New markets and new services definethe future for TETRA communications

Technical Committee (TC TETRA)based on requirements gatheredfrom users around the world.This evolution is designed to provide broadband services suchas mobile video for users who demand mission-critical delivery.The full user requirement speci-fications will be avail able by theend of this year.

The TETRA Release 2 standardhas been completed and the wideband spectrum decisions forTETRA Enhanced Data Service(TEDS) made in Europe. Repea-ting the TETRA success story forbroadband will require additionaleffort from all stakeholders, asthe need must be justified to theradio administration community.The TETRA Association is driving

The announcement of the firstTETRA trial in North America, together with the news thatwork on the next generation ofthe TETRA Standard has started,were the headlines at the TETRAAssociation's Congress press con-ference yesterday.

The North America trial is dueto begin next month, just undera year after the TETRA Associa-tion formed its Interest Group tofacilitate the availability of TETRAin North America. The first trialwill be in Canada, with TETRA in-frastructure equipment suppliedby Spain’s Teltronic, and terminalsby Teltronic and the UK’s Sepura.

The next evolution of theTETRA Standard is currentlybeing specified by the ETSI TETRA

and coordinating this activity.The critical communications market showed steady growth despite the difficult economic con-ditions, with the transportationmarket proving to be the one towatch in terms of future poten-tial.* Independent research fromIMS is forecasting growth of morethan 20 per cent in the terminalsmarket over the next five years.

Phil Godfrey, chairman of theTETRA Association, said: “The re-silience of our market in a timeof unprecedented and globaleconomic uncertainty proves theundiminished need for critical

communications services. Withthe potential of North America as a new market, and as wemove closer to the advent of secure mobile broadband, weare looking forward to a futurethat promises to be both challen-ging and successful.”

*Based on consolidated market reportsfrom TETRA Association members

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The UK’s Airwave has opened itsGerman office from which itplans to develop new businessopportunities in what will be-come one of the largest TETRAnetworks in Europe.

Located in Hamburg, the for-mation of Airwave GmbH buildson the success of Airwave’s UKoperation which provides TETRAcommunications to some 350public safety organisations in-cluding the police, fire and am-bulance services, and willdeliver a private mobile radioservice for the London 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games,Airwave is already fulfilling twocontracts with the Hamburg Lan-der. One is to verify the designof the new communications sys-tem installed on the city’s 80kmunderground railway networkand the second is to test part of the system once it is built.Airwave is at Stand D202.

Günther Krebs, Leitender Polizei-direktor, Polizei Hamburg, left, withHerbert Kaysen, Executive Consultant,Airwave Solutions Deutschland GmbH,at the official opening of Airwave’sHamburg operation.

Airwave launches in Germany

The German state of Baden Württemberg has awarded a contract to Selectricfor the supply of 18,000 Sepura radios for police use. The first users willbe on the network in September. Baden Württemberg is the third largestfederal state in Germany.

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Microbus LINX gets ASTRID OKMicrobus has announced that, together with partner Abiom, approval has been granted forthe LINX Tablet PC for usage on the ASTRID network. ASTRID isthe nationwide TETRA operatorfor all of the public safety andemergency services in Belgium.

LINX Tablet PC offers the benefitsof flexible working to vehicle-based users, and has already attracted considerable interestamong the police, fire and am-bulance sectors.

See the LINX effect on StandC601.

There’s life in analogue radio yet,says WilltekOn Stand B901 you can catchthe new Multilock 2801 fromWilltek Communications. It is asmall, lightweight communica-tion tester designed to supportservice shops repairing radio ter-minals and other RF equipment,up to 3 GHz.

The Multilock is a future-proofservice tester, supporting digitaland conventional two-way radiosystems. DMR, an ETSI standardfor Digital Mobile Radio, is avail -able while an option for APCOP25, the U.S. standard for publicsafety and security communica-tions, is being developed.

Tom Riedl, Willtek’s productmarketing manager, said, “Digi-tal systems were meant to dis-place analogue systems, butthere’s life in analogue radio yetbecause these two-way radiosystems are easy to install andmaintain.”

The new Multilock has anextra-large and bright display foroperation in sunlight and has op-tions for battery operation, re-mote control, cable fault findingand more. The instrument can beconfigured for a wide range oflaboratory and field applications.

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Die größte Benutzerfreundlichkeit

Telvent demonstrates airport successA demonstration of a TETRA ap-plications project developed byTelvent is running on partner Sepura’s stand G401. The projectis for fleet management in Ma-drid’s Barajas Airport. The system,integrated with the airport TETRAnetwork, will manage a total of45 operation vehicles by GPS.

Telvent’s project is for Aero -puertos Españoles y NavegaciónAérea (AENA). With the on-board

vehicle system connected to theairport TETRA network, users willhave consulting and data-writingaccess to different corporate in-

formation systems in the airport(SCENA, NOTIFES, METAR/TAFOR),as well as access to GPS and na-vigator applications.

Madrid’sBarajas airport

A new name inthe TETRA worldFunk-Electronic Piciorgros GmbH,located in Cologne-Porz, Germany,is launching a new series ofTETRA terminals, designated ‟T-One”. The range features largemulti-colour displays and user-friendly operation. ‟We havecreated an easy-to-use terminalthat can be operated by justabout anyone, a design philoso-phy that is generally applied toall our products” said managingdirector Michael Piciorgros.

Funk-Electronic Piciorgros GmbHhas been designing and manu-facturing wireless data commu-nication, remote monitoring, andremote control products since1982. The product range includesUHF (410-470 MHz) wireless mo-dems and I/O modules (RTUs),others that use GSM networks,and wireless telemetry/telecon-trol stations integrated with solarpower packs. Stand E103.

Moving into the Middle EastP3 Group hasannounced itsexpansion intothe developingMiddle East tele-

coms market with the opening ofa new regional office in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. Making the announcement at the TETRAWorld Congress, Dr. Michael Tobias,

Geschäftsführer (Managing Direc -tor) of P3 Networks GmbH said:“We are excited by the opportu-nities available in the MiddleEast.”

P3 has engaged the services ofindustry veteran Tony Gray, as itsRegional Business Director. Tonysaid: “My past knowledge of theMiddle East market confirms our

belief that P3 can build a signifi-cant business in the region, andI am looking forward to rene-wing old acquaintanceships andworking there again.” P3 Grouphas been engaged in providing arange of support services for theGerman BDBOS national publicsafety TETRA project. Meet P3 onStand A308.

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A range of solutions on show from SepuraTailored solutions for the GermanBOS-net are on show on Sepura’sstand G401. A little over twoyears ago Sepura established Se-pura Deutschland GmbH, a subsi-diary based in Garching nearMunich, to offer direct support tocustomers and in-country partnerSelectric.

All Sepura radios support theBOS-specified E2E encryption se-

curity system. A new BOS smartcard holder has been developedfor use with Sepura’s mobile and gateway products. A newHandset Based Console (HBC),combining the functionality ofthe traditional radio console and tele phone handset, allows flexible vehicle installations.

Safety assistance for users isnow available through Sepura’s

automatic Man-down repor-ting option. This multi-di-mensional motion sensingtechnology automaticallyreacts to changes in the ori-entation of a radio causedby non typical movementbehaviour of its user, resul-ting in the transmission oflocal and remote emer-gency alerts.

Sepura’s STP8000 hand-portable combines PMR andcellular features, and opera-tes in physically challengingconditions. Rugged and du-

rable, the range of features inclu-des a robust rugged accessoryconnector that connects under-neath protective clothing, via aremote speaker microphone. TheSTP8100 hand-portable is a vari-ant of the STP8000, and includesthe Man-down reporting option.

Sepura’s product portfolio alsoincludes its SRG3500 vehicle ra-dios with gateway functionality,acting as a relay point for bothhand-held and other vehicle radios, extending the trunkednetwork into areas of limited coverage.The STP8000 Hand-portable

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Interconnecting TETRA systemsBy Jeppe Jepsen, Director International BusinessRela tions,Motorola

In April 2009, the first interope-rability certificates between twoindependent TETRA manufactu-rers were issued and it seemsthat, at last, the opportunity ofInter-System Interface (ISI) canbe realised. ISI, the ability for disparate TETRA systems to be interconnected to meet specificrequirements such as cross-bor-der communications, is one ofthe few promises of TETRA thathas yet to be truly delivered.There have been many reasonsbehind ISI’s failure to materia-lise; complexity, lack of a com-mon technology baseline andcompetition in the industry, haveall played a part.

The TETRA ISI represents a setof basic services necessary tosupport cross-border communica-tions between independentlyowned and operated TETRA net-works, each with completely in-dependent number structure andsecurity environments. Govern-

ment users who needed ISI wan-ted to see and feel the product in advance but there was no jus-tification for the large R&D in-vestment necessary to provideeven a basic set of services bet-ween the complex and markedlydifferent infrastructures providedby different manufacturers.

However, in response to custo-mer needs, Motorola and oneother key TETRA supplier have returned to ISI implementation

activities based on plans for anext phase Three-Country Pilot(3CP) field trials between theNetherlands, Belgium and Ger-many. Commitment is requiredfrom enough customers to war-rant the investment from indus-try; infrastructure and terminalsuppliers alike and Motorola, ha-ving gone through the ISI certi -fication process using initialfunctionality developments, re-cognises this is a technical mile-

Hands on or hands freeOn Stand A312, Eptheca Globalis showing its brand new mobiledispatcher unit designed forEADS, Motorola or Sepura radios.Hands free radio operation isachieved using the built-in micro -phone and footswitch.

The loudspeaker can be switchedon or off allowing the user tocommunicate in private or publicmode, making the unit also suit-able for training purposes.

The new unit from Eptheca Global

stone rather than an indicationfor operational readiness.

Motorola has developed aWhite Paper, “InterconnectingTETRA Systems”, that exploresthe key issues relating to ISI,when it will be realised and howthe market will evolve.

The White Paper can be down -loaded from www.motorola.com/emea/dealerconnect/tetra/TETRA_ISI_Whitepape(1).pdf.

users a cellphone style in-terface and givesmobile workerscall clarity, hel-ping them tostay connected,informed andproductive evenin high-risk envi-ronments.

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Motorola has been celebratingits one million TETRA terminalmilestone, and is showing its capabilities on Stand D301. Pro-ducts being launched and show-cased at the Congress include the Dimetra IPMicro TETRAswitch and theCEP400 TETRAportable ter -minal, both designed todeliver cost-effective andeasy-to-deploysolutions to commer-cial and enterprise users.

Motorola’s Dimetra IP Microsupports features including inte-grated voice and data servicesand full duplex IP telephony calls – important to commercial

and enterprise users inindustries such as construction,manufactur ing ,mining, transportand logistics andthe hospitalitysector. The Dime-tra IP Micro alsoprovides an inter-face to conventio-

Fast track to TETRA in KrakowKrakow in Poland is benefitingfrom faster tram service follo-wing the completion of a newunderground tunnel. The tunnelis covered by a TETRA radio signalfor tram drivers and conventionalVHF radio signal for fire brigades.

The system uses radiating cables,one site for each of the threetunnel sections. Above ground,TETRA and MPT1327-standardtrunking signals are transmittedover the city area because busesand old trams, which are not

allowed to drive into the newtunnel, are still using MPT1327radios.

To provide integrated radioconnectivity using all the abovestandards, a TetraNode systemfrom Rohill is used. This also pro-

vides the potential for allcity services to graduallymigrate to TETRA. The net-work has a twin star topo-logy with two equivalentnodes – soft switches withgeographic isolation. Eachswitch can control thewhole network. This net-work is connected withthe tunnel emergency telephone system and mo-nitored by SCADA whichsupervises all the tunnelsubsystems. Line dispat-cher stations are locatedinside and outside of thetunnel. The TetraNode sys-tem was implemented byAKSEL, the Polish distribu-tor for Rohill products.

The Dimetra IP Micro

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nal analogue systems making itideally suited for operators requi-ring a smooth upgrade path from analogue to advanced digi-tal solutions.

The CEP400, a new digital two-way portable TETRA radio, is designed to help organisationsenhance personnel safety and in-crease operational efficiency. Therugged 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 TETRAProducts and Solutions, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions

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Meeting the needs of business critical users

Cardiff RadioNet goes digitalwith TetraFlex®

DAMM, through its partner PMR Products in theUK, ensured the delivery of TETRA infrastructurefor the Welsh city of Cardiff. The Cardiff city Radio-Net system provides communications services linking; retail, local government, entertainmentand leisure business with the police and CCTV con-

trol rooms.The radioequ ipmentwas suppliedby Sepura.SafetyNet Digital provides theback office management of thesystem within the city centreCCTV and police control room,monitoring users and logging allradio activity with command andcontrol functionality. SafetyNetcontrols and links in with theDamm TetraFlex® TETRA basestation equipment system.

Cardiff RadioNet is one ofthree city centre schemes instal-led by PMR Products in the lastyear and takes the total of pri-vate TETRA systems installed orsupplied to over 20 in the UK.DAMM can be found on StandG501.

Cardiff – TETRA enabled

The new generation of indoor microrepeatersETSA 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. Therepeater can be used with a TETRA outputpower of +25 dBm with one carrier or +19 dBmwith two carriers, and supports HTTP, SNMP,and TELNET protocols. ETSA is on Stand B305.

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Space age TETRA from EADSEADS has announced the comple-tion of the new TETRA-basedcommunications network, se-lected by ROSKOSMOS, the Fede-ral Space Agency of Russia, torefurbish the trunking network atBaikonur Cosmodrome in Ka-zakhstan.

Construction and implementa-tion was undertaken by LEO Tele-com. The system provides 100per cent of radio communicationcoverage for the Cosmodrome,for the neighbouring air fieldsand for the town of Baikonur,serving over 1,000 subscribers bymobile radio communication.

"The Baikonur Cosmodrome iscurrently migrating from theanalogue to the TETRA systemand will soon have the benefit ofan AVL system covering the en-tire territory of the site. This hasthe double benefit of facilitatingadditional services for the clientand being of great value to thepersonnel," said Dirk Borchardt,

CEO of Security & CommunicationSolutions.

Founded in 1955, the world-famous Baikonur Cosmodrome isat the leading edge of space ex-ploration. It has seen such mile-stones as the first artificialsatellite in space and the firstman in space. Covering an areaof 6,717 km² near the Kazakhtown of Tyuratam, it currentlyhas over ten launch pads.

From pre-project assessment,to system design and frequencyplanning, to supply, installationand commissioning, this was aturnkey project that also inclu-ded personnel training. EADS:Stand G301

BMW’s manufacturing plant inDingolfing, Germany, is BMW’slargest production site, buildingthe BMW 5, 6 and 7 Series. BMWwanted their variety of analogueradio systems replaced by a singledigital communication system forall users. BMW also needed toreplace and improve the auto-matic fault notification system inthe plant’s production line togain more efficiency.

Sepura has provided anentirely automatic faultnotification solution whichunifies Voice and Data andimproves efficiency withinthe manufacturing plant.The solution is part of acomplete digital mobile com -mu ni cation system delivered by Siemens and operates on aTETRA network supplied byRohde & Schwarz. The digitalcommunications system covers

the whole area ofthe manufactu-ring plant, inclu-ding all the officebuildings and allthe connectingroads.

Sepura provi-ded an SDA(Short Data Application) whichsimplifies the reading and accep-

tance of maintenancejobs by reducing to a minimum the number ofinteractions needed to ac-cept or reject a work re-quest. All messages withinthe system are generatedautomatically with a single

selection of a field within theSDA message. The SDA workswith a server but, in the eventof server failure, the backup sys-tem is able to seamlessly deli-ver the messages.

Faster fault resolution for car giant

Sepura'sSRH3800

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9.50 Next Generation Recording and WorkForce – Optimisation solutionsfor Public Safety and UtilitiesVerint Systems

10.10 Überwachen, Steuern und Alarmieren in Tetra NetzenPiciorgros

10.30 Unlocking your potential in TETRAKolibri Systems

10.50 Measure TETRA Performance with the IFPM ToolSyntech Systems Ltd

11.10 TETRACUBE X-POL Panel Tetra AntennaLEA ANTENNE ITALIANE srl

11.30 TETRA Network Optimisation –The FutureSamdale limited

11.50 Andrew Solutions for TETRA applicationsAndrew Wireless Solutions

12.10 Antennas fit for TETRAPanorama Antennas Ltd

12.30 GPS MicrophonesRadio Telecom Services

13.10 Network InnovationsRohill

13.30 Simulator Training in TETRATETRAsim

14.10 Repeaters in TETRA ApplicationsE.T.S.A.

15.10 Next Generation solutions in TETRAnetworks designSELEX

15.30 AeroflexAeroflex

Double police winMotorola has been awardedcontracts by the UK’s CheshirePolice Authority and Sussex Police to supply officers withmobile and handheld TETRA ter-minals. Motorola will supply itsMTP850 and MTM800E models.

Motorola will also provide itsIntegrated Terminal Manage-ment (iTM) Service to allow theofficers to manage the softwareand configuration of every radioterminal from a remote centrallocation.

“The Integrated Terminal Management allows us to re-motely manage our entirefleet,” says Mike Walker, Air-wave Manager for CheshireConstabulary. “It offers signifi-cant time and costs savings,and ensures front line police officers always have the mostup to date and appropriatelyconfigured radio.”