Send your news and views to [email protected]www.criticalcommunicationsworld.com Critical Communications World News is brought to you by NEWS Thursday 23rd May 2013 CritComms_World #CCW2013 DAY TWO SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE See what’s on show PAGE 2 & 4 INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION New offices, new partners PAGE 3 LIVE AT CCW See the agenda PAGE 5 ATEX ATTRACTION Find out more PAGE 7 Read more news at www.criticalcommunicationsworld.com/news incorporating TETRA World Congress FIRST REGIONAL SHARED NETWORK METRO ONLINE NEXT GENERATION NATIONWIDE H ytera has been awarded a contract to deliver deliver its AccessNet®-T IP TETRA radio system to the Bas Rhin General Council in France. Integrator and general contractor for this project is Rohde & Schwarz France. This system is the first TETRA system deployed by a French region and shared by different local agencies. Approximately 400 radio terminals will be used in the first operational phase which is due to begin at the end of this year. In addition to voice communications, the General Council plans to use the system for smart road telemetric applications, with temperature and frost measurements and other street status data relayed over the network. n T he TETRA network on Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro has been brought into operation at a ceremony attended by Danilo Medina, President of the Dominican Republic. The network was supplied by Thales. Fourteen stations are now open and the new line carries approximately 50,000 passengers a day. Thales has also supplied the fixed terminals for the driver consoles of the metro trains as well as ruggedised mobile terminals for security agents, cleaning and maintenance staff. n M otorola Solutions Singapore has been awarded the contract to deliver the Ministry of Home Affairs Communication Network (MCN2) – the next generation nationwide radio communication network for Singapore. MCN2 will enable first responders to operate as one unified force, equipping them to engage the community, improve citizen protection and help prevent crime. The multi-million dollar contract includes delivery of Motorola Solutions’ broadband- ready TETRA technology to the Singapore Police Force & Singapore Civil Defence Force, a total of 42,000 officers. All Singapore Police Force vehicles, Police Coastguard petrol boats, firefighting, paramedic response, hazmat, special and command vehicles will be equipped with Motorola radios. The nationwide network will be made available to all other MHA agencies when it is fully commissioned in 2015. n INAUGURAL MEETING The TCCA’s new SCADA, Smart Grid and Telemetry Working Group (SSTWG) aims to help the TETRA industry exploit new opportunities, and enable utilities and industry to participate in and influence the development of suitable solutions for traditional SCADA, telemetry and smart grid applications. The Group’s main objec- tive is to create a forum for users, manufacturers, system integrators and developers to share experiences and requirements, and catalyse this market for TETRA. The Group’s inaugural meeting is at 15.30 today in the Media Centre – all interested par- ties are welcome. n TETRA by Thales – see how on Stand B301. See more of Motorola on Stand A201 “FOURTEEN STATIONS ARE NOW OPEN AND THE NEW LINE CARRIES APPROXIMATELY 50,000 PASSENGERS A DAY”
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FIRST REGIONAL SHARED NETWORK
METRO ONLINE
NEXT GENERATION NATIONWIDE
Hytera has been awarded
a contract to deliver
deliver its AccessNet®-T
IP TETRA radio system to the Bas
Rhin General Council in France.
Integrator and general contractor
for this project is Rohde &
Schwarz France.
This system is the first TETRA
system deployed by a French
region and shared by different
local agencies.
Approximately 400 radio
terminals will be used in the first
operational phase which is due to
begin at the end of this year.
In addition to voice
communications, the General
Council plans to use the system
for smart road telemetric
applications, with temperature
and frost measurements and other
street status data relayed over the
network. n
The TETRA network on Line
2 of the Santo Domingo
Metro has been brought
into operation at a ceremony
attended by Danilo Medina,
President of the Dominican
Republic.
The network was supplied by
Thales. Fourteen stations are now
open and the new line carries
approximately 50,000 passengers
a day. Thales has also supplied
the fixed terminals for the driver
consoles of the metro trains
as well as ruggedised mobile
terminals for security agents,
cleaning and maintenance staff. n
Motorola Solutions
Singapore has been
awarded the contract
to deliver the Ministry of
Home Affairs Communication
Network (MCN2) – the next
generation nationwide radio
communication network for
Singapore.
MCN2 will enable first
responders to operate as one
unified force, equipping them to
engage the community, improve
citizen protection and help
prevent crime.
The multi-million dollar
contract includes delivery of
Motorola Solutions’ broadband-
ready TETRA technology to
the Singapore Police Force &
Singapore Civil Defence Force,
a total of 42,000 officers. All
Singapore Police Force vehicles,
Police Coastguard petrol boats,
firefighting, paramedic response,
hazmat, special and command
vehicles will be equipped with
Motorola radios.
The nationwide network will
be made available to all other
MHA agencies when it is fully
commissioned in 2015. n
INAUGURAL MEETING The TCCA’s new SCADA, Smart Grid and Telemetry Working Group (SSTWG) aims to help the TETRA industry exploit new opportunities, and enable utilities and industry to participate in and influence the development of suitable solutions for traditional SCADA, telemetry and smart grid applications.
The Group’s main objec-tive is to create a forum for users, manufacturers, system integrators and developers to share experiences and requirements, and catalyse this market for TETRA. The Group’s inaugural meeting is at 15.30 today in the Media Centre – all interested par-ties are welcome. n
TETRA by Thales – see how on Stand B301.
See more of Motorola on Stand A201
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The ruggedised modular
BVR700 broadband
vehicular router from
Cassidian is designed to provide
wireless broadband data
connectivity to IT equipment
deployed inside vehicles.
The BVR700 automatically
selects the best wireless
connection from the available
bearers, including 4G LTE and
commercial bands, as well as
Wi-Fi. Intelligent algorithms are
designed to allocate available
bandwidth for maximum
performance.
Shock, vibration, temperature
and water specifications mean
the router can be installed in a
wide variety of vehicles, including
cars, trucks, tracked vehicles and
motorcycles. n
IN-VEHICLE DATA CONNECTIONS
The broadband router is on show on Stand A301.
A new Tetrapol radio can
be seen on the Cassidian
stand. The TPH900 hand-
portable is designed to deliver
mission-critical voice and data
communications.
Features include simple display,
large keys, vibration alarm,
Bluetooth 2.1 and quick swap
battery.
Integrated GPS means the
radio can automatically transmit
its location in the event of an
emergency call or upon end user
request through a dedicated
shortcut key.
The ‘man-down’ alarm is
activated if the radio stops moving
or remains horizontal for too long,
generating an emergency call.
Tetrapol users can see the TPH900
on Stand A301. n
HAND-PORTABLE OFFERS WIDE FEATURE SET
The Tetrapol TPH900
ON THE CASE
French company Tair
Kameleone is on home ground
at Critical Communications
W orld, showing its range of
cases for electronic and radio-
communication products.
These include THR 880i
EX case, manufactured from
materials that comply with ATEX
requirements, and the leather
TH1n case, which comes with
a four-year warranty and is
designed to carry a spare battery.
Both cases feature a rotative clip
for attachment and access.
See the full range on Stand
D310. n
MOBILISING THE CONTROL CENTRE
Enabling technology – your
business, your way’ is the motto
at Frequentis, exhibiting on Stand
B203. The company is showing its
scalable control centre solutions,
featuring individual products and
applications.
The ICCS system is a
comprehensive solution for
networked control centres. This
year Frequentis is also presenting
demo versions of various mobile
applications, including IPC, Web
Dispatcher, Status Server and
iAPLS, which the company says
guarantee emergency personnel
consistent quality of access to
information and communications,
whether in the field or indoors on
the intranet. n
LIGHTWEIGHT HEADSET
Savox is launching a new
lightweight, rugged headset
aimed at increasing the
productivity and safety of industrial
users.
The Savox L-H Headset can be
used as a behind the neck headset
or mounted directly into most
helmets or hard hats with the
fastening strap. This is designed
to provide a secure mounting, but
also for ease of use, with no tools
required to fit or adjust.
Weighing in at 60g, the headset
is dust and waterproof to the IP54
standard, with a noise cancelling
boom microphone for use in noisy
environments.
With the L-H Headset, Savox
is targeting sectors such as Oil
& Petrochemical, Process &
Refinery, Transport and Mass
Transit, Warehousing and Logistics,
Factory, Heavy Machinery and Fire
and Rescue. n
The Tair Kameleone TH1n wearable case
The new L-H Headset – see it on Stand D313.
The TGW-100 from
Piciorgros is a TETRA
Data Gateway for SDS
and packet data communication
directly connected to the
TETRA SwMi, with embedded
communication protocols for
Etelm, Cassidian and Hytera
infrastructures. The Gateway has
two independent serial ports and
two RJ45 Ethernet ports. In the
event of a link loss, the TGW-
100 will automatically switch
over to an alternate SwMi IP
address. Up to four TGW-
100 gateway modules can be
used in a single 19 inch rack,
equipped with a redundant
(hot plugging) 110-240 Volt AC
power supply. n
EMBEDDED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS
Find out about the data polling performance on Stand D409.
SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE
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2000 RADIOS FOR NORWAY FIRE AGENCYMotorola Solutions has been selected as a supplier in one of the latest tenders of the Norwegian Directorate for Emergency Communica-tion (DNK) to deliver TETRA terminals to the Fire Agencies in Norway for the nation-wide mission critical network Nødnett.
The agreement includes the delivery of five different radio models and a total of some 2,000 units.
Motorola Solutions Norway is also the prime contractor for the Nødnett project in-cluding all managed services for the roll out and imple-mentation of the system. n
IN THE CONGRESS TODAY:
Stream A – Critical Broadband Communications and Applications – 14.20 start
Join the Audience Feedback Session at 15.05 and share your views on mobile broadband
Rohill Engineering B.V. has
completed the next phase of
expanding its international
presence with two new offices
opening in Istanbul and Hanover.
The company is headquartered in
Hoogeveen in The Netherlands,
and has established offices in
Hong Kong, Bangkok, Sao Paulo
and Dallas.
“We are thrilled to follow
our partners and provide the
best support for their critical
communication projects in
their area,” says Roland van
der Boom, President of Rohill.
The company is known for its
specialisation in professional
mobile communications
systems for business-critical
applications. n
Sepura has announced that
SafeMobile LLC as has been
appointed the company’s
newest channel partner in North
America, as well as an applications
programme partner and one of
Sepura’s centres of competence
for support in the US.
Vanda Toner, Vice President
Business Development for
SafeMobile, commented “We
are delighted to be working
with Sepura to develop such an
exciting TETRA market as the
US. Given both our companies’
experience of successful TETRA
deployments, this gives users a
unique end-to-end capability
right here in the US.” n
Motorola Solutions has
announced the first
contract win for its TETRA
image management solution
with the Danish Authority in
Zealand. The deal includes the
MTP6750, the first TETRA radio
with integrated five megapixel
camera and the Photograph and
Intelligence Communication
System (PICS) image management
solution.
Images can be managed,
authenticated and shared within
a public safety organisation’s
existing workflows, enabling
verification and reducing the
chance of evidence being deemed
unusable in a prosecution. n
NEW INTERNATIONAL OFFICES
PARTNER FOR THE US MARKET
PICS PICKS UP FIRST CONTRACT
CROSS COUNTRY NETWORK IN SERVICE
Thales and key industrial
partner AGAT have
announced that one of
Central Asia’s largest TETRA radio
networks has started service
with the Republic of Kazakhstan
security forces. Thales and AGAT
deployed the network across
the country for the Kazakhstan
Ministry of the Interior.
Thales has delivered and
commissioned a total of 84
radio relay sites, and has also
deployed supervision stations
in 16 cities around Kazakhstan
to monitor and locate mobile
equipment. n
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A NEW GREEN LINE OF ATTENUATORSStop off at Stand C415
and see the new range
of symmetrical attenuators
on show from SPINNER. The
‘green’ attenuators are based
on environmentally-friendly
aluminium nitride (AlN) ceramic
material, with a frequency
range up to 6 GHz.
The attenuators are available
in the power ratings 25, 50,
100 and 200 W, attenuation
values of 3, 6, 10, 20, 30 and 40 dB and connectors N or 7-16 each
Global leaders in public safety wireless coverage systems
Our fully integrated spectrum analyser solution increases your network control when you need it the most
Come and visit us on Stand B205 to see the demo or visit our VIP page by scanning the QR code
UPGRADEABLE SOLUTIONS
On stand D411, Tait
Communications is
demonstrating its DMR Tier 3
and P25 Phase 2-upgradeable
TDMA solutions for critical
communications in public safety,
utility and business.
On show are Network
Management, Automatic Vehicle
Location and Dispatch services
applications, and two solutions
dedicated to public safety
agencies and utilities.
The Tait Enable network
management suite monitors
and reports on network health,
performance and usage trends.
Engineered in partnership with
Zetron, and designed to work
with Zetron’s Acom Advanced
Communication and MAX
Dispatch systems, Tait says this
is the first console interface able
to connect to a standards-based
DMR Tier 3 trunked network as
well as P25. n
FROM 380MHZ TO 6GHZ
The wideband 380MHz
to 6GHz, ceiling mount
CMWB2-038-6-NJ model
from Panorama Antennas is a
discrete, multipurpose, in-
building antenna. Supporting
distributed antenna systems
(DAS) applications, it covers all
UHF TETRA, LTE 700MHz, GSM
cellular 2G 3G & 4G bands,
WLAN and WiFi technologies
for multi-service and multi-
operator wireless coverage.
Supplied in a UV stable, flame
retardant, impact resistant
housing, its white colour
allows the antenna to blend
into its surroundings. With PIM
characteristics of -150dbC and a
heavy duty N female connector
termination, the CMWB2-038-
6-NJ can be seen on Stand
D502. nNew ceiling mount antenna – look it up
Meet the new environmentally-friendly family
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The future of TETRA has a name: DIB-R5
Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH www.hytera.de/en
The new DIB - R5 base station family by Hytera provides top - of - class radio per formance and fully supports TETRA Release 2 including TETRA Enhanced Data Services. Get in touch with professional mobile radio solutions by Hytera. Take a look into the future: CCW, Stand E301.
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Hytera
Stand E301
TETRA & CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS LIVE: Agenda At A Glance
TERMINALS & ACCESSORIES
09.30 TETRA Active: Service Monitoring, Fault Detection & Optimisation - A New ApproachSimon Orbell, Director, Syntech Systems
09.55 Birdy TETRA Pager: Technical Behavior in a TETRA NetworkAngelo Saccoccia, International Market Development, TPL Systèmes
10.20 Sepura 8X Series: Intrinsically Safe in any SituationVitor Rodrigues, Regional Director Latin America, Sepura
10.45 Future Proof Antennas for Critical CommunicationsJohn Thomson, Technical Sales & Support Manager, Panorama Antennas Ltd.
11.10 Cost-Effectiveness for TETRA Users with Stop Noise Multi Handset (Audio-Data-Image)Mikko Salonen, Product Manager, Stop Noise Finland Ltd.
CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
11.35 Accelerometer Safety ApplicationsMichael Marino, Electrical Project Engineer, OTTO
12.00 Tackling the Public Safety Broadband Challenge - Delivering Effective TETRA + LTE SolutionsJacob Tranegaard, Product Manager, Motorola Solutions
12.25 Consoles – at the Heart of Every Communication SystemEllen O’Hara, President & CEO, Zetron, Inc.
12.50 Navigating the Crossroads in Critical CommunicationsRussell Watson, Solutions Marketing Manager, Tait Communications
13.15 Assuring LTE Networks With A Next-Gen Backhaul Performance Analysis FrameworkJuan Prieto, Product Marketing Manager - Mobile Solutions, INFOVISTA
13.40 Body Worn Video Over LTE: A Crucial Link in Critical Communication’Bart Van Der Aa, Managing Director, ZEPCAM
14.05 Smart Mission-Critical LTE NetworksDr. Karim El Malki, CEO, Athonet
14.30 Embarked Tetra Solution for Public TransportFrederic Kluyskens, Director, AEG Belgium
14.55 Next Generation Command, Control & CommunicationManus Karlsson, Sales Director, Saab
15.45 Critical Communication Using GSM-R on TrainsTord Sjölund, Vice President Sales and Marketing, MIC Nordic
INNOVATION, TEST EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
16.10 Base Station Savings with New Heat Extraction UnitPeter Keen, Service Manager, Airwave
16.35 Automated PMR/TETRA Networks PlanningLaurent Novel, Business Development Manager, ATDI
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Wolfgang Kampichler,
a Chief Scientific
Researcher at Frequentis
AG, has been appointed as Vice –
Chair of the European Emergency
Number Association (EENA). He
is a recognized expert on Next
Generation (NG)9-1-1/NG112.
While citizens use IP-based
communications every day,
emergency services are not
widely reachable other than by
standard voice communications.
Frequentis participates in the
NG9-1-1 Initiative which was
started in 2000 by the National
Emergency Number Association
(NENA) to enable U.S. citizens to
send text, images, video and data
to 9-1-1 centres.
The NG112 initiative is the
European equivalent. The
NG112 Committee intends to
establish requirements so that
emergency services can be
accessed via a range of IP-
communications. The work also
aims to make emergency services
more interoperable using Next
Generation Networks.
Frequentis is an international
supplier of communication and
information systems in safety-
critical markets – find out more
about Frequentis on Stand
B203. n
NEW VICE-CHAIR OF EENA NG112
Wolfgang Kampichler
DAMM has announced
completion of the latest
interoperability (IOP)
test between its TetraFlex
infrastructure software and all
major TETRA terminal providers.
The interoperability sessions were
carried out over several weeks,
under the supervision of ISCOM,
the TCCA-appointed independent
certification authority.
In a separate announcement,
Hytera reported that it too has
finished the official multi-vendor
interoperability test session with
its TETRA system ACCESSNET®-T
IP and all relevant terminal
manufacturers, carried out at
Hytera’s testing facility in Bad
Münder, Germany.
The IOP certification testing
process is carried out in a multi-
vendor environment and tests
the interaction between products
from different manufacturers.
Certificates are posted on
www.tandcca.com
The TCCA’s IOP process
ensures users and equipment
suppliers benefit from a truly open
multivendor market for TETRA
systems and equipment. Users
can be confident that products
awarded an IOP certificate have
been rigorously tested and the
functions listed in the certificate
fully meet the TETRA standard.
This allows users who select
equipment from a number of
suppliers to reduce the amount of
system integration and testing that
they need to undertake.
Earlier this year, the TCCA
announced that the 750th TETRA
interoperability test certificate had
been issued, marking the 15th
year of the process that has driven
the global adoption of the TETRA
standard. Each certificate issued is
for a specific infrastructure-radio
terminal combination. n
IOP TESTING COMPLETE
“THE TCCA’S IOP PROCESS ENSURES USERS AND EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS BENEFIT FROM A TRULY OPEN MULTIVENDOR MARKET”
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Join us on CCW 2013 booth G401
IMS Research has conducted a
study measuring the market for
accessories for use with portable
(handheld) licensed mobile radios,
including batteries, chargers,
antennas, speaker microphones,
headsets, tactical headsets and
surveillance kits. The study revealed
that the accessories market was
worth an estimated $1.2 billion in
2011, with good growth in both
shipments and revenues forecast
for the next few years.
The conclusion that the
accessories market makes up
a significant proportion of the
Licensed Mobile Radio (LMR)
market, quantified and confirmed
something that had long been
suspected. Based on the fact that
there are tens of millions of LMR
users around the world, there is a
large user base with a requirement
for accessories. Each radio in use
requires a battery, antenna and
charger to function as a minimum,
but the most interesting story
is from the specialist accessory
groups. As well as examining
the standard accessories the
study also examined specialist
accessory markets including ATEX,
hearing protection and wireless
accessories, all of which are set to
see double digit growth each year
over the next five years.
ATEX is of particular note, as
in recent years there has been
increasing interest in TETRA ATEX
radio systems. Despite the fact that
ATEX was originally an EU directive,
it has been adopted in a variety of
other regions including Australia,
the Middle East and Africa, where
TETRA ATEX systems have been
installed by a number of oil, gas
and mining facilities where such
operations require intrinsically safe
equipment. It is estimated that at
least 5 per cent of all TETRA radios
shipped in 2011 were ATEX certified
and demand has continued to
rise since then. ATEX radios also
require ATEX certified peripheral
accessories such as headsets and
speaker microphones, as well as
replacement approved terminal-
associated accessories such as
batteries and antennas. In line with
the growth in ATEX systems and
terminals, ATEX accessories have
also seen increased shipments, and
IHS predicts that this growth will
continue as users are increasingly
educated and familiar with the
benefits of such equipment. n
Deryn Evans is a Senior Market Analyst in the Critical Communications group at
IHS. Within the group Deryn specialises in the TETRA industry, Licensed Mobile Radio Accessories and Infrastructure markets. Deryn can be contacted at CCW on the IHS stand A503 and at [email protected]
ACCESSORIES MARKET INCLUDING ATEX TO SEE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH By Deryn Evans, Senior Market Analyst, IHS
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