Sri.N.Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, has inaugurated the secure TETRA communication network provided by Cassidian. The official inauguration took place on 22 December 2010 at the Cyberabad Police Headquarters in Andhra Pradesh in the presence of senior Andhra Pradesh Honourable Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police K. Aravinda Rao, and Cyberabad Police Commissioner S. Prabhakar Reddy.
The installation, commissioning and activation of the system were done by Cassidian India in cooperation with Cassidian's Indian Value Added Reseller, Sanchar Telesystems, and with the support of Andhra Pradesh's police communication officers. The system comprises nine base stations, is covering a record area of 3600 km2, and can initially accommodate about 500 users.
"The Cyberabad Police are among the first police organisations in India to use a secure TETRA communication network of this size and functionality," said S. Prabhakar Reddy. "This new communication system will enable the Cyberabad Police to better coordinate their resources in the event of any emergency or developing law and order situation within the Cyberabad Commissionerate region surrounding Hyderabad."
"The new TETRA network will provide the Cyberabad Police with a reliable, flexible, and much more efficient means of communication with clear voice and data/image transmission, including an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system. The network will provide secure communication and features which are not available in any existing alternative technology," said Dr. V.Gunasekhar Reddy, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Communication, Andhra Pradesh Police.
The Hyderabad metropolitan area is the financial, economic and political capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It has developed into one of the major hubs for the information technology industry in India, which has earned it the additional sobriquet 'Cyberabad'. The population of the Hyderabad metropolitan area, including Hyderabad City and the Cyberabad area, was estimated to be above 6.3 million in 2010.
