DIMETRA IP is the brand name under which Motorola markets its implementation of the
TETRA
Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA; formerly known as Trans-European Trunked Radio), a European standard for a trunked radio system, is a professional mobile radio and two-way transceiver specification. TETRA was specifically designed for use by ...
digital radio communications standard. When Motorola split into
Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions, Inc., is an American video equipment, telecommunications equipment, software, systems and services provider that succeeded Motorola, Inc., following the spinoff of the mobile phone division into Motorola Mobility in 2011. The ...
and
Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility LLC, marketed as Motorola, is an American consumer electronics manufacturer primarily producing smartphones and other mobile devices running Android OS, Android. It is a subsidiary of the Chinese multinational technology company ...
in 2011,
Motorola Solutions retained Dimetra and other public safety brands and products while Motorola Mobility retained smartphones and other consumer products. Both companies continue to share the "Batwings" logo.
Overview
Tetra is a scalable radio network technology used by emergency services, other government agencies and the private sector. Dimetra IP is built around Motorola's IP (Internet Protocol) core technology while Tetra is an open standard maintained by the
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent, not-for-profit, standardization organization in the field of Information and communications technology, information and communications. ETSI supports the developmen ...
. The technology is similar in nature to
GSM
The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation ( 2G) digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such ...
but operates in a more secure and resilient manner due to capabilities built into the standard.
Motorola's range of
TETRA
Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA; formerly known as Trans-European Trunked Radio), a European standard for a trunked radio system, is a professional mobile radio and two-way transceiver specification. TETRA was specifically designed for use by ...
products including Network Infrastructure, Mobile Radios and Services carry the Dimetra brand.
Major Dimetra installations by country
* Indonesia (PT. Chevron Pacific Indonesia)
* United Kingdom (Airwave)
* Netherlands (C2000
de-commissioned since 2020
* Portugal (Emergency Network (Police, Medical Emergency Response Units) (Nationwide)
* Taiwan (Taiwan High Speed Rail)
* Hong Kong (Police)
* Pakistan Ministry of Interior (Police)
* India (Delhi Metro)
* Denmark (Nationwide 99.5% coverage)
* China (Shanghai Police)
* Haiti (MINUSTAH)
* Ireland (Garda, Ambulance, Prison, Naval, Customs, Revenue and Public Works) (Nationwide)
* Greece (Police)
* Jersey (case study)
* Israel (Israel Mountain Rose)
* Sri Lanka (NA
* Poland (Police in Warsaw, Szczecin, Lodz, Kraków
* Australia (QGC / Shell / Woodside)
* Australia (Zeon Digital)
Countrywide Dimetra installation in various stages of deployment (2007)
* Austria
* Norway
* Lithuania
* Australia
* Maldives
Countrywide Dimetra installation in various stages of deployment (2010)
* Saudi Arabia
* Libya
References
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Motorola TETRATetra Association
External links
Tetra in NorwayTetra in POLANDTetra in Portugal
Mobile telecommunications standards
Mobile radio telephone systems