Relationship Enhances Motorola’s TETRA Portfolio and
Provides Wider Market Access to Proven Cleartone TETRA Technology
Basingstoke, UK – 15th February 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT)
today announced a long-term development and supply relationship with
Cleartone Telecoms Ltd, UK, to design and manufacture an enhanced Gateway /
Repeater Mobile Radio that will work seamlessly with Motorola’s existing TETRA
portfolio. The addition of the Gateway / Repeater mobile radio to Motorola’s
extensive TETRA terminal portfolio will deliver significant benefits and added
features to public safety, military, transportation and other TETRA radio users
through a common user interface and feature set, resulting in more effective
training and support delivery.
The use of Gateway / Repeater Mobile radios can deliver operational benefits
for many users through the enhancement of radio coverage in certain situations.
In addition to operating as a standard TETRA Mobile radio, the Gateway /
Repeater can enhance communications through two additional operating modes:
- As a Gateway, rebroadcasting and extending communications from the TETRA network (TMO) to radios operating off-network in “back-to-back” mode (DMO).
- As a Repeater, extending the range of DMO communications by rebroadcasting, or repeating signals from radios in DMO operation.
Motorola will distribute the new Gateway / Repeater
Mobile to all TETRA markets though its extensive distribution channel.
Customers will further benefit from Motorola’s global product support and
training programmes. The new product will initially operate in the 380-430 MHz
frequency band and will be available during the second half of 2006.
Charles Couchman, product manager, Motorola TETRA subscribers, comments: “This
product is an important addition to Motorola’s product portfolio. This new
product is designed to complement Motorola’s existing products, and builds on
the success of our TETRA portfolio. We are extending our broader radio products
by working with Cleartone and this deal recognises not only the important
contribution made by Cleartone to TETRA, but Motorola’s commitment to deliver
complete solutions to its customers.”
Ed Balding, Managing Director, Cleartone, said: “Working with Motorola provides
an exciting opportunity for us to provide a broader range of services to our
existing customers, and to reach new ones in the process. Two companies working
closely together such as this can only benefit the TETRA user community by
providing seamlessly integrated products.
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. www.motorola.com/tetra
Source: Motorola press release
