14:04 GMT, September 11, 2009 EADS Defence & Security (DS) has recently signed a contract to deploy a modern TETRA radio network to secure the Indian Parliament.

EADS Defence & Security through its line of business Security & Communication Solutions has teamed up with its local partner Sanchar Telesystems Limited to provide the Indian Parliament with a state-of–the–art digital, encrypted communication system based on TETRA technology. The new system will ensure voice and data communication, automatic vehicle and personal location and the capacity to connect to high speed data applications.

“The specifications of this advanced digital communication system for the Indian Parliament are in line with security requirements in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008. This system is needed to better secure the Parliament at the heart of Delhi” said Mr. Sandeep Salunke, IPS, Director of Parliament Security and a well-known technical expert and a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi.


“We have chosen the EADS TETRA system based on a thorough process of technical evaluation. It has proved its performance superiority and meets our strict technical and operational requirements. It will enhance the security of the Indian Parliament, by delivering high-quality voice and data as well as providing the infrastructure for the upcoming high speed data based value added applications” he continued.

“This is a prestige contract, which will be implemented in record time while accommodating the session schedule of the newly elected parliament. Improving security for the Indian parliament at the heart of the world’s most populous democracy is a challenge taken up by EADS Defence & Security and we commit, as usual, to perform with excellence.” said Dirk Borchardt, CEO of the Security & Communication Solutions line of business.

This contract represents EADS Defence & Security' second major public safety and security TETRA PMR venture in India, following its 2008 TETRA radio network contract with the Andhra Pradesh Police for the Cyberabad Region, which is already in operation.

New Delhi, the seat of the Government of India is the country’s largest city by area and its second largest metropolitan area demographically. The 2009 Indian Parliament Security contract reflects the country’s major ongoing investment in infrastructure and its dedication to the modernization of its security infrastructure and forces.