The system will provide coverage for TTC’s operational area in greater Toronto and will be the first TETRA network deployed by a transport organization in Canada. The initial contract also provides for a limited number of terminals for use during the rollout of the infrastructure, prior to a tender for the main fleet of terminals expected later in the year.

The new system will replace TTC’s analog radio infrastructure and will maximize network availability and reliability thanks to the redundancy elements of its design. To enable a seamless migration from TTC’s legacy infrastructure, Sepura’s solution will also provide temporary interconnection and interoperation with the existing communication systems.

“These are very exciting times for Sepura — now a full TETRA solution provider — and this contract award in a new and important geographic market for us demonstrates the strength of our offering in North America,” said Gordon Watling, CEO for Sepura. “We have now secured important reference projects in Canada covering our key commercial verticals of utilities, mining and transport, confirming TETRA has a vital role to play in the analog to digital migration across North America.”

Toronto Transit Commission is the third-largest public transport system in North America after New York and Mexico City. It’s a multimodal public transit agency, which makes extensive use of radio communications for transit operations, maintenance and incident management. More than 1.6 million passengers are transported daily over its networks in the greater Toronto area.