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The announcement of the first TETRA trial in North America, together with the news that work on the next generation of the TETRA Standard has started, were the headlines at the TETRA Association's Congress press conference yesterday. The North America trial is due to begin next month, just under a year after the TETRA Association formed its Interest Group to facilitate the availability of TETRA in North America. The first trial will be in Canada, with TETRA infrastructure equipment supplied by Spain’s Teltronic, and terminals by Teltronic and the UK’s Sepura. The next evolution of the TETRA Standard is currently being specified by the ETSI TETRA
Technical Committee (TC TETRA) based on requirements gathered from users around the world. This evolution is designed to provide broadband services such as mobile video for users who demand mission-critical delivery. The full user requirement specifications will be available by the end of this year. The TETRA Release 2 standard has been completed and the wideband spectrum decisions for TETRA Enhanced Data Service (TEDS) made in Europe. Repeating the TETRA success story for broadband will require additional effort from all stakeholders, as the need must be justified to the radio administration community. The TETRA Association is driving
Selectric success
The German state of Baden Württemberg has awarded a contract to Selectric for the supply of 18,000 Sepura radios for police use. The first users will be on the network in September. Baden Württemberg is the third largest federal state in Germany.
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and coordinating this activity. The critical communications market showed steady growth despite the difficult economic conditions, with the transportation market proving to be the one to watch in terms of future potential.* Independent research from IMS is forecasting growth of more than 20 per cent in the terminals market over the next five years. Phil Godfrey, chairman of the TETRA Association, said: “The resilience of our market in a time of unprecedented and global economic uncertainty proves the undiminished need for critical
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communications services. With the potential of North America as a new market, and as we move closer to the advent of secure mobile broadband, we are looking forward to a future that promises to be both challenging and successful.” *Based on consolidated market reports from TETRA Association members
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Airwave launches in Germany The UK’s Airwave has opened its German office from which it plans to develop new business opportunities in what will become one of the largest TETRA networks in Europe. Located in Hamburg, the formation of Airwave GmbH builds on the success of Airwave’s UK operation which provides TETRA communications to some 350 public safety organisations including the police, fire and ambulance services, and will deliver a private mobile radio service for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Airwave is already fulfilling two contracts with the Hamburg Lander. One is to verify the design of the new communications system installed on the city’s 80km underground railway network and the second is to test part of the system once it is built. Airwave is at Stand D202.
Günther Krebs, Leitender Polizeidirektor, Polizei Hamburg, left, with Herbert Kaysen, Executive Consultant, Airwave Solutions Deutschland GmbH, at the official opening of Airwave’s Hamburg operation.
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Microbus LINX gets ASTRID OK Microbus has announced that, together with partner Abiom, approval has been granted for the LINX Tablet PC for usage on the ASTRID network. ASTRID is the nationwide TETRA operator for all of the public safety and emergency services in Belgium.
LINX Tablet PC offers the benefits of flexible working to vehiclebased users, and has already attracted considerable interest among the police, fire and ambulance sectors. See the LINX effect on Stand C601.
Motorola TETRA – New for 2009
The LINX – heading for Belgium
There’s life in analogue radio yet, says Willtek On Stand B901 you can catch the new Multilock 2801 from Willtek Communications. It is a small, lightweight communication tester designed to support service shops repairing radio terminals and other RF equipment, up to 3 GHz. The Multilock is a future-proof service tester, supporting digital and conventional two-way radio systems. DMR, an ETSI standard for Digital Mobile Radio, is available while an option for APCO P25, the U.S. standard for public safety and security communications, is being developed. Tom Riedl, Willtek’s product marketing manager, said, “Digital systems were meant to displace analogue systems, but there’s life in analogue radio yet because these two-way radio systems are easy to install and maintain.”
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The Willtek 2801 Multilock
The new Multilock has an extra-large and bright display for operation in sunlight and has options for battery operation, remote control, cable fault finding and more. The instrument can be configured for a wide range of laboratory and field applications.
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Telvent demonstrates airport success vehicle system connected to the airport TETRA network, users will have consulting and data-writing access to different corporate in-
formation systems in the airport (SCENA, NOTIFES, METAR/TAFOR), as well as access to GPS and navigator applications.
Madrid’s Barajas airport
Moving into the Middle East P3 Group has announced its expansion into the developing Tony Gray Middle East telecoms market with the opening of a new regional office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Making the announcement at the TETRA World Congress, Dr. Michael Tobias,
Geschäftsführer (Managing Director) of P3 Networks GmbH said: “We are excited by the opportunities available in the Middle East.” P3 has engaged the services of industry veteran Tony Gray, as its Regional Business Director. Tony said: “My past knowledge of the Middle East market confirms our
belief that P3 can build a significant business in the region, and I am looking forward to renewing old acquaintanceships and working there again.” P3 Group has been engaged in providing a range of support services for the German BDBOS national public safety TETRA project. Meet P3 on Stand A308.
Funk-Electronic Piciorgros GmbH, located in Cologne-Porz, Germany, is launching a new series of TETRA terminals, designated ‟TOne”. The range features large multi-colour displays and userfriendly operation. ‟We have created an easy-to-use terminal that can be operated by just about anyone, a design philosophy that is generally applied to all our products” said managing director Michael Piciorgros. Funk-Electronic Piciorgros GmbH has been designing and manufacturing wireless data communication, remote monitoring, and remote control products since 1982. The product range includes UHF (410-470 MHz) wireless modems and I/O modules (RTUs), others that use GSM networks, and wireless telemetry/telecontrol stations integrated with solar power packs. Stand E103.
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A demonstration of a TETRA applications project developed by Telvent is running on partner Sepura’s stand G401. The project is for fleet management in Madrid’s Barajas Airport. The system, integrated with the airport TETRA network, will manage a total of 45 operation vehicles by GPS. Telvent’s project is for Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA). With the on-board
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A range of solutions on show from Sepura Tailored solutions for the German BOS-net are on show on Sepura’s stand G401. A little over two years ago Sepura established Sepura Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary based in Garching near Munich, to offer direct support to customers and in-country partner Selectric. All Sepura radios support the BOS-specified E2E encryption se-
The STP8000 Hand-portable
curity system. A new BOS smart card holder has been developed for use with Sepura’s mobile and gateway products. A new Handset Based Console (HBC), combining the functionality of the traditional radio console and telephone handset, allows flexible vehicle installations. Safety assistance for users is now available through Sepura’s automatic Man-down reporting option. This multi-dimensional motion sensing technology automatically reacts to changes in the orientation of a radio caused by non typical movement behaviour of its user, resulting in the transmission of local and remote emergency alerts. Sepura’s STP8000 handportable combines PMR and cellular features, and operates in physically challenging conditions. Rugged and du-
rable, the range of features includes a robust rugged accessory connector that connects underneath protective clothing, via a remote speaker microphone. The STP8100 hand-portable is a variant of the STP8000, and includes the Man-down reporting option.
Sepura’s product portfolio also includes its SRG3500 vehicle radios with gateway functionality, acting as a relay point for both hand-held and other vehicle radios, extending the trunked network into areas of limited coverage.
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By Jeppe Jepsen, Director International Business Relations, Motorola In April 2009, the first interoperability certificates between two independent TETRA manufacturers were issued and it seems that, at last, the opportunity of Inter-System Interface (ISI) can be realised. ISI, the ability for disparate TETRA systems to be interconnected to meet specific requirements such as cross-border communications, is one of the few promises of TETRA that has yet to be truly delivered. There have been many reasons behind ISI’s failure to materialise; complexity, lack of a common technology baseline and competition in the industry, have all played a part. The TETRA ISI represents a set of basic services necessary to support cross-border communications between independently owned and operated TETRA networks, each with completely independent number structure and security environments. Govern-
Hands on or hands free On Stand A312, Eptheca Global is showing its brand new mobile dispatcher unit designed for EADS, Motorola or Sepura radios. Hands free radio operation is achieved using the built-in microphone and footswitch.
The new unit from Eptheca Global
The loudspeaker can be switched on or off allowing the user to communicate in private or public mode, making the unit also suitable for training purposes.
Interconnecting TETRA systems ment users who needed ISI wanted to see and feel the product in advance but there was no justification for the large R&D investment necessary to provide even a basic set of services between the complex and markedly different infrastructures provided by different manufacturers. However, in response to customer needs, Motorola and one other key TETRA supplier have returned to ISI implementation
activities based on plans for a next phase Three-Country Pilot (3CP) field trials between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Commitment is required from enough customers to warrant the investment from industry; infrastructure and terminal suppliers alike and Motorola, having gone through the ISI certification process using initial functionality developments, recognises this is a technical mile-
stone rather than an indication for operational readiness. Motorola has developed a White Paper, “Interconnecting TETRA Systems”, that explores the key issues relating to ISI, when it will be realised and how the market will evolve. The White Paper can be downloaded from www.motorola.com/ emea/dealerconnect/tetra/TETRA _ISI_Whitepape(1).pdf.
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Meeting the needs of business critical users Motorola has been celebrating its one million TETRA terminal milestone, and is showing its capabilities on Stand D301. Products being launched and showcased at the Congress include the Dimetra IP Micro TETRA switch and the CEP400 TETRA portable terminal, both designed to deliver costeffective and easy-to-deploy solutions to commercial and enterprise users.
Motorola’s Dimetra IP Micro supports features including integrated voice and data services and full duplex IP telephony calls – important to commercial and enterprise users in industries such as construction, m a n u fa c t u r i n g , mining, transport and logistics and the hospitality sector. The Dimetra IP Micro also provides an interface to conventio-
nal analogue systems making it ideally suited for operators requiring a smooth upgrade path from analogue to advanced digital solutions. The CEP400, a new digital twoway portable TETRA radio, is designed to help organisations enhance personnel safety and increase operational efficiency. The rugged and robust CEP400 offers
The CEP400
“The needs of business critical users across all industries are continually evolving and service providers need to be able to respond to the new demands and requirements of their customers.” Jens Kristiansen, vice president and general manager Global TETRA Products and Solutions, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions
The Dimetra IP Micro
The new generation of indoor microrepeaters ETSA is presenting a new generation of repeaters dedicated to indoor TETRA radio coverage. The equipment has a volume of 2L, and power consumption of less than 30W. The repeater can be used with a TETRA output power of +25 dBm with one carrier or +19 dBm with two carriers, and supports HTTP, SNMP, and TELNET protocols. ETSA is on Stand B305.
Cardiff RadioNet goes digital with TetraFlex® DAMM, through its partner PMR Products in the UK, ensured the delivery of TETRA infrastructure for the Welsh city of Cardiff. The Cardiff city RadioNet system provides communications services linking; retail, local government, entertainment and leisure business with the police and CCTV control rooms. radio The equipment was supplied Cardiff – TETRA enabled by Sepura. allowed to drive into the new SafetyNet Digital provides the tunnel, are still using MPT1327 back office management of the radios. system within the city centre To provide integrated radio CCTV and police control room, connectivity using all the above monitoring users and logging all standards, a TetraNode system radio activity with command and from Rohill is used. This also procontrol functionality. SafetyNet vides the potential for all controls and links in with the city services to gradually Damm TetraFlex® TETRA base migrate to TETRA. The netstation equipment system. work has a twin star topoCardiff RadioNet is one of logy with two equivalent three city centre schemes instalnodes – soft switches with led by PMR Products in the last geographic isolation. Each year and takes the total of priswitch can control the vate TETRA systems installed or whole network. This netsupplied to over 20 in the UK. work is connected with DAMM can be found on Stand the tunnel emergency G501. telephone system and monitored by SCADA which supervises all the tunnel Today’s subsystems. Line dispatBig Question … cher stations are located inside and outside of the … What is it? tunnel. The TetraNode sysFind out today at 12.20 tem was implemented by in the ‘Broadband TETRA’ AKSEL, the Polish distribuplenary session tor for Rohill products.
Fast track to TETRA in Krakow Krakow in Poland is benefiting from faster tram service following the completion of a new underground tunnel. The tunnel is covered by a TETRA radio signal for tram drivers and conventional VHF radio signal for fire brigades.
users a cell phone style interface and gives mobile workers call clarity, helping them to stay connected, informed and productive even in high-risk environments.
The system uses radiating cables, one site for each of the three tunnel sections. Above ground, TETRA and MPT1327-standard trunking signals are transmitted over the city area because buses and old trams, which are not
Tunnel success for TetraNode – visit Rohill on Stand C401
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Space age TETRA from EADS Faster fault resolution for car giant EADS has announced the completion of the new TETRA-based communications network, selected by ROSKOSMOS, the Federal Space Agency of Russia, to refurbish the trunking network at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Construction and implementation was undertaken by LEO Telecom. The system provides 100 per cent of radio communication coverage for the Cosmodrome, for the neighbouring air fields and for the town of Baikonur, serving over 1,000 subscribers by mobile radio communication. "The Baikonur Cosmodrome is currently migrating from the analogue to the TETRA system and will soon have the benefit of an AVL system covering the entire territory of the site. This has the double benefit of facilitating additional services for the client and being of great value to the personnel," said Dirk Borchardt,
CEO of Security & Communication Solutions. Founded in 1955, the worldfamous Baikonur Cosmodrome is at the leading edge of space exploration. It has seen such milestones as the first artificial satellite in space and the first man in space. Covering an area of 6,717 km² near the Kazakh town of Tyuratam, it currently has over ten launch pads. From pre-project assessment, to system design and frequency planning, to supply, installation and commissioning, this was a turnkey project that also included personnel training. EADS: Stand G301
Don’t miss … … the Exhibitor Showcase demonstrations at location C602 in the exhibition hall. See the back page for today’s schedule
BMW’s manufacturing plant in the whole area of Dingolfing, Germany, is BMW’s the manufactulargest production site, building ring plant, incluthe BMW 5, 6 and 7 Series. BMW ding all the office wanted their variety of analogue buildings and all radio systems replaced by a single the connecting digital communication system for roads. Sepura's all users. BMW also needed to Sepura proviSRH3800 replace and improve the autoded an SDA matic fault notification system in (Short Data Application) which the plant’s production line to simplifies the reading and accepgain more efficiency. tance of maintenance Sepura has provided an jobs by reducing to a entirely automatic fault minimum the number of notification solution which interactions needed to acunifies Voice and Data and cept or reject a work reimproves efficiency within quest. All messages within Dingolfing’s the manufacturing plant. coat of arms the system are generated The solution is part of a automatically with a single complete digital mobile comselection of a field within the munication system delivered SDA message. The SDA works by Siemens and operates on a with a server but, in the event TETRA network supplied by of server failure, the backup sysRohde & Schwarz. The digital tem is able to seamlessly delicommunications system covers ver the messages.
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Double police win Motorola has been awarded contracts by the UK’s Cheshire Police Authority and Sussex Police to supply officers with mobile and handheld TETRA terminals. Motorola will supply its MTP850 and MTM800E models. Motorola will also provide its Integrated Terminal Management (iTM) Service to allow the officers to manage the software and configuration of every radio terminal from a remote central location. “The Integrated Terminal Management allows us to remotely manage our entire fleet,” says Mike Walker, Airwave Manager for Cheshire Constabulary. “It offers significant time and costs savings, and ensures front line police officers always have the most up to date and appropriately configured radio.”
Exhibitor Showcase · Thursday, 28 th May Location: C602 in the Exhibition Hall 9.50
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Andrew Solutions for TETRA applications Andrew Wireless Solutions
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Antennas fit for TETRA Panorama Antennas Ltd
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GPS Microphones Radio Telecom Services
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Network Innovations Rohill
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Simulator Training in TETRA TETRAsim
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TETRACUBE X-POL Panel Tetra Antenna LEA ANTENNE ITALIANE srl
Repeaters in TETRA Applications E.T.S.A.
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Next Generation solutions in TETRA networks design SELEX
TETRA Network Optimisation – The Future Samdale limited
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Aeroflex Aeroflex
Next Generation Recording and WorkForce – Optimisation solutions for Public Safety and Utilities Verint Systems
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Überwachen, Steuern und Alarmieren in Tetra Netzen Piciorgros
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Unlocking your potential in TETRA Kolibri Systems
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Measure TETRA Performance with the IFPM Tool Syntech Systems Ltd
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