ASTRID is a government-owned mobile communications network for emergency and security services in Belgium. It provides critical communications capabilities to the police, fire services, emergency medical services and other public safety organisations, based on the TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) standard for digital voice and data communications, and as an MVNO on Proximus to provide nationwide 4G coverage. TETRA was originally developed in Europe but is now used in over 100 countries worldwide and is specifically designed to meet the mission critical needs of first responder services.
Currently, ASTRID has more than 50,000 TETRA users securing more than 11,250,000 citizens in Belgium.
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