Sepura, one of three suppliers that dominate the TETRA radio market, has won a contract to supply TETRA digital radios to the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), which is expected to strengthen Sepura’s market share in a country where users include police in the main cities of Seoul, Incheon, Kwangjoo and Daejeon, and the Navy police and National Emergency Management Agency. 

 

Promocom, Sepura’s distributor in Korea, secured this contract to supply SRH3800 sGPS handheld radios and SRM3500 vehicle and fixed radios. T

 

Sepura’s GPS technology will enable the control centre to instantly locate personnel and vehicles. The radios also have a Korean language keypad and user interface.

 

A further advantage is Radio Manager, Sepura’s market leading fleet management solution, which was also supplied to automatically configure groups of radios. This reduces the logistical challenge of maintaining a fleet of TETRA radios, saving time and money on software and configuration updates and audits.

 

With more than 34,000 employees, KEPCO is one of Korea’s most profitable companies and is the sole provider of electrical generation and distribution in South Korea as a public corporation.

 

It serves a population of nearly 49 million and has played a key role in the country’s rapidly expanding economy over the past decade.

 

 Linked to the Korean National Emergency Management Agency’s government network, the radios will also enable communication with other utilities and emergency services in situations such as any power breakdown, fire or accident.

 

Soo-Bok Lee, President of Promocom, in a press release said: “The first-class performance of Sepura commended by other agencies in Korea led to KEPCO joining our list of customers. They were also impressed by the robust quality of the radios, the competitive price and customer support.”

 

Kevin Graham, Regional Director for Sepura, added: "This order is significant in that it is the first major utility company in Asia to choose Sepura. Indeed, it’s an indication that Sepura and TETRA is spreading beyond that of supplying emergency services.”