BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- A 800M trunked communication system was put into operation recently in the Gongkhar Airport in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

This file photo shows the Gongkhar Airport in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: China Tibet Information Center) Photo Gallery>>>

    This signifies that the ground communication of the Gongkhar Airport has stepped into the digital age. The system will improve the signal quality and extend the communication distance of analog interphone systems.

    The 800M trunked communication system, featured by sharing resources, charges and communication channel equipment, is a multi-functional and highly efficient wireless dispatch communication system, with PTT as its calling form. It collectively controls and manages the communication channels and then dynamically distributes them to users.

    As the world's most advanced technology of its kind, it enjoys absolute advantages in coverage rate, frequency use ratio, interference immunity and security.

    (Source: Tibet Daily/Xinhuanet)



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Photo shows a blueprint of the Peace Airport, Xigaze Prefecture, southwestern Tibet. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

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