Motorola TETRA for Munich airport

Motorola, Inc. announced that it has won a contract to supply a TETRA (TErrestrial Trunked RAdio) digital radio system to Munich Airport, the second largest airport in Germany. The contract also includes TETRA devices for mobile voice and data communication. The deployment of the digital TETRA radio network is scheduled for completion by the end of June 2007.

The digital radio system will support airport operations such as fleet, freight and logistics management. Motorola’s Dimetra IP system, the latest in TETRA technology, will also provide Munich Airport with fail safe seamless communication. Due to sophisticated voice technology, for example, even the loud background noise typical at airports will not interfere with the communications. In addition to voice, Dimetra IP enables secure data communication and is scalable to support future network growth.

“We selected Motorola after a highly competitive pitch for a number of reasons. Above all it was for the quality of the Motorola solution but also Motorola offered the most efficient and cost effective solution. Additionally, Motorola’s experience in critical communications was a determining factor. As a leading airport operator, we are continually investing in our operations to provide an even better experience to our passengers as well as our business partners,” says Michael Zaddach, head of IT services, Flughafen Munchen GmbH.

The contract builds on Motorola’s public safety heritage and its leading position within the TETRA market. Motorola is committed to innovation on the TETRA platform, including the creation of applications and the development of TETRA II technology.

TETRA is the open standard for PMR as defined by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute).  Motorola has been instrumental, together with other TETRA industry players, in supporting the standard since its inception in the late 1980s. TETRA has evolved to become a mission-critical tool in public safety and has been rolled out across 77 countries worldwide. Motorola continues to work with industry partners, the TETRA Association and ETSI to drive the standard forward.

With more than 30 million passengers in 2006 — about 2 million more than in 2005 — Munich counts among the most dynamically growing airports at the European level. “MUC” ranks second among the top ten airports with the most passengers in Germany and ranks seventh at the European level. The airport company employs about 4,000 people and had total sales of about 687 million euros in 2005.