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Our history
1996/2000
According to a decision by the Conference of Interior Ministers, a uniform digital radio network is to be created in Germany; all authorities and organisations mandated to perform security tasks require a uniform communication system.
2003
The Conference of Minister-Presidents decides to create the prerequisites for the gradual introduction of the Public Safety Digital Radio. The existing analogue radio is to be gradually replaced.
2006
Following a tender procedure, the future system supplier for the Public Safety Digital Radio is awarded the contract.
2007
The BDBOS is officially founded. Shortly afterwards, the trial operation of the Public Safety Digital Radio begins. The federal and state governments specify their cooperation by way of an administrative agreement.
2008
The testing platform and the network management centre go into operation.
2010
The technical operation of the Public Safety Digital Radio is handed over to Alcatel Lucent Digitalfunk Betriebsgesellschaft (today: ALDB GmbH) following a tendering procedure.
2011/2012
The first network section goes into extended trial operation; the following year, the Public Safety Digital Radio is in full operation in the first federal state.
2013
The core network is fully established and available throughout Germany.
2015
The entire network structure has been completed.
2016
The Public Safety Digital Radio system is live nationwide.
Founding President Rolf Krost is succeeded in office by Andreas Gegenfurtner.
2017
The BDBOS is now ten years old.
Source: BDBOS/Wilke
BDBOS President, Andreas Gegenfurtner, welcomes the then Federal Minister of the Interior, Thomas de Maizière, in front of the Rotes Rathaus in Berlin to mark the tenth anniversary of the BDBOS.
The BDBOS becomes a member of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), which is responsible for defining the TETRA standard for the Public Safety Digital Radio.
2018
The BDBOS begins with the preparation, planning and realisation of a test of broadband technologies. In addition to this, the BDBOS begins handling the tasks of the Local Internet Registry (LIR) de.government.
2019
The BDBOS assumes operational responsibility for the federal networks and becomes the sole shareholder of ALDB GmbH. Furthermore, the BDBOS begins modernising the system technology of the Public Safety Digital Radio.
2020
The federal networks have more than 200 connected federal authorities and network transitions to municipal and state networks, more than 1,500 connections from authorities and institutions and roughly 300,000 connected federal employees.
The BDBOS Meeting Platform provides needs-based solutions for audio and video conferencing, and thus supports digital collaboration between government and administration – even during the Coronavirus pandemic.
2021
More than one million terminal devices are now registered in the Public Safety Digital Radio network.
2022
The BDBOS celebrates its 15th anniversary.
2023
Backed by funds allocated from the Coronavirus economic stimulus package of the German government, the BDBOS launches the KoPa_45 funding programme in order to promote innovative solutions for mission-critical broadband networks with various measures.
2024
BDBOS President Andreas Gegenfurtner retires. He is succeeded in office by Jens Koch.
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