LONDON, UK – 17 August 2010 – The DMR Association today welcomes two new members; Radio Activity S.r.l. (Milan, Italy) and Sepura (Cambridge, UK).

Radio Activity and Sepura join as Category One members, maximising the value of their membership with the opportunity to join marketing and technical working groups and participate in interoperability testing sessions.

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LONDON, UK – 06 July 2010 – The Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Association today announced a new tiered membership structure for companies and organisations that share a common interest in promoting DMR innovation and adoption worldwide. The DMR Association also announces the addition of test equipment maker Aeroflex and network operator Democom as members of the group.

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LONDON, UK – 18 May 2010 – The Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Association today announced the successful completion of the first DMR Interoperability (IOP) test session which took place in Milan, Italy on April 27-28, 2010. Testing of SELEX Communications’ ECOS-D DMR Simulcast Network Infrastructure and Motorola’s MOTOTRBO DMR Terminals was carried out following the DMR Association’s “Interoperability Process” which defines a list of interoperability tests, suitable test methodology, testing laboratory criteria and a test result verification process for both conventional and trunked modes of operation.

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DMR Association Announces Date of First DMR Interoperability Session

 

LONDON, UK – 10 March 2010 – The Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Association today announced the first DMR Interoperability test session will take place in Milan, Italy the week of 26th April 2010.

The announcement follows extensive progress made by the Association since August 2009 to define a list of interoperability tests, suitable test methodology, testing laboratory criteria and a test result verification process for both conventional and trunked modes of operation. The test session will complete phase 1 of the DMR Association’s Interoperability program. The test process also takes account of the work of ETSI Special Task Force (STF) during the DMR standardisation process from 2004 and 2006, to define test criteria formalised in the documents TS 102 362-1, 2 and 3.

 

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DMR Association Welcomes HYT and Team Simoco

Two leading Professional Mobile Radio vendors join growing association to promote affordable, interoperable and innovative digital radio solutions

LONDON, UK – 8 March 2010 – The Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Association today welcomes two new members; Shenzhen HYT Science & Technology Co., Ltd (China) and Team Simoco (UK) to the group which represents businesses, organisations and individuals supporting the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s
(ETSI) Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) standard.

 

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New DMR Association Created to Drive Worldwide Growth of Digital Mobile Radio Market

Leading manufacturers and suppliers join forces to develop and promote affordable, interoperable and innovative digital radio solutions

LONDON, UK -- 11 August 2009 – Several of the world’s leading device and network suppliers in digital radio services today announced the launch of the new DMR Association. Created by founding members of the DMR MOU Association which focused on helping establish the standard, this new organisation is designed to take DMR to the next level: encouraging interoperability and new product/service development to establish DMR as a preferred choice for professional users of conventional and trunked digital radio.

The DMR Association will concentrate on removing barriers to interoperability by establishing best practices for testing and validation of the DMR standard. The organisation will also focus heavily on creating and promoting a common industry view on DMR as well as a variety of services to grow the market for all companies in the value chain. This includes developing educational programs and tools like the DMR Association certification program to easily identify equipment meeting the DMR standard. In addition, the group will seek to work with other standards bodies to ensure wider recognition of DMR standard and encourage broader interoperability of new products and services.

“Our goal is to make DMR the most widely supported 21st century digital radio standard for business, and certified interoperability is the key to creating that demand,” said Mario Micheli (of SELEX Communications - a Finmeccaninca Company, Italy), DMR Association Chair. “The DMR Association is designed to promote growth by enabling open multi-vendor markets and healthy competition. This leads to lower long-term cost of ownership, a wide selection of products, as well as continuous product innovation – the most important features for current and future buyers.”

The DMR Association has already begun to establish its testing and validation benchmarks. Association members Motorola and SELEX Communications recently supplied fully interoperable DMR communications equipment for the security operations at the recent G8 Summit in Italy. Tom Mockridge (of Motorola, UK), the DMR Association Technical Chair states that “DMR testing will range from laboratory work to real-life field trials and deployments to ensure pre-certified equipment is put through its paces. DMR Association members and end-users will be able to rely on and trust our certification.”

In addition to equipment and system compliance, the Association has a marketing committee dedicated to demonstrating why DMR is the leading international value digital radio standard available today in professional markets.

“With digital radio emerging in the business world, there have been cases of mis-information,” said Margaret Grant (of Tait Radio Communications, New Zealand), DMR Association Marketing Chair. “The DMR Association is aiming to provide clear, up-to-date information, designed for international markets, allowing interested parties, including potential members to make an informed choice.”

One of the first marketing initiatives for the DMR Association is the launch today of the Association website at www.dmrassociation.org. The site will serve as the Association’s key materials repository and communications channel, featuring:
o technical materials, such as the upcoming Certification Guidelines,
o news and information, such as press releases and upcoming events, and
o email addresses to provide potential members and interested parties with an outlet to ask questions.

The DMR Association encourages interested potential members to contact them at www.dmrassociation.org to find out more about the benefits of becoming involved in the DMR Association community.

About DMR
DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) is a globally-available open digital radio standard for Professional Mobile Radio users, developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).

About the DMR Association
The DMR Association is focused on making DMR the most widely supported 21st century digital radio standard for the business world. Through a combination of interoperability testing, certification, education, and awareness the Association seeks to ensure that business buyers of today's digital radio technology gain ongoing value through the competition and choice derived from an open, multi-vendor value chain.

To expand the DMR market, companies supporting the DMR Association will work to stimulate the adoption of a variety of new and innovative products and services.
The DMR Association includes members representing a broad cross-section of the industry, including some of the world’s leading device and network suppliers.
Founding members of the DMR Association include CML Microcircuits,
Funkwerk Koelleda, Fylde Micro, Icom, Kenwood, Motorola, SELEX Communications - a Finmeccaninca Company, Tait Radio Communications and Vertex Standard.
For more information, contact the DMR Association at www.dmrassociation.org.