Elancourt, 8 December 2016 – Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded contracts for the metro lines of three large cities in China. The company will provide digital Tetra communications systems for the new lines of the provincial capitals Lanzhou and Urumqi in central and north-western China. The networks’ implementation has started recently. In addition, Airbus Defence and Space will provide a Tetra system for the existing line 2 in Qingdao.
With a total length of roughly 34 kilometres and 20 stations, Lanzhou’s metro line will consist of one Tetra switch, 22 TB3 base stations and approximately 500 THR880i and TMR880i terminals. Operation will start at the end of 2017. The capital of Gansu province plans to have six metro lines in the future.
In Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Airbus Defence and Space will provide two DXTA Tetra switches, 23 TB3 base stations and around 500 TMR880i and TH1n terminals. This system for Urumqi’s “Metro Line 1” is the latest version of a full-IP Tetra network with a disaster recovery mechanism. The metro system is expected to start its service in 2019.
Moreover, the transport authority of Qingdao, on China’s north-eastern coast, has ordered a Tetra communication system for its metro line 2. Since last December, Qingdao has already been running an Airbus Defence and Space Tetra network to dispatch, operate and manage the trains of its line 3.
Photo copyright: Qingdao(nese)
Airbus Defence and Space
Airbus Defence and Space, a division of Airbus Group, is Europe’s number one defence and space enterprise and the second largest space business worldwide. Its activities include space, military aircraft and related systems and services. It employs more than 38,000 people and in 2015 generated revenues of over 13 billion euros.
Secure Land Communications (SLC), a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, develops, installs and maintains professional and land mobile radio (PMR/LMR) networks based on Tetra, Tetrapol and P25 technologies and offers a wide range of radio solutions and devices for customers worldwide. The portfolio also encompasses mission-critical broadband solutions based on 3GPP standards and emergency response centres (911/112). SLC is a leader in PMR, with more than 280 radio networks in over 74 countries, and the US leader for 911 response centres with the VESTA 911 call handling solution serving more than 60% of the market. SLC employs nearly 1700 people in 20 countries.
Contacts:
Anke Sturtzel + 33 1 6138 5330 anke.sturtzel@airbus.com
Kai Schlichtermann + 33 1 6138 5547 kai.schlichtermann@airbus.com
