Aerospace major, Airbus announced that it has picked the Intersec Award 2018 in the category “Innovative Security Product of the Year” for its smartphone-tetra device Tactilon Dabat which boasts several key built-in security features. The Security, Safety and Fire Protection Middle East Awards (Intersec Awards) were held on Thursday in Dubai to recognise industry’s best projects and products in the field of security in the Middle East.
In a statement from the company said, A secure Android smartphone and Tetra-Radio in one, Tactilon Dabat opens up the world of secure multimedia communication to professionals for which it has already won the International Critical Communication Awards earlier this year.
The device disposes broadband features and applications which have been specifically designed to provide best support for operations of public safety or industrial users.
Expressing his happiness after winning the award, the VP and Head of Middle East, North Africa and Asia-Pacific for Secure Land Communications at Airbus, Selim Bouri said “Once again the Tactilon Dabat has convinced experts for the path breaking role it will take in the coming years. We are extremely grateful for this award because it signifies that we have developed a device that fits completely in the critical communication landscape in the Middle East.”
Thanks to the Airbus applications developer programme SmarTWISP, which was created to build an application ecosystem for the Tactilon Dabat, the number of new apps is increasing to offer a large variety of innovative communication solutions, added Bouri.
Furthermore, the smart device can be applied in various sectors: from police, military and fire brigades to rescue services, hospitals and industries, users can facilitate their daily operations. It can also easily be incorporated in existing and future security infrastructures, such as Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), or Artificial Intelligence (AI), as the device allows secure access to essential intelligence source, he added.
Airbus will be displaying the Tactilon Dabat device at the CC Mena exhibition from 23 to 25 September 2018 and as well as at Gitex from 14 to 18 October 2018.
