TETRA supervision: Comprehensive situational support

Manage users and take control of your missions with TETRA supervision and command room solutions. Tap into our tactical management systems to revolutionise how your organisation utilises its assets.

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SUPERVISION

Control network traffic, monitor potential blackouts and manage users with TETRA tactical management or command and control room solutions.

Voice and data communication

Equip TETRA dispatchers with the tools for effective communication. Transmit voice and data communication to keep all stakeholders comprehensively informed.

Organisational structure

Disperse your teams into specific talk groups to ensure efficient communication across your organisation, ensuring the right information reaches the right people.

Secure talk groups

Access controls and security features between talk groups and missions facilitate secure dispatching and communication.

Full range of features

Utilise platforms such as Tactilon® Management and RCS 9500 for efficient and effective dispatching, with benefits including unit tracking, individual calls and multi-language GUI.

Tactical management for maximum awareness

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Tactilon Management and RCS 9500 solutions arm dispatchers with the tools for success.

With Tactilon Management, you’ll benefit from a unique provisioning tool to streamline your operations. Mass operation features allow you to alter thousands of users and talk groups for efficient mission management, and features like a search-based UI, audit trails, two-factor authentication and map-based talk groups provide a secure, comprehensive service.

Join over 1.5 million TETRA users in managing with Tactilon Management, a solution that operates seamlessly across TETRA, Agnet®, LTE/5G and SMVNO services.

If you’re seeking a robust dispatch application, RCS 9500 provides the perfect platform for effective operations.

End-to-end encryption ensures secure communication and customisable interfaces meet each end-user’s operational needs. View field statuses, follow conversations between talk groups and benefit from a secure audit trail for post-operation review.

Tap into a service that’s delivered over 3,500 workstations to mission-critical professional dispatchers.

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

With 30+ years of professional communications experience, we can be your trusted ally in deploying effective and efficient mission-critical communications.

Lean on our professional services to ensure you have the tools required to manage your operations and users seamlessly.

Equip your dispatchers with the platform for success and benefit from a service that goes beyond the point of deployment.

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    Networks worldwide
  • 3M
    Users in 80 countries
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    Experts in 20 nations

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Location-based services for complete situational vision

OM100 AVL

Our state-of-the-art location-based services (OM100 AVL) provide TETRA dispatchers with a full situational picture to maintain operational success and network availability.

Unit location allows for effective mission planning — both reactive and proactive — and network strength zones allow you to coordinate mission routes for consistent connectivity.

Dispatchers can access the platform via PC, tablet or smartphone and interact with field units via the TETRA network.

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Frequently asked questions

FAQS

Who uses TETRA radio communications?

TETRA is the world’s most used digital PMR standard, deployed in approximately 130 countries.
 

Some examples of Airbus TETRA system customers are:
 

- Nationwide BOS digital radio network for German authorities 

- VIRVE, nationwide public safety network in Finland. In operation since 2002 

- Oslo Metro, public transportation in the capital of Norway 

- Airport Operations CC, Dubai Airports
 

Airbus is committed to maintaining these systems for years to come. This guarantees that the TETRA system develops for a long time.

How good is TETRA coverage?

Coverage depends mostly on the frequency used and the transmission power. As TETRA is an open standard, competing vendors have continuously brought innovation to TETRA’s development so that today, using the same frequency band with similar output power, TETRA coverage is outstanding.

Did you know?

- The TB3-series base stations are the most popular in the world. For example, the coverage for the world's largest TETRA network (BOS network in Germany) is built with TB3 TETRA base stations.

- The hybrid base station TB4 is ready for broadband. It can handle both 4G/5G and TETRA technology.

Can a TETRA network be connected with other technologies?

Airbus TETRA systems connect analogue and digital group call services using the Generic Four Wire interface. There is an interface for one-to-one calls for connecting to an organisation's PABX, to PSTN or cellular networks, and interfaces for connecting SDS (the “TETRA text messages”) with cellular networks and IP data traffic with data networks.

What's more, you can adopt smartphones and other broadband solutions and connect them very effectively to Airbus TETRA systems. Such hybrid solutions are a smooth way to mission-critical broadband.

What does TETRA over broadband mean?

There’s an ever-growing trend among professional organisations to use smartphones to take advantage of broadband and multimedia communications. The main reason for this is to expand the critical communications service for those who communicate via smartphone. Economical reasons are a strong factor in this, as it’s more cost-effective than going directly to broadband-based critical communication (4G/5G).

TETRA over broadband makes it possible for the radio user to have a group call also with team members who carry a smartphone. Learn more in this blog post: What does ‘TETRA over LTE’ mean?

What about TETRA and smartphones?

The smartphone trend also means that one person may have to use a TETRA radio and a smartphone for work. Two different devices mean different procedures and different functions. Carrying two devices is not ideal.

So, could TETRA features be brought into a smartphone?

There are apps that put a PTT button on the smartphone screen. Some smartphone models may also have a physical button that could be dedicated to the PTT function. This is great for many users, especially when the push-to-talk application is designed for professional use.

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