Airbus Tetra pager chosen for German emergency services

Around 50,000 professional and volunteer firefighters along with other rescue and emergency service personnel in Germany, are to be equipped with Airbus Defence and Space’s P8GR Tetra pager over the next three years, following an extensive testing process.

Airbus Defence and Space, along with the Ministry of the Interior and Sports in the German state of Hesse, has completed field tests of the pager, with a total of 1000 devices and their accessories tested in real-life operational situations over the past few months.

In conjunction with tests based on the certification platform of the German Federal Agency for Public Safety Digital Radio (BDBOS), these field tests demonstrated that the device fully satisfies the functionality, interoperability and safety requirements set by Germany’s BOS digital radio network.

In contrast to standard analog paging devices, the P8GR enables secure two-way communication between the control centre and the operational units, supporting all essential Tetra functions for alerting groups, subgroups and individuals and therefore allowing for real-time scheduling and dispatching of emergency services.

Airbus Defence and Space’s P8GR Tetra pager is aimed primarily at volunteer fire brigades, relief organisations and operators of critical infrastructure systems.

From the end of 2015, once BOS-IOP certification and final approval have been awarded, the P8GR will be rolled out in Hesse.

Image courtesy of Airbus Defence and Space