Motorola celebrates 50 years in public safety

Motorola Solutions has marked a 50-year partnership with public safety organisations.

The company is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Denmark, where it is recognised as a TETRA technology leader and provider of the nationwide state-of-the-art TETRA radio system that has been used by Danish emergency services for more than 10 years.

The TETRA-based network SINE (SIkkerhedsNEttet) guarantees 99.999% communication for police, rescue services and parts of the defence force through a dedicated, highly resilient and secure network. The system has undergone continuous upgrades and evolution to meet user expectation and needs.

“Public safety organisations are under enormous pressure — threats are more complex, populations are growing, budgets are under pressure and constant scrutiny has resulted in even greater accountability,” said Michael Kaae, Vice President Northern and Eastern Europe and Managing Director Denmark at Motorola Solutions.

“Blue light organisations need highly reliable, mission-critical communications solutions from a partner who not only understands the current needs, but has a clear vision for the future.”

“Motorola Solutions is the only major company solely focused on public safety, and we therefore lead mission-critical communication solutions worldwide. We will continue to invest in TETRA and public safety LTE broadband solutions to prepare for the future needs.”

Motorola Solutions has a longstanding relationship with Danish public safety organisations and enterprises. Denmark was one of the initiators of the TETRA standard and strongly involved in the development of the standard used by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).

Consequently, Motorola Solutions’ Dimetra TETRA software releases around the world have a significant development footprint in Denmark. The expertise of the local team in Glostrup/Copenhagen ranges from experts for infrastructure and devices to managed services, sales and system deployment. Currently, 200 engineers are working in Glostrup making the Danish facility one of Motorola Solutions’ technical focus areas worldwide.

“We are extremely proud of our heritage in Denmark and the world-class work that has come out of the Glostrup team, and we look forward to bringing many more innovations to emergency services around the world as a result,” said Kaae.

Image caption: 45,000 Danish public safety users rely on Motorola Solutions’ mission-critical communications system every day.

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