Airwave

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'Airwave' is a communications network for England, Scotland and Wales. It can be used by the emergency services. Airwave is based on TETRA and is operated by O2 plc.

It is a completely secure network and can be used for voice and data transmission. The network has been rolled out across almost all safety services in the UK. Police forces in the UK are the primary users of the system.O2 Airwave Service

On 2006-12-07 The Times reported that O2 was "to review the options for the business" and could be worth £2 billion.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Judge, Elizabeth. "Airwave set to be sold for £2bn as O2 reviews options", The Times, Times Newspapers Ltd., 2006-12-07. Retrieved on 2006-12-07.