The presentation discusses the TETRA + Critical Communications Association and the need for public safety users to have guaranteed access to dedicated spectrum for critical communications. It notes that TETRA provides digital voice and data technology for mission critical users. While mobile broadband using LTE standards is being developed, mission critical functionality may not be available until 2018. The association is working to secure spectrum, especially in the 700MHz band, and develop common global standards through 3GPP. However, reliable mission critical voice services on resilient networks will still be needed for many years.

1. UK Spectrum Policy Forum
Weds 11th December 2013
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2. Phil Godfrey
Chairman
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3. Our Heritage
• Created in 1994
• Objective:
– To promote TETRA technology worldwide and
facilitate an open and competitive market using
our Interoperability Process (IoP)
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4. TETRA
• Created by ETSI during the 1990s
• Provides a digital voice and data technology
for the users of Mission Critical or Business
Critical wireless communications
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5. TETRA
• Provides a digital voice and data technology
for the users of Mission Critical or Business
Critical wireless communications
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6. Mobile Data
Mobile
Broadband
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7. Cellular use by Police
The UK Police have had
more than 40,000
Blackberries in operation
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8. Name Change
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9. Newly formed CCBG
• Critical Communications Broadband Group
• Created to drive the development of
harmonised standards for:
Mission Critical Mobile Broadband
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10. Standards Making
• LTE standards development is undertaken by 3GPP
• TCCA is a Market Representation Partner of 3GPP
• TCCA is working with colleagues in the US,
European and Asia Pacific to a common goal
• TCCA’s objective is to create a single common
standard that meets the needs of all critical
communications users throughout the world
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11. Mission Critical Mobile Data
TCCA Objectives
• Common Standards
• Harmonised Spectrum
Working with:
• EU Law Enforcement
• PSC-E
• US Public Safety
• APCO Global Alliance
• Utilities Telecom Council
• International Railways
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12. Standards Making
• Mission Critical Core requirements accepted for
Release 12
• Release 12 specifications due for completion
2014
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13. Standards Making
• 3GPP asking for some functionality to be
delayed until Release 13
• Release 13 specifications due 2016
• Detailed protocol work, chip set designs and
product development are in addition
• Mission critical data functionality may not be
available for use until circa 2018 or more
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14. Spectrum position
• TCCA believes that Public Safety and other
Critical National Infrastructure industries need
to have guaranteed access to spectrum for
future Critical Communications use.
• We believe that this spectrum must be
harmonised, at least Europe wide.
• Some public safety members believe that this
should be dedicated spectrum
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15. Progress To Date - Spectrum
• Lobbying
– Working with PSCE
– Engaging with the European Commission
– Lobbying Regulators
• Radio Spectrum Policy Program (RSPP)
– PPDR needs now incorporated
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16. Progress To Date - Spectrum
• Lobbying
– Working with PSCE
– Engaging with the European Commission
– Lobbying Regulators
• Radio Spectrum Policy Program (RSPP)
– PPDR needs now incorporated
• CEPT
– FM PT49 created to find appropriate spectrum
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17. CEPT PT49
• CEPT PT49 is tasked with finding a solution for
PPDR
• Report A (Report 199) concludes that a
minimum of 2 x 10MHz of spectrum is required
for PPDR.
(this does not include, ground to air, direct
mode or exceptional circumstances. Neither
does it include voice traffic)
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18. 700MHz band opportunity
• Decision taken at WRC 2012 to allocate 694-790
MHz for Mobile use in Region 1 on a co-primary
basis from 2015
• European regulators caught by surprise but
now working on inputs to WRC 2015
• This is a real opportunity for Critical
Communications users
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19. Public Safety should have
guaranteed access to spectrum in
order to protect the health, welfare
and security of citizens and their
property
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20. Protecting Our Citizens
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21. Implementation Options
• Take service from standard commercial
networks
• Operate as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator
(MVNO)
• Take service from Commercially Owned
Dedicated Network
• Build Own and Operate Dedicated Network
• A Combination Approach
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22. Spectrum
Public Safety
Dedicated Spectrum
(Voice)
Public Safety
Dedicated Spectrum
(Broadband)
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23. Commercial Provided Service
Network Capacity Limit
Network
Capacity
Spectrum for Cellular Network
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24. Commercial Provided Service
Network Capacity Limit
Spectrum for Cellular Network
Public
Safety
Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Network
Capacity
Year 1
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25. Commercial Provided Service
Network Capacity Limit
Public
Safety
Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Spectrum for Cellular Network
Public
Safety
Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Network
Capacity
Year 1
Year 3
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26. Commercial Provided Service
Excess demand
Network Capacity Limit
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Network
Capacity
Year 1
Year 3
Year 5
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27. Commercial Provided Service
Excess demand
Network Capacity Limit
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Year 1
Year 3
Year 5
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Network
Capacity
Year 5
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28. Commercial Provided Service
Excess demand
Network Capacity Limit
Year 10?
Commercial Traffic
Year 5
Year 5
Public
Safety
Traffic
Year 3
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Year 1
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Network
Capacity
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29. Public Safety owned spectrum
Network Capacity Limit
Network
Capacity
Spectrum for Cellular Network
Public Safety Spectrum
Year 1
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30. Public Safety owned spectrum
Excess demand
Network Capacity Limit
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Network
Capacity
Year 1
Year 3
Year 5
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31. Public Safety owned spectrum
Excess demand
Network Capacity Limit
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Year 1
Year 3
Year 5
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Network
Capacity
Year 5
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32. Public Safety owned spectrum
Excess demand
Network Capacity Limit
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Year 5
Year 5
Year 10?
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Public
Safety
Traffic
Year 3
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Year 1
Commercial Traffic
Commercial Traffic
Public
Safety
Traffic
Network
Capacity

33. Does it make economic sense?
• The TCCA commissioned two reports into the socioeconomic value of spectrum for Public Safety
• The need for PPDR Broadband Spectrum in the bands
below 1 GHz
J. Scott Marcus
WIK-Consult GmbH
• Socioeconomic Value of Mission Critical Mobile
Applications for Public Safety in the EU
Dr Alexander Grous
Centre for Economic Performance
London School of Economics and Political Science
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34. Does it make economic sense?
• PPDR offers more socio-economic benefit than IMT
• WIK-Consult - “if improved disaster response could reduce
property losses by a mere three per cent (ignoring the
value of any lives saved), the cost benefit analysis proves
out.
• LSE estimates a consolidated annual socioeconomic value
of £5 billion from the use of 2x10 MHz in the 700MHz band
for public safety in the UK and across EU28 countries, an
annual value of approximately €34 billion is computed.
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35. Auctions
• Professor Martin Cave recommends that
Public Safety obtain spectrum through
auctions
• Where would they get the money from?
• Who would they give the money to?
• Does this make sense?
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36. Future Planning
• Non critical ‘Internet’ style access will be
possible from commercial cellular or
dedicated LTE networks soon
• Mission Critical data services may not be
available until 2018 or later
• Full functionality Mission Critical group based
voice services may not be available until well
into the next decade
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37. Data only or Voice + Data
• The decisions to guarantee spectrum for PPDR
are influenced by the criticality of the
application.
• If a data service is unavailable the fall-back is
always voice
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38. Mission Critical Voice
• Voice services must be regarded as
“Mission Critical”
• They must be available:
– At all times
– Throughout the operational area
– Resilient
– Capable of coping with flood, fire,
storm, terrorist activity etc.
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39. Mission Critical Voice
• “Mission Critical” Voice must:
– Incorporate group working
– Subscriber tracking
– Subscriber management
– Encryption
– Include all primary features found in
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•
•
•
TETRA
Tetrapol
P25
etc.
Without reliable voice services – LIVES WILL BE LOST
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40. Public Safety should have
guaranteed access to spectrum in
order to protect the health, welfare
and security of citizens and their
property
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41. Thank You
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42. USA Initiatives
• Committed to building a Nationwide
Broadband network
• Have secured 2x10MHz of Spectrum
(managed by the Public Safety Spectrum Trust – PSST)
• Chosen LTE
• US$7 billion funding
• Network to be rolled out and
managed by FirstNet
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43. Statement from NPSTC
“There is much debate relative to whether broadband will eventually
have the capabilities to replace current mission-critical public safety
LMR systems, however the facts are clear that if this capability
becomes reality it is not likely to happen in less than 10 years.”
“Local, tribal, state, and federal public officials are urged to not
abandon or stop funding their public safety voice LMR systems until
such time as it can be demonstrated that broadband can safely and
adequately provide public safety with the mission critical
requirements currently provided by LMR.”
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44. Statements from FirstNet
Webinar December 5th 2013
Bill D'Agostino, General Manager
T J Kennedy, Deputy General Manager and
Chief Chuck Dowd, Board Member
Stated that there was a vital need to retain P25 / LMR for voice
services in the medium to long term and for FirstNet data services to
operate very much in parallel with existing narrowband voice
networks.
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