Mexico. Hytera won two projects with the Ministry of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic, which aim to establish a nationwide emergency response network for the National Emergency Care and Security System 9-1-1.
The Government of the Dominican Republic selected TETRA (Terrestrial Trunking Radio) technology for mission-critical communications and launched two public tenders at the end of 2015; one of these to cover two cities, Haina and San Cristóbal located next to the capital, Santo Domingo, with 5 sites and 528 terminals, while the second was intended to cover Santiago, the largest city in the country, with 30 sites and 2,155 terminals.
The existing TETRA network in the Santo Domingo area was also implemented by Hytera as a result of a contract awarded by the Ministry of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic in 2013. The project includes several components: the 911 system, a surveillance camera system and the communications infrastructure with their respective terminal radios.
"Under the experience that Hytera has in this type of projects, we are sure that this system will be able to improve the efficiency of emergency entities and thus provide a better response to citizens," said Luis Ibarra, Sales Manager of Central America and the Caribbean.
"Santo Domingo's communication system offers reliable communication services to public security forces, and is a very good testament to the solutions and support Hytera provides," said Fernando Camelo, Hytera's Vice President of Sales in Latin America.
"Dominican Republic government officials have put a lot of effort into choosing the right technologies for their public security forces. Obviously, TETRA technology has been extensively tested and adapted. We are proud to be part of the initiative to build the country's Unified Mission Critical Communications System," concluded Wong Kam Ming, Deputy Director General of International Business at Hytera.
The digital standard of TETRA technology as an open global protocol, provides secure and encrypted communications for mission-critical operations, as well as the promotion of a more efficient use of spectrum. More than 750 interoperability certificates (IOPs) have been awarded to more than two dozen manufacturers by the Critical Communications Association + TETRA (TCCA), a global regulator for the TETRA standard.
