Thales Announces Liberty

- The First Multiband Software Defined Land Mobile Radio
- All Bands, All Modes, Full Encryption in One Radio

(Clarksburg, Md., March 26, 2008) -- Thales Communications, Inc., announces the introduction of Liberty(tm), the first multiband software defined Land Mobile Radio (LMR) for government agencies and first responders. For the first time, Federal, State, Local, and U.S. Department of Defense agencies will be able to communicate across all of the public safety bands 136-174 MHz, 380-520 MHz, 700 MHz, and 800 MHz using a single portable radio that operates in direct mode or uses existing infrastructure in any of the bands. Liberty is size, weight, and performance equivalent to existing single-band portable LMRs and eliminates the requirement to carry multiple radios to cover fragmented frequency bands.

The nation learned from the tragic events on September 11, 2001, and the subsequent devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, that a lack of communications and situational awareness paralyzes command and control. The root cause for interoperability remains the same--multiple users in different frequency bands using different waveforms.

Unlike multiband military radios, Liberty is designed to meet stringent public safety specifications. It is a single, easy-to-use radio that provides all modes standardized for public safety use including Project 25 (P25) conventional, P25 trunked, and legacy analog. Liberty offers Data Encryption Standard (DES) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption with Over-the-air Rekeying (OTAR) and all of the typical features that are available in LMRs today. The radio's Mil-Spec metal housing is submersible to two meters.

"The ability for all government agencies and first responders to be able to communicate with each other any time over all public safety bands is crucial to the safety and security of our nation," said Mitch Herbets, President and CEO of Thales Communications. "We have leveraged our proven expertise in software-defined radio technology for the military into a no-compromise solution that addresses the interoperability challenges of the public safety community."

Source : Thales Communications Inc.

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