Airwave handsets were introduced to the UK Border Agency in 2006. The number of handsets issued to the agency that have been disabled due to loss, or other reasons were: one in 2006; seven in 2007; and one in 2008.
Additionally, the number of handsets that were reported lost, temporarily disabled on network, then subsequently found and reactivated on the network were: four in 2006; 12 in 2007; and two in 2008.