DMR is a fully public open standard backed by a wide variety of vendors meaning that buyers can be assured of continuity of supply. There are many examples of the success of open standards because this encourages wide ranging supplier participation. More suppliers results in more choice for users, more rapid product development and lower prices from competitive pressures. Today DMR is the most widely adopted digital two way radio system, in active use in over 100 countries and is the market leading digital PMR technology.