Sepura delivers TETRA system to Toronto Transit Commission
Sepura announces that it has delivered a TETRA trunked radio system to Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
Sepura announces that it has delivered a TETRA trunked radio
system to Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). The system was
successfully deployed in time to support the planned 2 day shutdown
of one of TTC's main lines on the 10th and
11th of August 2013.
This is an initial deployment of the contract awarded to Sepura
less than 2 months ago by TTC for a TETRA digital communications
infrastructure to cover Toronto's subway lines and 8 above-ground
sites; the first TETRA network to be deployed by a transport
organization in Canada. This standalone TETRA system will
also be used for coverage verification and will be in operation
during the next planned shutdown of the line, due to take place in
October - when TTC expects to complete major work on the subway
system.
Steve Cragg, President for Sepura North America said: "One of
Sepura's strengths lies in understanding and delivering on customer
requirements from its target markets. We worked hard to meet this
non-moveable shut-down period and successfully delivered,
configured and deployed a standalone TETRA system within a
fortnight of the confirmation that such a system was
required.
In order to enable such a demanding turn-around we teamed up with
TTC to understand their testing requirements and deliver a fully
functioning and ready-to-go system. In addition, to ensure
TTC were able to take full advantage of the new communication
infrastructure, we provided local support throughout the shut-down
testing period".
Cragg concluded: "We can confidently say that our timely and
effective delivery of TTC's communication system contributed
towards the smooth deployment of resources and successful tests by
this major Canadian transport organization".
Toronto Transit Commission is the third largest public transport
system in North America after New York and Mexico City. It's
a multi-modal public transit agency which makes extensive use of
radio communications for transit operations, maintenance and
incident management. On a daily basis more than 1.6 million
passengers are transported over its networks in the greater Toronto
area.