Fuzhou city, the capital of Fujian province, China, signed a contract again with Airbus for the supply of secure communications technology for its newest metro line under construction.

This contract is one of the three won by Airbus for Fuzhou’s metro lines.  The company has already secured both metro lines 1 and 2, which were respectively put into operation in 2016 and 2019, and are equipped by Airbus. Up till now Airbus has provided secure TETRA communication solutions to 18 metro lines in cities of China.

Fuzhou’s new metro line will receive a TETRA communication system composed of a Taira Server, TB3 base stations for optimal and unrivalled network coverage, as well as TMR880i mobile radios, and TH1n slim and lightweight terminals for staff members. The new metro line 6 will be over 36 km long and will serve approximately 7.74 million habitants of the Chinese city. The first section is planned to go into operation in 2021.

“Many of our customers in the transport sector in China acknowledge and appreciate the reliability and efficiency of our solutions,” declares Marko Tiesmaki, Head of the Asia-Pacific region for Secure Land Communications at Airbus. “This recent contract shows that they count on us as a trustworthy supplier in that domain and confirms our leading position in this market”, he adds.