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Revision as of 16:40, 5 November 2014

Background

Airwave Solutions operates a secure wireless communications network for emergency services in the UK. The system, based on the TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio standard), is used by police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel to communicate via both voice and data transmission. Airwave Solutions provided a Private Mobile Radio (PMR) Service for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.[1] The company is owned by the Macquarie Group.[2]

History

Previous Names

  • Previous name BT SIXTY-SIX LIMITED
Date changed 06/09/2001
  • Previous name BT WIRELESS LIMITED
Date changed 30/03/2001
  • Previous name AIRWAVE MMO2 LIMITED
Date changed 14/03/2005
  • Previous name AIRWAVE O2 LIMITED
Date changed 23/04/2007
  • Previous name AIRWAVE SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Date changed 09/05/2007[3]

People

Affiliations

Contact

Airwave, Charter Court, 50 Windsor Road, Slough, Berkshire, UK, SL1 2EJ

Tel: +44 (0)8000 11 33 99

References

  1. Airwave Solutions, Airwave Solutions website. Accessed 17/09/13.
  2. Airwave Group, Airwave Solutions website. Accessed 17/09/13.
  3. Company Summary, companycheck.co.uk. Accessed 17/09/13
  4. Airwave Board of Directors, Airwave Solutions website. Accessed 17/09/13.
  5. Data from Internet Archive holdings of the Science Media Centre website, 2002-2013.