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HID opens new Logistics Centre in Shannon , Ireland , to serve customers in EMEA
The occasion was marked with an official ribbon-cutting and a visit from local government and business leaders , as well as HID ’ s operations leadership team . The new 4,157 square-metre Logistics Centre is double the size of HID ’ s previous facility and employs 60 people , intending to expand the headcount in the years to come .
“ The new Logistics Centre is strategic in sustaining the global growth HID has experienced and it demonstrates our commitment to fostering innovation and product availability across the region ,” said Josh Freeman , Senior Vice President and Head of Operations , HID .
Operating in Ireland since 2006 , HID has steadily expanded its manufacturing , R & D , supply chain customer service , IT , finance , human resources and other business functions in Ireland to support a growing customer base across EMEA .
HID , a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions , has announced the opening of its new Logistics Centre in Shannon , Ireland . The new facility is HID ’ s second-largest Logistics Centre , supporting 55 countries across Europe , the Middle East and Africa ( EMEA ).
HID first established itself in the country in Tully , County Galway in 2006 . The company is best known in Ireland for providing the enabling technology for Ireland ’ s revolutionary passport card programme , which was the first of its kind to allow travellers to cross borders in Europe with an electronic passport card rather than a traditional passport booklet . In 2022 , HID opened an award-winning Center of Excellence in Galway City , employing about 500 people .
Danish government extends nationwide TETRA network enabling 40,000 first responders to communicate safely through 2034
Dansk Beredskabskommunikation A / S ( DBK ), a Motorola Solutions company , has been awarded an eight-year contract by the Danish National Police ’ s Center for Emergency Communication ( CFB ) to implement and continue to operate the nationwide public safety communications network . DBK provides the existing Terrestrial Trunked Radio ( TETRA ) system which has , since its implementation , proven its reliability and criticality to Denmark ’ s 40,000 first responders and military personnel in dayto-day operations and emergencies .
The agreement allows emergency services to collaborate effectively over the highly resilient and secure TETRA network and will also include a new functionality enabling first responders to automatically switch between land mobile radio ( LMR ) and broadband service , including WiFi , 4G and 5G networks . The new TETRA infrastructure will enable first responders to maintain reliable and uninterrupted communication through their TETRA talk groups when radio users move out of range , for example , in indoor or underground facilities .
The contract for the next-generation emergency services network will include a Security Operations Centre ( SOC ) that will monitor the performance of the network in real-time so that cybersecurity threats can be addressed more quickly and efficiently .
Denmark is among many countries worldwide that continue to invest in TETRA digital radio technology as the backbone for their missioncritical voice communications for public safety organisations . Motorola Solutions has deployed thousands of radio systems worldwide , from large nationwide networks to local implementations . p
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