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Finland’s VIRVE to Begin TEDS Trials in May (3/2/10)
State Security Networks, operator of the Finnish VIRVE network, will start testing the TETRA Enhanced Data Service (TEDS) in May with EADS Defence & Security. The work will be conducted on a test network with the same characteristics as the live VIRVE authority network, apart from the TEDS-capable software.
TEDS is the high-speed data evolution of the TETRA digital radio standard. EADS Defence & Security was the first vendor to demonstrate TEDS in June 2007 and has continued to develop the software to run the system on existing EADS TETRA hardware as well as developing TEDS-capable TETRA radios. System elements and trial terminals for the VIRVE test network will be delivered in April/May.
“Public authorities need high-speed data capabilities in their radio communications networks to enhance their field operations,” said Dirk Borchardt, head of security and communications solutions at EADS Defence & Security. “They also need high-speed data to be reliable, secure and available over a wide area. TEDS can meet these strict requirements.”
All findings contribute to further design improvements of the EADS TETRA system and TETRA radio terminals, Borchardt said. Company officials can verify the data speeds, determine the actual data capacity increase that TEDS can deliver at short notice, and evaluate TEDS coverage.
“VIRVE has been on the cutting edge of TETRA ever since the late 1990s, when Finland pioneered the adoption of TETRA technology in everyday use,” said Kimmo Manni, CEO of State Security Networks. “High-speed data is the natural next step. Our goal is to have a large number of organizations and users testing the new high-speed data functions in action. The testers will have the benefit of using their experience as a basis for developing new operational processes and working methods.”
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