World Congress News The 9 th TETRA World Congress
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The Power of TETRA – Pioneering telemetry solution for Endesa Endesa, Spain’s leading utility provider, has turned to TETRA in a drive to minimise power disruptions in Catalonia. The company manages a power distribution network spanning 100,000 km of high voltage power lines across the region. Throughout its operations in Spain and South America, Endesa has pioneered the use of telemetry solutions to enable the remote monitoring and management of power networks. Now it will deploy Motorola’s Dimetra IP Compact system to support the automatic detection and prediction of power disruptions in Catalonia. Working together with integration partner Amper Sistemas, Endesa reviewed many solutions including analogue PMR, public
networks such as GSM, and the potential for use of new solutions including WiMAX. TETRA was selected as the most appropriate technology as it offered the best availability, security and futureproofing for Endesa’s machine-to-machine communications. Driving the decision was the need for a spectrally efficient standard, with resilient redundancy and fallback operation as well as a proven track record in deployed solutions. In addition the data capability of TETRA supports the real-time monitoring of Endesa’s distribu-
Chameleon Technology
Rohill’s Chameleon Line Dispatch Station – able to mimic its environment. See what it really looks like on Stand M1.
tion network, which enables the company to adopt the latest IEC protocols for telemetry.
Find out more about the power of TETRA from Motorola on Stand E1.
New concept in data messaging Portalify’s Secure Client is a new concept in data messaging for TETRA networks. The intelligent, user-friendly solution enables data services such as picture messaging, multi-database access, and instant group messaging on multiple platforms, from TETRA handsets to vehicle-based terminals. An intuitive user interface provides easy access to TETRA-based data services in fast-moving situations. The application ensures instant responsiveness by preloading data and by enabling offline use. After initial installation, the client maintains itself automatically and is service-free.
Inside this issue: • TETRA takes off at the airport • New solutions for the ambulance service • Record network roll-out in Hungary
Upgrades and maintenance are carried out automatically over the air. The Secure Client changes its appearance and functionality depending on user needs and preferences. Designed for the needs of organisations utilising a mobile workforce for strategic actions – police, fire and rescue, defence forces, logistics companies and utilities, among others. Hannu Aronsson, chairman and CTO of Portlify, said: “To utilise new, more capable TETRA terminals, an end-to-end intelligent application framework was needed.” To find out more, visit Portalify on Stand S3.
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Exhibitor Showcase for Tuesday, 12 June Come and see the presentations on the products and services shaping the industry. Interactive sessions – all welcome.
Exhibitor Showcase Room 1
Exhibitor Showcase Room 2
10.00am
Exploitation Support and Passenger Information System running over TETRA Network Tecmic
10.15am
Advanced <3GHz Point to Point Radio Solutions 4RF
10.45am 10.30am
New Power Backup solutions Dantherm
Sepura Sepura
11.15am 11.00am
Extending TETRA data capability with complementary bearer networks. Infomatrix
TETRAsim Training simulators TETRAsim
11.45am
Actionable Intelligence for a safer world Verint Systems UK Ltd
12.30pm
GEMYC, Emergency centers beyond the control room. Improve your mobile resources effectiveness FEDETEC
1.30pm
Extending TETRA Coverage Aerial Facilities Limited
Showcase Rooms 1 and 2 can be found by the Internet Cafe.
Mason - one of the world's leading independent Telecommunications and ICT consultancies Mason has extensive experience of mobile communication systems and associated applications working worldwide with clients across market sectors including Blue Light Services, Utilities, and Transportation - come and visit us on Stand U1 where a warm welcome awaits. At Mason we will work with you to assist in devising a strategy to underpin your investment in mobile communications, evaluating the options best suited to your business need, offering practical procurement advice, and supporting the implementation of a comprehensive solution. Our track record speaks for itself - our consultants will be happy to discuss how we have built our first-class reputation in partnering organisations across the globe to provide tailored mobile communication solutions that meet their business needs. Contact us: consulting@mason.biz or +44 (0)161 877 7808.
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Bienvenidos a Madrid y al Congreso de TETRA 2007 A warm welcome to Madrid, and to the 2007 TETRA World Congress Our conference this year looks set to be the most interesting and informative yet, with a host of international speakers offering an insight into the use of TETRA and a look at the future for the industry. In the exhibition you will have the opportunity to see some of the latest products to hit the streets from over 70 exhibitors, indeed our biggest exhibition ever. On behalf of the TETRA Association and IIR, I would like to wish you all a very informative, productive and enjoyable time in Madrid.
Phil Godfrey Chairman TETRA Association
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Willtek tests TETRA Willtek is unveiling its new 2303 Stabilock Mobile Phone Tester today on Stand A2. The 2303 Stabilock is the first tester designed solely for the service of TETRA phones. Tom Riedl, Product Marketing Manager at Willtek Communications, said: “Test equipment for the PMR and PAMR markets has always been on offer from Willtek and other vendors; but this is the first tester that reduces functionality and associated complexity, size, and, last but not least, price to what the service shops for public safety and security organisations require. Officers can finally check staff equipment with the Stabilock at regular intervals, ensuring safe
and reliable communication where it is needed.” While the basic Stabilock tests TETRA radios in trunked mode by simulating a TETRA base station, there is also a DMO option available to test radios communicating directly with each other. With
a footprint and front panel both smaller than an A4 sheet, the Stabilock can be easily used in the field.
Sepura Ambulance Solution Designing radio communications solutions for specialist needs Society expects its public safety services to perform in increasingly difficult circumstances. This calls for specialist solutions that boost efficiency, safety and performance. Drawing upon years of TETRA expertise, Sepura has delivered a specialist solution for UK ambulance services and beyond. Sepura’s solution benefits ambulance crews and their control centres while helping to improve service to the public and safety for all. The solution: • Measures response times • Identifies where improvements can be made • Improves the safety of crews • Can be installed in other vehicles – even motorcycles
Visit Sepura’s stand (B1) in hall 10 to see this solution in action, over TETRA. www.sepura.com
TETRA takes off
at the airport
Motorola lands in Barcelona Barcelona has joined the growing number of airports around the world that have selected Motorola to provide secure communications systems. Gardermoen in Norway was the first commercial TETRA contract in the world, and today Motorola equipment is installed in Leipzig/Halle and Munich, Nairobi, Prague, Shanghai and Spain’s largest airport, Madrid, where Motorola has helped Iberia Airways to reduce plane downtime by improving communication between teams working at the airport. With ground crews, gate staff, maintenance teams and
baggage handlers all on one system the communication between the different teams is faster and more responsive. The contract for Barcelona, Spain’s second-largest airport, was won through local inteTETRA – reducing downtime grator Amper Sistemas SA The deployment of the Motorola’s Dimetra IP Compact new system using Motorola’s will support airport operations Dimetra IP Compact solution is such as fleet, freight and logistics scheduled for completion by management, providing advanced early next month (July 2007). voice technology – which is cru-
cial in noisy environments such as airports – as well as a comprehensive range of data communication capabilities.
Sofia selects Rohill
Sofia Airport in Bulgaria adopts TETRA technology
Sofia Airport, also known as Vrazhdebna (named after the village located to the north) is the main airport in Bulgaria. It handled 2.2 million passengers in 2006, a visitor number which is expected to grow to 2.6 million in 2009. Built in the 1930s on the outskirts of the then relatively small capital city, Sofia Airport has increasingly been facing difficulties handling the growing number of passengers, and a second ter-
Double Spanish win for Telvent Telvent has signed two contracts with Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA), Spain’s airport operator, for the delivery TETRA systems for La Coruña and Vigo Airports in Spain. Both airports will use the same TetraNode TETRA communications technology as airports serving Seville, Menorca, Ibiza and Granada.
Telvent will supply TetraNode based TETRA networks, together with hand portable, mobile and stationary terminals. The equipment will interface with the current telephony systems as well as the aeronautical band communications systems at the airports and allow communications with all ground staff and with vehicles circulating within the airport
perimeter. This in turn will enable management to increase the efficiency of the airports’ daily operations and enable better coordination of emergency situations. “We are pleased to continue working closely with AENA on the technological upgrading of Spain’s airports”, said Telvent’s chairman and chief executive officer, Manuel Sánchez Ortega.
minal was officially opened last December. The radio communications system is of course a vital tool for the coordination and security of the airport and it was decided to migrate from the existing analogue radio system to a third-generation digital trunking system. After a thorough analysis of current and future needs, TETRA was considered the technology to follow. Rohill won the tender through its distributor company Comtek 2000. The TetraNode system exceeded the technical requirements by offering a redundant switch, which is considered essential in a mission-critical environment. Comtek 2000 proposed and delivered Sepura hand-portables and mobile radios for the first stage of the project involving 200 users.
Congress Stream B today, focus on Transportation'
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Sepura’s Ambulance Solution improves service to public Sepura’s Ambulance Solution combines the advantages of mobile telephony, mobile data, messaging and two-way radio communications to enable ambulance crews to improve their service to the public. As well as receiving up-to-date patient information, crews are able to radio a patient’s status back to the hospital to ensure that appropriate resources are ready upon arrival. The Sepura Ambulance Solution utilises unique enhancements to the Sepura SRG3500 Gateway functionality to measure response times, in order to evaluate and improve on performance. Sepura’s SRG Mobile Radio Gateway ensures that all crew members remain in continuous contact with the control room and with one another and every message is automatically date- and time-stamped. Radio operation is also easier for users: switching between modes is automatically
to the control room using GPS, even if a crew member is away from the ambulance. And if a crew member uses the emergency-call feature on his or her Sepura handheld radio, the alert automatically includes his or her location. Location tracking also enables the control room to co-ordinate fast fleet response to incidents. The Sepura Ambulance Solution can be easily deployed in other vehicles, including motorcycles. See Sepura Solutions on Stand B1.
controlled and user interfaces on both hand-held and mobile radios are now identical. If TETRA radio contact is lost between the ambulance and control room,
communication can be maintained in DMO mode. Crew safety is a crucial aspect of the solution. Regular crew location reports are transmitted
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A matter of trust EADS TETRA radio terminals provide a seamless channel for reliable communications. Sharp colour display, voice feedback, ultimate ease of use, in your own language. Waypoint guidance and customised JavaTM applications enable efÞcient, reliable information ßow. The new TMR880i mobile radio and the THR880i handportable radio take your mission-critical communications beyond the conventional. For the security of all. www.eads.com/pmr
Congress Stream A today, focus on Public Safety and Military, examines how TETRA is being used in the UK Ambulance Services.
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Hungarian network rolls out in record time At the TETRA World Congress in 2005, one of the headlines in the World Congress News was ‘Nationwide TETRA in Hungary by 2007’ – and on 6 February 2007 the EDR Office of the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office, T-Mobile and Pro-M Zrt. jointly announced that the countrywide implementation of the Unified Digital Radio
network is based on EADS SN switches, base stations and dispatcher workstations. Pro-M, the Hungarian TETRA network service provider, delivered the ordered 14,000 EADS terminals before the countrywide handover. Public safety organisations purchase the additional 28,000 terminals, based on a framework contract for Sepura, Motorola and Selex terminals.
Following the handover, public safety forces, including the Police, the Border Guards, the Fire Brigade, the Disaster Attendees at the first TETRA Users’ Day in Budapest Recovery Services, telecommunication system (EDR, the Ambulance Service and the Egységes Digitális Rádiótávközl ő Prison Service, can gradually start Rendszer) was completed. The using the new radio system.
One of the mobile base stations deployed for major events
After handing over the initial Budapest network on 5th April 2006, the countrywide network was implemented in a record time of less than nine months. Nationwide coverage is provided by 227 base stations, with addi-
tional mobile base stations able to temporarily increase capacity for major events. The delivered system’s capacity is 42,000 users. Pro-M will provide the service and operate the network for the next ten years.
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SELEX Communications and INDRA to sign Partnership Agreement at the 2007 TETRA WORLD CONGRESS
WHEN: Wednesday, June 13th 10.30am WHERE: PRESS ROOM
SELEX Communications and INDRA to sign a Partnership Agreement for the distribution of TETRA solutions in Spain.
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Kathrein adjusts antenna
Seville Metro gathers speed
The world’s oldest and largest manufacturer of antennas for mobile communication, Germany’s Kathrein Werke KG, is launching its first TETRA antenna with adjustable electrical down tilt. This
Dominion Tecnologías is to finally start implementing the TetraNode Network for Seville Metro. The 2004 contract has been delayed due to Civil Works problems, but Seville Metro Authorities have confirmed the opening date by Spring 2008. Dominion Tecnologías, one of Rohill’s partners, is currently deploying the TETRA infrastructure for Seville Metro. This is a turnkey
Irish Garda selects Hyder Consulting Hyder Consulting has been awarded a contract for specialist consulting services by An Garda Síochána, the National Police Force of the Republic of Ireland. The work is to develop the organisational structure charting defining An Garda Síochána’s detailed operational radio communications requirements for the planned new nationwide TETRAbased National Digital Radio Service (NDRS) in Ireland. Hyder Consulting can be found on Stand W2.
capability, used in network planning and optimization, enables the operator to adjust the electrical tilt of the vertical pattern from 0 up to 14 degrees. This new antenna is designed with 65° HPBW and 14dBi gain. For more information, visit Kathrein at Stand K3.
Avitec’s new portfolio Avitec is launching a new portfolio of repeaters, including a compact model, for TETRA coverage in confined areas such as tunnels buildings, metros, power plants, mines and oil platform. The fibrefed repeaters enable easier commissioning and maintenance. Avitec repeaters can be found in the Moscow metro, Italy’s Genova
metro, the UK’s Channel Tunnel rail link, the Budapest metro and Munich Airport, among others. Find out more at Stand W1.
project for line 1 of the city metro. Line 1 is about 19 km long and runs from Mairena de Aljarafe to Montequinto. In total 23 stations are planned, of which 11 are underground. The line serves around 14 million passengers per year. Coverage inside the tunnels is achieved through more than 14 km of 1- 1⁄4 ” radiating cable, which together with the extremely high sensitivity of the carriers will allow for inside train coverage (hand-portables) on the whole line. Optical and RF-RF repeaters will complete the coverage to include all the premises at the stations, the emergency exits and the control room.
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TETRA in Action – Emergency Response In late 2004 the British government asked PITO (Police Information Technology Organisation, now the National Police Improvement Agency – NPIA) to research
a service-based solution that would provide emergency access to the Airwave radio network in the event of a major incident in the London Underground.
The chosen prototype system, manufactured and operated by Aerial Facilities Limited (AFL) was deployed on 7th July 2005, following the terrorist attacks in
London, at the two Underground stations at Russell Square and Kings Cross, providing operational coverage to the area for two weeks.
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Emergency organisations and private enterprises rely on secure critical communications to support day to day operations and to react quickly to major incidents. Motorola has all the expertise and tools you need to help develop your network from identifying critical communication needs to optimising capacity and network coverage. Through our experience as an owner and operator of TETRA networks, we can offer operational and financial planning assistance every step of the way to turn your vision into reality. Visit us at the Tetra World Congress to discuss your requirements and see how Motorola can help you achieve your goals.
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The ERV (emergency response vehicle) enables the temporary deployment of a Cell Enhancer installation, providing TETRA services in an underground environment by taking signals from the above ground network, and after amplification, sending them via leaky feeder and antennas to the wanted areas. Following these deployments, Airwave was contracted to deliver an emergency response service using three ERV based units and provide an ongoing service to the NPIA to maintain the units in a state of operational readiness. AFL was commissioned to provide design, project management, cell enhancers, integration service and training for the project, and first of these units entered service with Airwave in December 2005. The second phase involved the design and delivery of four ERVs utilising a custom manufactured Land Rover offering; off road capabilities, enhanced power system
fuel efficiency and a larger equipment carrying capacity. These new units were delivered to Airwave in November 2006. Subsequent to the 7th July bombings, ERVs have been deployed to provide temporary coverage to police stations and airports, and as part of a major underground (Metro) exercise. See the Emergency Response Vehicle on Aerial Facilities' Stand H1. See O2 Airwave on Stand C2.
Hear more about TETRA in action in the aftermath of the July 7 London Bombings from Andrew Trotter, Deputy Chief Constable of the British Transport Police, 10.15am Opening Plenary today.