Motorola acquires Irish public safety network

Motorola Solutions has acquired the Irish national emergency services radio network, TETRA Ireland Communications.

Speaking of the move, a spokesperson for Motorola said said: “TETRA Ireland delivers mission-critical voice and data land mobile radio communications to thousands of first responders and frontline workers. [These include] national security and enforcement agencies, health and emergency services, state utilities and volunteer organisations.

“The network is based on the latest TETRA digital radio technology from Motorola Solutions. The investment in TETRA Ireland demonstrates [our] commitment to growing our worldwide managed and support services business.”

Chairman and CEO of Motorola, Greg Brown, said: “Delivering, managing and operating critical LMR networks is foundational to what we do. As a trusted technology partner in Ireland for over 40 years, we look forward to continuing to provide the interoperable mission-critical communications its public service agencies rely on every day.”

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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