$14m TETRA network for Qld gas project

Motorola has signed a $14.4 million contract with the Queensland Gas Corporation for the supply of radio communications infrastructure for a liquefied natural gas project in southern Queensland.

Motorola will provide a microwave system linking the central processing plant in the gas fields and a fully integrated TETRA radio system with a base station at each central processing plant, the field compression stations and the main line valve stations.

The company will also provide a TETRA radio system for QGC's Chinchilla office, Chinchilla logistics facility and the QGC corporate office in Brisbane.

The microwave and TETRA telecommunications infrastructure will include vehicle terminals with GPS tracking, handheld terminals, desk terminals, a dispatcher console, voice recorder and battery charger. Motorola will also integrate and commission the systems.

Construction of the 28-site radio network starts soon and more than 3000 radios - including intrinsically safe certified digital radio handsets operating in the 450-470 MHz bands - will be deployed during the construction and operation phases of the project.

While most of the radio equipment will be supplied from Motorola global operations, the installation and commissioning will be carried out by Motorola staff from Brisbane and Melbourne and its Queensland-based contractor, CBO.