Much more than walkie-talkies
Few Cambridge-born innovations have had such colossal success in their reach over the past 15 years as Sepura, designing and manufacturing world-leading radio communications technology.
As designers and manufacturers of some of the most powerful and reliable digital radios in the world, Sepura’s communications technology is used by police forces in the UK,
Digital radios for communication
By ‘digital radio’ we do not mean the kind which plays music. The kind of digital radios Sepura designs and manufactures are more like what are informally referred to as ‘walkie-talkies.’
Sepura digital radios grew quickly out of the heart of Cambridge, to become some of the most popular on the planet.
To call a device like the Sepura STP8X000 TETRA Hand-Portable Radio a walkie-talkie, however, would be doing it a disservice. The result of over 10 years of development in field communications technology, radios like the STP8X000
Sepura digital radios grew quickly out of the heart of Cambridge, to become some of the most popular on the planet.
Who uses Sepura radios?
Since being founded in 2002, Sepura has expanded around the world, into industries ranging from law
2002
Became the leading supplier of portable radios for the UK’s police forces.
2004
First to integrate GPS in a TETRA hand-held radio. This would prove to be incredibly useful for both the logistics of running complex operations on large
2005
2006
The Swedish police forces switch to using Sepura hand-held radios.
2007
Sepura is listed on the London Stock Exchange, a testament to the company’s expansion and the capability of Cambridge to nurture world-leading businesses. In the same year,
2009
17,000 Sepura radios are sent for use in Portugal.
2010
Sepura becomes the world’s leading supplier of TETRA radios in public safety, encompassing law enforcement and other security details.
2011
Officially the leading supplier of radios for the Australian mining industry.
2012
2013
Installed at CERN, the science centre dedicated to pushing the boundaries of physics, and where the famous Higgs boson was discovered.
By 2014, Sepura had offices in Australia, Brazil, North America, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur, and in an ever-expanding digital world, where connectivity and security are top priorities, the future looks bright for Cambridge’s Sepura, as they continue to walk the walk, and the talk the talk.