Zetron Joins Digital Mobile Radio Association
Special to TAG-IT News Agency
REDMOND, WA - Zetron, a leading provider of mission-critical communications solutions, has been accepted as a Category 1 member of the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Association. The DMR Association is a global network of the worlds leading suppliers of radios, radio consoles, and radio networks. Its purpose is to support the DMR digital radio standard that was developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for professional mobile radio users.
Category 1 membership is the highest membership tier available to manufacturers of DMR equipment. As a Category 1 member, Zetron will play an active role in working groups that are dedicated to enhancing the DMR standard and promoting it to radio systems integrators and end-users worldwide. This is important because, compared to proprietary equipment, open-standards-based equipment supports higher levels of interoperability and compatibility across multiple manufacturers platforms. Thus, it frees customers from being tied to any one manufacturers proprietary solutions, promotes healthy competition, and gives customers more choice in their selection of radio equipment.
It is my pleasure to welcome Zetron to the DMR Association, said Mario Micheli (of SELEX Elsag, Italy), chair of the DMR Association. Zetron has consistently demonstrated its commitment to open standards. Both PMR [private mobile radio] users and the DMR Association will benefit from Zetrons involvement in promoting and developing DMR technology.
Zetron and the DMR Association are aligned in the support of open standards, said Zetrons president and CEO, Ellen OHara. We are both committed to supporting innovative approaches that foster the adoption of open standards and help remove barriers to interoperability. Zetron is delighted to have the opportunity to work closely with DMR Association members on a shared vision that will help bring interoperability through open standards to customers worldwide.
The DMR Association is dedicated to building upon the success of the DMR standard through a combination of interoperability testing, certification, education, and awareness. The membership of the DMR Association represents a broad cross-section of the professional radio industry, including some of the worlds leading radio systems and network suppliers.
For over 30 years, Zetron has been providing mission-critical communications solutions to customers in public safety, transportation, utilities, manufacturing, healthcare and business.
