistance
can be more rapidly directed to the scene of a crime, or in response to
public alerts made through the local emergency call system.
'The preference for Sepura TETRA radios is attributed, in part, to independent
studies that have demonstrated the superior speed and accuracy of Sepura’s
GPS technology over rival GPS services. Furthermore, the radios’
design, ease of use and the common user interface across hand-held and
mobile radios facilitates fast acceptance by users.'
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