A new common radiocommunication system for Public Safety authorities

Swedish Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)

Reduce vulnerability and increase emergency management capability in Sweden

Agenda

• RAKEL update• User needs• Selection of TETRA• TETRA compared with GSM/CDMA/UMTS (3G)

RAKEL update

Facts about Sweden

• Population: 9 million• Area: 450.000 square km• 290 local authorities• 21 county councils

Stage 1 (jan 2006): Skåne, Blekinge, Kalmar

Stage 2 (dec 2006): Gävleborg, Kronoberg*, Stockholm, Södermanland, Uppsala, Västmanland

Stage 3 (juli 2007): Halland, Västra Götaland

Stage 4 (juli 2008): Jönköping, Västernorrland, Östergötland

Stage 5 (dec 2008): Dalarna, Värmland, Örebro

Stage 6 (juli 2009): Jämtland, Västerbotten

Stage 7 (juli 2010): Gotland, Norrbotten

Roll-out in 7 stages

From South to North2005-2010

1 April 2004: Procurement completed, contract awarded to: SAAB, NOKIA, Eltel networks

8 April 2004: Award decision appealed

20 January 2005: Swedish Supreme Administrative Court denies appeals

26 January 2005: SEMA takes over contract for roll-out of RAKEL

1 January 2006: SEMA starts the final test period

• Co-operation started with supplier to start roll-out

• Radio planning and site acquisition finished for the first stage and ongoing for stage two

• NMC, Switches and some base stations installed

Activities at the moment

• Preparations for user accession to system have begun: fleet mapping, local organization, education

• Government users and certain local authorities and county councils have decided to use RAKEL

• More users groups may be invited to join

Activities at the moment

• Police• Coastguard• Customs• Local Rescue Services• Emergency Healthcare and Ambulance Services• Armed Forces• Local and Regional Crisis Management• Swedish Prison and Probation Service • The Swedish Radiation Protection Authority

• National Rescue Services (Maritime Administration, Civil Aviation Authority)• Electricity Distribution Companies

Users

In extraordinary events

User needs

Process Process

Data

Communication

Information

Organization

Technology

UserCooperatio

n

User in focus

Operative Flow

Common Demands

Secure – Efficient – Easy to use• Robust • High level of security – encryption• High capacity for many users at the same time• Quick access• Priority for emergency calls• Direct mode• Ability to make individual and group calls• Flexible call groups• Traffic managed by communication central• Easy to use

Functional requirements

Technical / functional specification

• ~1000 shall demands

• ~500 should demands

• >95 % of all requirements fulfilled

Future development for RAKEL

• New service and function needs will arise

• Responsibility for developing methods and tactics is within the user organisations

• RAKEL is the common platform

Selection of TETRA

Competitors (only showing the system supplier)

• Nokia (TETRA)

• Motorola (TETRA)

• Siemens (TETRA)

• OTE/Marconi (TETRA)

Winner

• Nokia (TETRA)

Why?

• Highest score in the technical evaluation

• Low price

• Altogether (technical and commercial) the highest score

TETRA compared with GSM/CDMA/UMTS

Missing functionality, critical for the end user

• Priority

• DMO

• Encryption

• SecurityMutual authenticationLogging of management event

• Dispatcher functionalityDynamic groupsCall authorized by dispatcher

More examples (not functionality)

• Less expensive

• All ready in use by other public safety organisations

• Developed in cooperation with public safety

• Cross boarder communication

• Several manufactures of mobile equipment

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