DAMM introduces Android & Windows Client

DAMM’s TetraFlex® Android and Windows Client is the first product release enabling users to log on to a TetraFlex® network as a registered soft terminal and become a fully integrated part of the TetraFlex® communication system. The TetraFlex® Android and Windows Client registers in the TetraFlex® system similar to other TETRA terminals with its own SSI number and user number …

Taking TETRA into the future

Despite all the talk about next generation mission critical communications, the TETRA radio standard still has plenty of life in it. James Atkinson talks to TCCA CEO Phil Kidner. Phil Kidner asserts: ‘TETRA still has a very good future.’ As the CEO of the TETRA and Critical Communications Association (TCCA) he might be expected to say that, but he points …

Creating an open and competitive TETRA market

Phil Godfrey, chair of the TCCA, provides an introduction to the Association’s twenty years of promoting the interests of all parties from the TETRA community. The TCCA reaches its 20th anniversary this year, with the industry going from strength to strength. The initiative for the Association came from a number of interested parties who were keen to ensure that TETRA …

CCW 2014 – 20th May Daily News

Can’t make this year’s Critical Communications World in Singapore? Download your copy of the Daily industry news and find out what exhibitors are showcasing. Highlights from Critical Communications World – 20th May 2014 To kick start the show, Phil Kidner and Phil Godfrey from the TCCA, gave a welcoming speech to eagerly awaiting attendees who were keen to get into the show and …

Moving TETRA toward Broadband

Phil Kidner, CEO of TETRA and Critical Communications Association, shares with FutureGov on moving TETRA toward broadband, how the hardware vendor community has responded to this and the prospects of TETRA in Asia.

Damm – CCW 2014 Live Presentations

Please feel free to attend Damm’s FREE presentations at this year’s Critical Communications World held in Singapore from the 20th to 24th May 2014. You’ll have the opportunity to learn more about Damm’s TetraFlex® Integrated Solution with a True IP Backbone, plus how you can benefit from the most rugged, reliable and scalable TETRA communication solutions available. Please click on this link to …

Timescales for Critical Communications over LTE

Despite the ongoing roll-out of consumer LTE networks, LTE-based data services for mission critical communications will not be available until 2018 at the earliest, and acceptable quality voice services over LTE for mission critical users are not expected until at least 2020. These timescales have been published by the Critical Communications Broadband Group (CCBG), a Working Group of the TETRA …

TETRA in Control

Tim Guest looks at how TETRA offers a suitable technological bearer for critical data compiled by SCADA systems. Talk of data in the word of critical communications often focuses on the growing video and image-capture requirements of first responders, and the capabilities to deliver such using TETRA, TEDS and, in the future, probably LTE. There are other sectors, however, whose …

TetraFlex Base Station Enhancement

DAMM are pleased to announce an update in the form factor of their popular TetraFlex® Indoor Base Station. This change has been brought about by advancements in the design and capabilities of power supply technology. The new power supply equipment is 2RU in height, a reduction of 8RU off the current configuration. To further streamline their Indoor Base Station offering, Damm …

Townsville Airport Choose TETRA

Townsville Airport, a Queensland Airports Limited site has chosen TETRA technology for their resilient two way radio system. Damm’s TetraFlex network forms the critical voice component for the airports disaster contingency. When all else fails, TetraFlex will still be providing critical voice communications to not only ground staff, but via a RoIP gateway, to emergency services and an Air Traffic Control …