Abstract
This report continues the Practel' s research in the Public Safety
Communications (PSC). In particular, it updates the technical information on
the development of the TETRA technology and provides results of the marketing
analysis for TETRA potential in the major European countries.
Events in the U.S. and all around the world showed that existing public safety
radio characteristics do not satisfy new requirements. Particularly, those
events demonstrated that first responders had difficulties to communicate with
each other in a case of crisis. Decentralized structure of the public safety
agencies, their desire to control means of communications inside of one agency
without detailed planning to support also communications with other agencies
created a dangerous situation.
This situation is characterized by:
- Absence of coordination between government entities to equip first
responders with compatible radios and to create homogeneous networks
- Absence of adequate redundancy to support first responders communications
- Delay in deploying advanced technologies
- Absence of continuity of operation planning.
This situation required immediate actions, and governments all around the
globe were pressured to allocate significant funds to create the
infrastructure for first responders' communications.
In the technological part, the report updates technical information on the
phased TETRA technology development; it shows TETRA evolution towards the MESA
“system of system” concept of the global PSC network.
In the marketing part, this report concentrates on the TETRA development in
the major European countries: UK, Germany, France and Spain. The authors
researched the addressable TETRA market in these countries, and provided the
results of this research.
Research Methodologies
Considerable research was done using the Internet. Information from various
Web sites was studied and analyzed; evaluation of publicly available marketing
and technical publications was conducted. Telephone conversations and
interviews were held with industry analysts, technical experts and executives.
In addition to these interviews and primary research, secondary sources were
used to develop a more complete mosaic of the market landscape, including
industry and trade publications, conferences and seminars.
The overriding objective throughout the work has been to provide valid and
relevant information. This has led to a continual review and update of the
information content.
Target Audience
This report is important for the government agencies involved in the first
response to critical situations. It is necessary for technical departments of
such agencies to have a document, which in simple language explains radio
technology and architectures of networks supporting public safety radios. They
also need to have a picture of the market with the major players and their
portfolios to select the right equipment.
For vendors of the first response technology, this report provides valuable
information on competition. It also supports these vendors with the market
assessment.
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
- 1.1 General
- 1.2 Public Safety Systems
- 1.3 New Era
- 1.4 Initial Actions
- 1.4.1 Road to Interoperability
- 1.4.2 New Technology
- 1.5 Scope and Goals
- 1.6 Research Methodology
- 1.7 Target Audience
2.0 Trunked Radio - The Way to Go
- 2.1 Concept
- 2.2 Details
- 2.2.1 Talk Groups
- 2.2.3 Spectrum Efficiency
- 2.2.4 System Operation: Dispatch/Land Mobile Radio
- 2.2.5 System Administration
- 2.2.6 Directions
3.0 Technology: New Roads for Public Safety Communications
- 3.1 Requirements to Public Safety Radio
- 3.2 Standardization Process and Technologies
- 3.2.1 General
- 3.2.2 Beginning
- 3.3 TETRA: Scope-Release I
- 3.3.1 General
- 3.3.2 Bands
- 3.3.3 TETRA and GSM
- 3.3.4 Main Features
- 3.3.4.1 General
- 3.3.4.2 Technical
- 3.3.4.3 Services
- 3.3.5 Benefits
- 3.3.6 Networking
- 3.3.7 Details
- 3.3.7.1 General
- 3.3.7.2 Interfaces
- 3.3.7.3 Infrastructure
- 3.3.7.4 Spectrum Allocation
- 3.3.7.5 Mobiles
- 3.4 P25 and TETRA
- 3.5 Security
- 3.6 Summary
4.0 TETRA Release II
- 4.1 Need
- 4.1.1 Rational
- 4.1.2 Applications
- 4.2 Trunked Mode Operation (TMO) Range Extension
- 4.3 Adaptive Multiple Rate (AMR) Voice Codec
- 4.4 Mixed Excitation Liner Predictive, enhanced (MELPe) Voice Codec
- 4.5 New Data Services
- 4.6 Status on TETRA Release II
5.0 Phase III-Project MESA
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Organization
- 5.3 Background
- 5.4 Project MESA Formulators
- 5.5 Networking
- 5.6 MESA Statement of Requirements (SoR)
- 5.6.1 General
- 5.6.2 Vision: Ad-hoc and Cell
- 5.6.2.1 Features
- 5.6.2.2 Technological Needs
- 5.6.2.3 General Technology-Requirements
- 5.6.2.4 Specific and Functional Requirements
- 5.7 Goals
- 5.8 Applications
- 5.9 Crossroads
- 5.10 Technology Details: System of Systems
- 5.10.1 Framework description
- 5.11 Architecture
- 5.12 Security
- 5.13 Projects P25/TETRA and MESA
6.0 Roadblocks
- 6.1 Funding
- 6.2 Spectrum Congestion
- 6.3 Control
7.0 Market Analysis
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Examples
- 7.3 Geography
- 7.4 Market Drivers-Industries-Applications
- 7.5 Market Forecast
- 7.5.1 Model Assumptions
- 7.5.2 Market Estimate
- 7.5.2.1 UK
- 7.5.2.2 Germany
- 7.5.2.3 France
- 7.5.2.4 Spain
8.0 Benefits: Summary
9.0 Projects
- 9.1 TETRA Systems in UK
- 9.2 TETRA in Italy
- 9.3 Global Contracts
10.0 Vendors
- Aerial facilities Limited (AFL)-Axell
- Artevea
- Celex
- ClearTone
- DAMM Cellular
- EADS
- Frequentis
- M/ACom
- Motorola
- Niros
- Pegasus Network
- Rohde-Schwarz
- Rohill
- Teltronic
- Sepura
- Selex
- SmartLink Radio Networks
- Team Simoco
- Thales
- 11.0 Conclusions
- Glossary
- References
FIGURES:
- Figure 1: TETRA in Europe
- Figure 2: Trunked Radio Concept Illustration
- Figure 3: TETRA Release I Abilities
- Figure 4: TETRA Interworking Illustration
- Figure 5: Network Scenarios
- Figure 6: TETRA Release I Interfaces
- Figure 7: TETRA: Spectrum Allocation
- Figure 8: P25 Phased Approach
- Figure 9: TETRA II Developments
- Figure 10: Directions
- Figure 11: TAPS
- Figure 12: TEDS RF Channel Characteristics
- Figure 13: Partners
- Figure 14: MESA Networking
- Figure 15: Project MESA Evolving
- Figure 16: PSR Evolution
- Figure 17: Illustration of TETRA Market Geography (2006)
- Figure 18: TETRA Segmentation by Industries (2007)
- Figure 19: UK TETRA Portable Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-($M)
- Figure 20: UK TETRA Portable Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-(Unit 000)
- Figure 21: UK TETRA Mobile Radio Addressable Market -First Responders-($M)
- Figure 22: UK TETRA Mobile Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-(Unit 000)
- Figure 23: UK TETRA Base Station Addressable Market -First Responders-($M)
- Figure 24: UK TETRA Base Station Addressable Market -First
Responders-(Unit 000)
- Figure 25: UK TETRA Equipment Addressable Market -First Responders-($M)
- Figure 26: Germany TETRA Portable Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-($M)
- Figure 27: Germany TETRA Portable Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-(Unit 000)
- Figure 28: Germany TETRA Mobile Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-($M)
- Figure 29: Germany TETRA Mobile Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-(Unit 000)
- Figure 30: Germany TETRA Base Station Addressable Market -First
Responders-($M)
- Figure 31: Germany TETRA Base Station Addressable Market -First
Responders-(Unit 000)
- Figure 32: Germany TETRA Equipment Addressable Market -First
Responders-($M)
- Figure 33: French TETRA Portable Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-(Unit 000)
- Figure 34: French TETRA Portable Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-($M)
- Figure 35: French TETRA Mobile Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-(Unit 000)
- Figure 36: French TETRA Mobile Radio Addressable Market -First
Responders-($M)
- Figure 37: French TETRA Base Station Addressable Market -First
Responders-(Unit 000)
- Figure 38: French TETRA Base Station Addressable Market -First
Responders-($M)
- Figure 39: French TETRA Equipment Addressable Market-First Responders ($M)
- Figure 40: Spain TETRA Portable Radio Addressable Market-First Responders
(Unit 000)
- Figure 41: Spain TETRA Portable Radio Addressable Market-First Responders
($M)
- Figure 42: Spain TETRA Mobile Radio Addressable Market - First Responders
(Unit 000)
- Figure 43: Spain: TETRA Mobile Radio Addressable Market-First Responders
($M)
- Figure 44: Spain TETRA Base Station Addressable Market-First Responders
(Unit 000)
- Figure 45: Spain TETRA Base Station Addressable Market-First Responders
($M)
- Figure 46: Spain TETRA Equipment Addressable Market-First Responders ($M)
- Figure 47: TETRA Projects Data
TABLES:
- Table 1: TETRA Established
- Table 2: TETRA Release I-Major Characteristics
- Table 3: TETRA Improvements
- Table 4: Applications (Release II)
- Table 5: Mesa Networks Levels
- Table 6: Evolution of TETRA Applications
- Table 7: TETRA Features
