What is TETRA?
- Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) is the modern digital private mobile radio (PMR) technology.
- It can be infrastructure like GSM network of infrastructureless like mobile ad hoc network.
- TETRA offers services addressing mainly to public safety and security services.
- This technology is used by the police, fire, ambulance, transport, security, and other emergency services.
Application
- Provides usual cellular services (One-to-One)
- Professional radio services (group communication)
- Instantaneous communication, both between individuals and within a group of an unlimited size.
- Priority calls can be made.
- Field workforce management services (Graphical Dispatcher Workstation)
- Limited data services.
- Maximum security.
- Services cost less than other communications.