EADS Defence & Security have joined forces with State
Security Networks Ltd., operator of the Finnish VIRVE network, to start
testing the TETRA Enhanced Data Service (TEDS) as of May this year. The
work will be conducted on a test network with the same characteristics as the
live VIRVE authority network, apart from the TEDS-capable software.
TEDS is the high-speed data evolution of the TETRA radio communication
standard. A TEDS-capable TETRA network will provide significantly faster
data services than today’s TETRA networks without compromising any of the
technology’s high security or coverage capabilities. TEDS is the most costeffective
way to introduce wide area high-speed capability for TETRA users.