Airbus TETRA Infrastructure & Terminals

Airbus TETRA Infrastructure and Terminals covers the complete hardware and software stack for deploying and operating a TETRA network: core servers, base stations, handheld radios, vehicle-mounted radios, and paging devices. TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) is the ETSI open standard deployed in approximately 130 countries, and Airbus is the world's largest TETRA infrastructure vendor, operating more than 300 networks for three million users across 80 countries. The Taira family of virtualised core network servers (Taira 300 series and Taira 700 series) replaces legacy DXT telecom switch hardware with modern data-centre-grade servers installable in standard 19-inch racks. Taira can be commissioned within two hours of delivery, scales from small private networks to nationwide deployments of up to one million users, and supports multi-tenant logical isolation so that multiple organisations — for example, an airport authority, ground handler, and national police — share a physical network while operating in fully segregated logical environments. End-to-end encryption uses AES-256 with a dedicated Key Management Facility and smart card hardware. The terminal range spans the TH9 (ruggedised IP65-rated handheld rated for 380–430 MHz, aimed at transportation and public safety), the TH1n (slim pocket radio for healthcare and private security), the THR9i and THR9Ex (ATEX-certified intrinsically safe variants for hazardous environments), and the TMR880i vehicle-mounted mobile radio. All terminals support Direct Mode Operation (DMO) for radio-to-radio communication when outside network coverage — essential for airside operations in infrastructure-dense areas. For GCC airports, Airbus TETRA provides an operationally mature, ETSI-standardised communications platform with a proven upgrade path to broadband through the TB4 hybrid base station and Agnet MCx overlay.