Three Polish police forces select Sepura TETRA

Lodz Police has become the first public safety organisation in Poland to benefit from a complete TETRA communication solution, replacing the force’s 13-year-old obsolete infrastructure. The contract was awarded in conjunction with Sepura’s established partners SRS Poland and Radio Partners.

The solution deployed by Lodz Police comprises Sepura FR400 base stations, SICS NET dispatch consoles, a fully redundant central switch and TETRA hand-portable radios with encryption, SDS and packet data functionalities.

One of the main priorities of the upgrade was the development of a network that would enable and facilitate multiagency communications. The TETRA infrastructure will be shared with a variety of public entities and emergency services organisations such as the fire brigade, ambulance and the regional crisis management centre.

Separately, after extensive user trials, the police forces of Krakow and Szczecin have gone with Sepura STP9000 hand-portable TETRA radios.

“At Sepura we are confident that our field-proven TETRA solutions for public safety will improve communication coverage and enable the police forces of Lodz, Krakow and Szczecin to deliver a better service to the community that they serve with reliable and secure communications,” said Sepura Senior International Business Development Manager Marcin Bialczak.

Sepura VP Government and Public Safety Jonathan Hamill added that the “solutions will not only enable the police forces of Lodz, Krakow and Szczecin to deliver increased productivity and enhanced safety, but will also help them maximise return on their substantial investment in digital communication networks”.