Major Swedish transport operator chooses Sepura TETRA radios
Sepura and SRS AB have been awarded the contract for the deployment of TETRA radios to Vãrmlandstrafik, the main public transport organisation for the Vãrmland region in western Sweden.
Swedish Radio Supply AB (SRS), Sepura's longstanding partner in Sweden, has been awarded the contract for the deployment of Sepura TETRA radios to Vãrmlandstrafik, the main public transport organisation for the Vãrmland region in western Sweden.
In 2012 Vãrmlandstrafik started the migration of its legacy
communication system to Rakel, Sweden's nationwide public safety
TETRA network. Vãrmlandstrafik chose Rakel, which was already
widely deployed in the region, for its exceptional audio quality
and the vital role that communication plays in the management of
efficient and reliable public transport systems.
Vãrmlandstrafik has deployed over 200 Sepura SRG3900 mobile
and STP8000 hand-portable TETRA radios. The mobiles have
been installed in all of Vãrmlandstrafik's buses while the
hand-portables are in use by traffic management and maintenance
personnel. By enabling bus drivers to send specific alarm
messages by pressing just one button, Sepura's SRG programmable
keypads improve the speed and effectiveness of drivers' responses
as well as their safety. The SRG radios will also enable the
transmission of GPS data from the buses to an Automatic Vehicle
Location ("AVL") system, offering real time information about bus
locations, together with statistics for route analysis and
optimisation, while also allowing direct voice communications
between the control room and the bus drivers.
Lars-Magnus Gustafsson, Business Development Manager for Sepura said: "Thanks to our longstanding partnership with SRS and our proven expertise in communication solutions for public transport organisations around the world, we have been able to meet the communications needs of Vãrmlandstrafik. Our solutions for transport are flexible and scalable, support effective communication and coordination and help to increase efficiency, safety and customer satisfaction".
Johnny Albenius, Chief Technical Officer for Vãrmlandstrafik commented: "Our drivers are happy with both the functionality and ease of use of our new Sepura radios and have mastered the new technology very quickly. Our experience with the new communication system, from the installation phase through to drivers' training, has been very positive indeed".
In 2010 over 9.8 million passengers were transported by
Vãrmlandstrafik's buses and trains.