Ericsson to continue managing the TMRN

Ericsson has been selected by the Tasmanian Department for Police and Emergency Management to manage the Trunk Mobile Radio Network (TMRN), Tasmania’s mission-critical emergency services radio network, for the next four years.

The network supports Tasmania Police and a number of state government agencies in keeping the Tasmanian community safe. It is also used by the Tasmanian electricity supply industry.

The new service agreement provides for the ongoing operation, monitoring, maintenance and security of the network.

Ongoing delivery of secure and reliable radiocommunications for Tasmania Police is a key component of the agreement.

“Along with our partner Harris, we welcome the opportunity to continue managing this essential public safety network to the Tasmanian Government’s high performance standards,” said Emilio Romeo, head of Australia & New Zealand, Ericsson.

“We look forward to maintaining our long-standing relationship with the government to ensure security, performance and reliability of the emergency services network, and to support the effective delivery of front-line emergency services.”

The importance of the relationship between the Department and Ericsson as a key contributor to delivering a reliable radio network was recognised in a recent Auditor-General’s report into government radio networks.

An example of the effectiveness of this partnership in improving service delivery and innovation is the successful delivery of the emergency services interoperability gateway. The gateway enabled, for the first time, the different radio networks used by Tasmania’s emergency services to communicate directly with each other, and is now used to assist emergency services’ first responders and volunteers, and the Tasmanian community.

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