A UK Manufacturer Built for Demanding Environments
Established in 1995 and headquartered in West Sussex, England, Entel designs and manufactures professional two-way radios in-house, combining engineering, software development, and manufacturing under one roof. The company is ISO9001 certified, and its products are used in over 80 countries, with long-standing relationships across maritime operators, emergency responders, and energy companies.
Entel's focus is narrower and more specific than a general-purpose radio brand: durability, waterproofing, and intrinsic safety for environments where a standard radio genuinely isn't fit for purpose.
What Entel Actually Builds
HT Series: Commercial Marine Radios
Built specifically for maritime use, engineered to handle salt spray, rough weather, and day-to-day onboard handling. Key features include military-standard ruggedness, loud audio with glove-friendly controls, an IP68 rating (submersible to 2m for 4 hours), and VHF, UHF, and GMDSS options depending on the model.
DTEx Series: Intrinsically Safe Radios
ATEX and IECEx certified for use in hazardous environments such as oil refineries, offshore rigs, and chemical plants. The range includes dual analogue/digital (DMR) capability, ATEX-approved models (IIC and IIB), IP68 submersion rating, and an OLED display with clear, loud audio.
DX Series: Digital DMR Radios
Built for general commercial and public sector use, offering digital voice clarity, emergency features with programmable buttons, a compact design with an optional display, and straightforward migration from analogue to digital for fleets not ready to switch everything at once.
Accessories and Systems
Entel also supplies remote speaker microphones, earpieces and headsets, chargers and docking stations, and intrinsically safe batteries and cases, along with radio systems integration covering dispatch control and networked repeater infrastructure.
Who Actually Needs an Entel Radio
Entel is a strong fit if you're running a commercial marine operation needing a genuinely marine-rated VHF radio, or working in a hazardous industrial environment, oil and gas, chemical processing, mining, where ATEX or IECEx certification is a genuine requirement rather than a nice-to-have.
If your work is purely land-based and doesn't involve hazardous-area certification, a Tait, Hytera, or GME radio is more likely the right fit, and we'll say so plainly rather than push Entel where it doesn't belong.
Entel in New Zealand, Through Mobile Systems
Mobile Systems Limited is 100% New Zealand owned and based in Mount Maunganui, and we represent Entel's commercial-grade portable radios in New Zealand. Buying specialist hazardous-area or marine equipment through a general retailer is a real risk, correct configuration and certification matter, which is why Entel partners with dedicated dealers rather than big-box stores.
