Dorset Police select Motorola TETRA portable and mobile radios
2003年10月28日 - 8:00PM
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Dorset Police select Motorola TETRA portable and mobile radios
Basingstoke, UK, October 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorola Commercial
Government, and Industrial Solutions Sector (CGISS) today announced
that Dorset Police have chosen a full Motorola solution for their
officers when they go live on the UK Airwave Network early 2004.
The radios will be deployed by NTL on behalf of Dorset Police as
their managed service provider. In addition to using Motorola
MTM700 mobile radios, Dorset's officers also will be using
Motorola's newest TETRA handportable, the MTH650. Their choice of
portable was made after an exhaustive user assessment carried out
with a representative working group of users from all disciplines
and departments within the Force. As Terry McKevitt, Airwave
Project Manager for Dorset Police, commented, "The outcome of this
evaluation was a clear preference for the Motorola MTH650, which
appeared to match or exceed the competition in virtually all areas
and scored highest on all the high-level considerations by the
evaluation team." Richard Grant, Strategy Development Manager in
NTL's Public Safety group, added, "After a thorough product
assessment process, including both the technical and operational
requirements specified by Dorset Police, NTL is confident that
Motorola will provide a high-quality solution." Decisive factors in
the choice of handportable Following extensive research with public
safety users, Motorola designed the MTH650 to incorporate a number
of critical user requirements including the flexibility to wear the
terminal higher up on a uniform as well as on the belt, which was a
key factor in Dorset's selection process. The MTH650's weight and
size also made it ideal for portage on a uniform at chest height.
Recognising this trend with officers, Motorola's MTH650 also offers
a range of additional special features such as dual microphones to
ensure clear reception of the user's voice and an invert display
function to make using the radio extremely easy to view when tilted
if worn on the chest. In addition, the combined rotary volume and
talk-group control brought the two most frequently used functions
together in a single control. Tests by the Dorset Airwave team also
gave the Force a high level of confidence in the performance of
Motorola terminals in areas of marginal coverage. Mobiles as well
as portables The selection of Motorola MTM700 mobiles also was
influenced by a number of factors. Key amongst these was the
similar functionality and user interface between the mobile and
portable. According to Dorset Police, this will help minimise
training costs and reduce risks of user error. In addition, given
the lack of space in the dash of most vehicles, they felt the "all
up front" DIN slot installation would vastly reduce
fitting/replacement time and cost and the consequent overheads in
vehicle availability. The MTH650 Motorola TETRA hand portable is
proving to be a huge success. Dorset Police are one of eight public
safety forces who have selected the MTH650 in the UK alone, and the
campaign for tenders continues. The product is available globally
to all markets that use TETRA and has been designed with the
requirements of those countries in mind. Motorola has been awarded
more than 90 TETRA contracts in more than 35 countries and is a
founder member of the TETRA Association. About Motorola CGISS
Motorola's Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector
(CGISS) is a leading global provider of integrated radio
communications and information solutions, with 65 years of
experience in meeting the mission-critical requirements of public
safety, public service, government and enterprise customers. The
sector offers an extensive portfolio of solutions to meet growing
public safety and security needs worldwide, including:
interoperable two-way radio communications solutions; command and
control solutions; identification and tracking solutions,
information management for criminal justice and civil needs; and
physical security and monitoring solutions. In 2002, CGISS received
the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for manufacturing, the
United States' premier award for performance excellence and quality
achievement. For more information, please visit:
http://www.motorola.com/cgiss. About Motorola Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in wireless, automotive and broadband
communications. Sales in 2002 were US$27.3 billion. Motorola is a
global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical business practices
and pioneering important innovations that make things smarter and
life better, honoured traditions that began when the company was
founded 75 years ago this year. For more information, please visit
http://www.motorola.com/ . About NTL NTL's Public Safety group is
the UK's largest provider of radio communications managed services
and third-party maintenance. Customers include the emergency
services and a wide range of public and private sector
organisations whose core business relies on exacting levels of
performance, resilience and availability from their communications
systems. About TETRA TErrestrial Trunked RAdio (TETRA) is an open
digital trunked radio standard defined by the European
Telecommunications Standardisation Institute (ETSI) to meet the
needs of the most demanding professional mobile radio users. For
more information please visit: Motorola TETRA:
http://www.motorola.com/tetra TETRA MoU: http://www.tetramou.com/
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DATASOURCE: Motorola (media) Suzanne McDermott, Motorola EMEA, tel
+44 (0)1256 484 505 or email or Bruce Randall, NTL, tel +44 (0)
1962 822582 or email email
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