Published on January 19, 2017

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What is the NDRS ( National Digital Radio Services Network)?

• NDRS is a digital network for police, health services and fire and rescue services. In addition, the NDRS can be used by organisations participating in rescue and emergency work.
• Reliability is especially important in a public safety network such as the NDRS. Communication is secured in several ways, including encrypted conversations. 
• Users must have TETRA radios approved to work with NDRS. Talk groups are set up internally within the agencies and in groups in common with other emergency services. Only those actively given access to the individual talk groups can listen in.
• NDRS radios can also send and receive text messages and can be used to exchange small amounts of data.
• TETRA Irelands NDRS is established as a nationwide digital radio network for emergency and public safety services. TETRA Ireland was appointed by the Department of Finance to build and operate the NDRS and the rollout was completed in 2010.

Who are Tetra Ireland?

• TETRA Ireland is an Irish company that owns and operates the National Digital Radio Service (NDRS).
• TETRA Ireland was appointed by the Department of Finance to build and operate the NDRS following a competitive tender process undertaken in 2006.
• Our mission is to deliver a National Digital Radio Service that offers our customers the best mission-critical communications solution there is.