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Global Lessons on Emergency Services 14 Developing countries are finding numerous solutions to improve emergency medical services delivery. By Jeffrey Winbourne World News 8

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mergency services and emergency numbers have been gaining PUBLISHER/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR E traction for several years. When a citizen has an emergency — Paulla A. Nelson-Shira, [email protected] the person is hurt or sick or is in a dangerous situation such as a fire — EDITOR governments have a responsibility to provide help as quickly as possible. Sandra Wendelken, [email protected] The European Emergency Number Association ASSISTANT AND WEB EDITOR (EENA) has effectively lobbied for 1-1-2 as the sin- Danny Ramey, [email protected] gle emergency number across Europe. The group has GRAPHIC DESIGNER also advocated for enhancing location technology to Brad Hamilton, [email protected] track callers to 1-1-2 to improve response times and pushed for the transition to next-generation technol- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Ole Arrhenius: Senior System Marketing Manager, Airbus ogy that would allow citizens to provide multimedia Defence and Space, Helsinki, Finland

information such as photos or video to an emergency Carlos Chajin: Vice President, Kirisun Americas

call center, instead of only voice calls. Peter Clemons: Managing Director, Quixoticity, Maidstone, The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) plays a simi- United Kingdom lar role in the United States, promoting nationwide funding and policy Tony Gray: CEO, TCCA, Macclesfield, United Kingdom to transition to next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) based on IP technolo- David Lum: Director, Asia/Pacific and Middle East Product gy. Both groups contribute to and develop emergency calling standards Operations and Regulatory Support, Motorola Solutions, Singapore Marco Morresi: Marketing Working Group, DMR Association, and hold interoperability testing events for vendors of emergency call- Florence, Italy ing products and services. Tero Pesonen, TietoPiiri, Helsinki Asia, the Middle East and Latin America have a more patchwork sys- Geoff Spring: Executive Director, GAPStrategic, Victoria, Australia tem of emergency services. There are no homogeneous emergency call- ing numbers yet in these regions, although that is beginning to change. Duncan Swan: Director, Mason Advisory, London The article on Page 14 offers insights into the challenges facing Max Zerbst: Senior Consultant, Datasel Consulting, Springe, Germany

emergency calling and services in developing countries around the VICE PRESIDENT globe, with several recommendations and suggestions for areas strug- Mark E. Shira, +1 303 792 2390 x101, [email protected] gling to provide effective emergency services. CLASSIFIED ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE The article on Page 18 outlines a new technology that is helping the Debra Sabin, +1 303 792 2390 x103, [email protected] deaf and hard of hearing community in Austria make 1-1-2 calls in an emergency. The technology has global implications and could be ADVERTISING COORDINATOR deployed by other countries around the world to extend emergency Jenny Rossi, [email protected]

services and emergency calling to even more citizens. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Our final article in this issue offers an extensive update on broad- Melissa Richey, [email protected] band standards for critical communica- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Email your feedback to Sharon Knell, [email protected] tions sectors from [email protected]. public safety to rail- CORRESPONDENCE Editorial, advertising, and circulation corre spondence should be roads to utilities. As addressed to: RadioResource International, 7108 S. Alton Way, Bldg. H, Centennial, CO 80112-9977, USA Tel: +1 303 792 2390, our industry has tapped into the Third Generation Partnership Project Fax: +1 303 792 2391. (3GPP) standards for Long Term Evolution (LTE), new 5G standards Editorial email: [email protected] Advertising email: [email protected] specific to critical communications are on the horizon as well. Thanks Subscription inquiries: [email protected]

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INTERNATIONAL Global Officials Gather to Discuss Public-Safety Broadband group of officials from governments Aaround the world came together in Boulder, Colorado, USA, in August to dis- cuss issues surrounding public-safety broadband communications. Officials from the First Responder Net- work Authority (FirstNet), which oversees the U.S. nationwide public-safety broad- band network (NPSBN), hosted and helped organize the event. The group heard details from FirstNet staff members details of FirstNet’s governance, including open dialog where we can share informa- about how they gather information and single points of contact and the opt-in tion on that. That is a great tangible exam- engage with public safety, how they devel- process that was written into the legislation ple of why conferences like this are helpful. oped the request for proposals (RFP) and that created FirstNet. We don’t have to start from scratch here in how the network is progressing. Attendees While the specifics of spectrum, deploy- the U.S.” also received a tour of FirstNet’s Innovation ment model, funding, coverage and other The event also grows the marketplace and Test Laboratory and the Public Safety details are unique to each country, the for the vendor community. “It’s my hope Communications Research (PSCR) facility, event allowed the officials to exchange that we can grow that ecosystem in a way both of which are in Boulder. information and learn about specific that will ultimately benefit the public-safety Ed Parkinson, FirstNet executive direc- approaches they can take back to imple- users here in the U.S.,” he said. “The more tor, said 18 countries and the European ment in their own countries. companies you can get and the more ven- Union (EU) were represented. In addition “Understanding how broadband is dors that enter this marketplace helps drive to the U.S., delegates from the United being used in various countries gave First- competition, and users get greater choice. Kingdom, Germany, France, Estonia, Fin- Net folks insights; often, we hadn’t thought That’s only a good thing.” land, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, about leveraging the technology in that The group is planning another event New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, way,” Parkinson said. next year, although dates and location Spain, Switzerland, Japan, Australia and The U.K. Emergency Services Network have not yet been determined. A similar Canada attended. Noticeably absent was (ESN) procurement for air-to-ground (ATG) event was held in 2018 in Belgium, and the a South Korean delegation because test- services to enhance coverage and capaci- inaugural conference of the International ing for a broadband network for railroads ty is an area that intrigued FirstNet officials. Governmental Operators’ Forum (IGOF), a was conducted in that country the same “Just seeing how they went through new initiative to advance coordination week, he said. that procurement process was invaluable among national critical communications Parkinson said many governments, for us,” Parkinson said. “We haven’t spent operators, was launched in Coventry, Unit- such as Germany, are interested in the any time on ATG. Now, we have a direct, ed Kingdom, in April.

Huawei Files Patent Infringe- has several map-related features that L3Harris should have been aware of ment Lawsuit Against L3Harris infringe features described in the ‘969 those four patents because of two Chinese company Huawei filed a patent, including displaying a map on emails Huawei sent L3Harris in patent infringement lawsuit against the display screen of a thin client, per- December saying that Huawei’s patent L3Harris Technologies in the U.S. Dis- forming a method for map navigation portfolio includes several patents trict Court for the District of Delaware, using a graphical user interface (GUI) essential to the LTE standard, alleging that L3Harris Long Term Evo- on a thin client, and the ability to dis- Huawei’s complaint said. lution (LTE) products infringe five tinguish between movement-based Huawei asked for a jury trial in the Huawei patents. gestures and non-movement-based case. As relief, Huawei is seeking a The five patents at the heart of the gestures using the distance in pixels a determination of the conditions of case include U.S. Patent 7439,969, user’s touch has moved. future infringement such as an ongoing “Single Gesture Map Navigation Additionally, Huawei alleged that royalty, damages resulting from the Graphical User Interface for a Thin Harris’ tactical 4G LTE radios, used infringement, and payment of Client.” mainly in military applications, Huawei’s costs and expenses related to Huawei alleged that L3Harris’ infringe its other four patents in a the case and the infringement. BeOn push-to-talk (PTT) application variety of ways. The company said Harris and L3 Technologies

8 Quarter 4 2019 RadioResource International www.RRImag.com Get More News at RRIMAG.COM completed a merger into L3Harris defined geographic area at a frequency munikation, the German association Technologies at the end of June. The or frequencies specified on the license, and network for critical communica- products included in the case appear to subject to the conditions included on tions, established a committee to be products produced by Harris prior the issued license. address a platform for mission- and to the merger. L3Harris also manufac- The license type will be scalable, safety-critical broadband applications tures Project 25 (P25) radio equipment. enabling its use for different-sized geo- and is overseeing the standardization graphic areas and bandwidths. Unlike of a control center interface. Critical ASIA PACIFIC existing apparatus license types, which communications companies and offi- typically align with specific uses and cials from public authorities and Australian Regulator Proposes purposes, the AWL type will be capa- organizations with security tasks are New Radio License Type ble of authorizing a variety of fixed represented in the committee. The Australian Communications and mobile services, uses, applications “Through the introduction of new and Media Authority (ACMA) pro- and technologies. technologies, the technical require- posed a new transmitter and receiver ACMA is proposing regulatory ments imposed on professional control license type, referred to as the area- changes to elements of the apparatus systems will considerably change in wide apparatus license (AWL). This licensing framework and the develop- the future,” said Volker Hartwein, new license is intended to complement ment of a new license condition deter- PMeV vice president and head of the existing licensing options and improve mination for the AWL. Comments control centers department. “In this apparatus licensing flexibility, particu- were due in August. conjunction, the control center inter- larly by providing a scalable licensing face will be of particular importance option to support area-wide multide- EUROPE for the introduction of a mission- vice deployments. critical broadband network (4G/5G) The AWL type is intended to PMeV Tackles Broadband for security agencies in Germany.” authorize the operation of one or more Interface, Cybersecurity PMeV also established a cyberse- radio communications devices within a PMeV – Netzwerk Sichere Kom- curity department. The representatives

www.RRImag.com RadioResource International Quarter 4 2019 9 P25 Meetings Update Standards, Target Encryption, Geolocation By Stephen Nichols he Project 25 (P25) standards groups restructures the P25 Phase 2 P25 subscriber units with multi- Tcoordinated through the Telecommu- TDMA air interface standards for ple P25 key management facili- nications Industry Association (TIA) updat- voice and control channels to ties (KMF). This would provide ed both FDMA and TDMA standards and address errata that have been for the concurrent over-the-air identified user needs for encryption and collected and in preparation for affiliation of a subscriber unit geolocation during June. Significant the addition of Link Layer Encryption (LLE). with multiple KMFs, allowing seamless progress was made in P25 standards Revisions of the Trunking Overview, roaming with secure encryption updates development and evolution, and in-depth Tier 1 Location Services Specification and for users from multiple systems respond- discussions between manufacturer repre- IP Data Bearer Service Specification stan- ing to an event or incident. sentatives and P25 users occurred during dards were all approved for ballot. These The Federal Partnership for Interopera- the meetings, officials said. revisions address errata that have been ble Communications (FPIC) updated its Progress included a revision of the collected since the last publications. ongoing work with the P25 ISSI/Console Phase 1 FDMA Transceiver Measurement Officials agreed to begin work to modify Subsystem Interface (CSSI) focus group. Methods standard, which was approved the Inter RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) An update on the DHS Compliance for ballot. This revision adds a method of standard to accommodate interoperability Assessment Program (CAP) highlighted measurement to evaluate the ability of a and interworking with Third Generation recently published documents that include P25 receiver to reject an unwanted broad- Partnership Project (3GPP) mission-critical ISSI/CSSI conformance testing require- band base station signal, thereby prevent- Long Term Evolution (LTE) services based ments, templates, test pass/fail criteria and ing degradation to the reception of a on the Joint LMR and LTE (JLMRLTE) a series of conformance test cases. CAP desired signal. Performance specifications working group Phase 1 study document. draft documents for compliance assess- are expected to follow completion of the Encryption and geolocation were identi- ment bulletin (CAB) testing rules and future measurement method. fied as new user needs. These included the ISSI/CSSI interoperability testing require- The group also finalized revisions of the need for a globally unique identifier for Tier ments and templates were published. n Two-Slot TDMA MAC Layer Specification 1 GPS devices in P25 systems. This would and the Two-Slot TDMA MAC Layer Mes- ensure accurate location tracking of each Stephen Nichols is director of Project 25 sages standards. The revisions and a new individual subscriber during a wildland fire Technology Interest Group (PTIG), a not- Two-Slot TDMA MAC Layer Procedures or other incident. for-profit organization that promotes the standard were approved for ballot. This Another need is the ability to affiliate Project 25 (P25) digital radio standard. of the PMeV member companies Committee EMTEL (emergency com- information for communicating parties unanimously elected telent’s Nico munications) released a report studying involved in such situations. Werner as chairman of the new use cases and communications involv- For example, they cover the case department. ing internet of things (IoT) devices in where a smoke detector in a rubbish The association plans to create emergency situations and providing container sends an emergency message awareness that secure communications recommendations on standardization in the event of a fire, potentially send- systems for emergency and rescue requirements that could enhance the ing a real-time emergency video in par- forces, operators of critical infrastruc- safety of those communications. allel. In another case, an IoT device ture and industry are critical for A group of experts possessing a could immediately turn off a gas tap or safeguarding security and providing mix of both IoT and emergency com- slow down a high-speed train when it society with the necessary services. munications competencies prepared receives an earthquake public warning “To ensure the security of these the ETSI TR 103 582 report. The (automated response). communications systems in the future, report considers communications The report also helps prepare the cybersecurity must have the highest involving IoT devices in all types of potential standardization requirements priority both for operators and respon- emergency situations, such as emer- enabling safe operation of these sible persons dealing with professional gency calling, mission-critical communications. mobile communication,” said PMeV communications and public warning “The ETSI report prepares the President Bernhard Klinger. “Con- system communications. The report requirements for communications tributing to and coordinating this work adds a new emergency communica- involving IoT devices in all types of in the interest of critical communica- tions domain identified as automated emergency situations,” said Michelle tions users is our core task.” emergency response, where IoT Wetterwald, an expert from the ETSI devices can act after receiving a trig- EMTEL committee. “It also leverages ETSI Releases Report on ger to prevent hazardous situations. A from benefits of IoT with data gather- IoT in Emergency Use Cases set of eight exemplary use cases illus- ing without human interaction, objec- The European Telecommunications trate how such communications can be tivity of IoT data, fast and fail-safe Standards Institute (ETSI) Special used to provide additional/enhanced information sharing, translation of

10 Quarter 4 2019 RadioResource International www.RRImag.com ASIA PACIFIC South Korea Moves Forward on Public-Safety Network, Direct Mode By Youngsam Hong n December 2018, South Korea’s Nation- would start district by district Ial Procurement Office awarded Korea in early 2020, with nation- Telecom and SK Telecom contracts for the wide operation in 2021. country’s nationwide public-safety Long The network core and Term Evolution (PS-LTE) network. Korea operation center will be fully Telecom won a 714.5 billion Korean won redundant, and all the serv- (US$600 million) contract to build District A ices will be seamlessly con- and B, and SK Telecom won a 312 billion tinued by using active pool Korean won (US$261.7 million) contract for configuration, real-time District C. database replication and District A covers Seoul, Daegu, Daejon, automatic switchover. The system and user awarded Korea Telecom a contract to sup- Sejong, Gyeongbuk, Chungnam and Jeju, equipment (UE) will be based on ply PS-LTE UEs for the South Korea and District B covers Gwangju, Gyeonggi, mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) and National Police. The order includes 4,208 Gwangwon, Jeonbuk and Jeonnam. Dis- evolved multimedia broadcast multicast LTE units with a radio form factor and trict C covers Busan, Incheon, Ulsan, services (eMBMS). Direct-to-direct (D2D) 9,819 units with a smartphone form factor. Chungbuk and Gyeongnam. communications will be an optional feature. AM Telecom and Samsung will manufac- In the request for proposals (RFP), The D2D service will be based on ture the radio and smartphone LTE UEs. 5,647; 6,148; and 3,652 base stations were direct discovery for public-safety use and The Ministry of the Interior and Safety estimated for Districts A, B and C, respec- direct communication via sidelink. D2D estimates the total quantity of UEs at tively, but actual quantities could increase product purchase and supply is expected 239,118 units for various user agencies, so slightly. The network core and operations to happen next year. Samsung is positive more procurements will be announced. n center are part of District A. about both the LTE chipset and UE prod- The deployment is targeted to be com- ucts supporting the D2D feature. Youngsam Hong is the Safe-Net Forum pleted by December 2020. Operations The National Procurement Office also outreach committee chair.

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www.RRImag.com RadioResource International Quarter 4 2019 11 U.K. Awards US$78M ESN Air-to-Ground Contract, Improves Coverage he U.K. Home Office selected support the ESN service. The same infra- TCobham to provide the Emergency structure will also support future mobile Services Network (ESN) Aircraft Commu- services via a concession for which TfL is nications System (ACS) in a contract worth running a commercial procurement. £64 million (US$77.7 million). The ACS ESN also demonstrated the new inter- contract forms part of the Emergency working functionality between the ESN Services Mobile Communications Pro- and Airwave networks with Motorola gramme (ESMCP) and is responsible for Solutions. delivering the equipment and associated the first call on a moving London Under- The interworking function allows users services to deliver the communications ground Tube train using a pre-production and control rooms that still operate on Air- devices for the air-to-ground (ATG) Samsung ESN device on the live ESN wave to communicate with users who capability, approved for use on the ESN. network provided by EE. The handsets have moved to ESN. Functionality will ini- The ACS is an aircraft radio and con- used ESN subscriber identify module tially be available to emergency services trol unit, enabling communications via the (SIM) cards. as part of the ESN Direct 2 release. Fur- ESN up to an altitude of 10,000 feet. The A call was made from a southbound ther capabilities will then be built into authority and nominated ESN user organi- Jubilee Line train as it traveled numerous Direct 3 in readiness for the fully function- zations (UOs) can use the framework times under the River Thames from West- al version needed for national transition to agreement to procure the required goods minster Station to Waterloo. The Jubilee ESN Prime. and services for use on the ESN. Line is one of the deep tubes and is signifi- ESN staff also said the group met its “The award of the ACS contract marks cantly farther underground than other lines. commitment to build 50 Extended Area an extremely important milestone in the ESN staff said the calls using 4G VoIP Service (EAS) masts by the end of July. rollout of the ESN and allows us to look for- were successful and clear, with numerous The EAS program is responsible for build- ward towards the deployment of a full 4G people reached quickly and conversations ing a new network of masts to cover LTE air network, which will be a world first,” held as normal. Data streaming was fast remote and rural areas of Great Britain. said Steve Whatson, ESMCP deputy direc- and without interruptions. The demonstra- These sites are in addition to new sites tor. “We look forward to working closely tion was part of a predefined period of provided by commercial provider EE. EAS with Cobham to deliver this capability.” testing using real ESN devices on the 4G will extend ESN coverage in these areas. The system, which the Home Office network in the London Underground. All of The 50th EAS mast was completed the called the first of its type worldwide, will the devices could make 4G calls over the last week of July. provide mission-critical push-to-talk network using a standard mobile phone “Although the primary objective is to (MCPTT) voice and high-speed data serv- dialer. facilitate the delivery of ESN coverage ices over Long Term Evolution (LTE) for all Alongside ESN and the Operational within the extended area (the most remote U.K. police and air ambulances with deliv- Communication in Policing (OCiP) team parts of the U.K.), masts will be built eries during 2021 – 22. The procurement members, representatives from London’s where possible to facilitate the delivery of has a call-off period of 10 years with the emergency services including the British commercial coverage and will be made option to extend for up to an additional five Transport Police, Metropolitan Police Serv- available to multiple network operators,” years. The estimated total value of the ice and London Fire Brigade, all also used an ESN post said. framework agreement is up to £100 mil- ESN devices to test the network. Separately, an ESN blog post said lion (US$121 million). The contract Transport for London (TfL) for the past improving mobile coverage in rural areas includes ongoing service management 24 months has installed 332 kilometers of is a priority, and ESN officials are consid- but excludes installation. radiating cable and 297 kilometers of ering all options, including rural roaming, Separately, ESN staff 30 July made fiber-optic cable in the Underground to to facilitate rural coverage. human languages not required, real- nies find and retain specialists. ers in various markets — industry, time data transmission and operation in “This space will provide businesses medicine, transport and other sectors dangerous environments.” with the opportunity to test new tech- of strategic importance to the city.” nology solutions and assess the merits The demo center will operate on Moscow 5G Demo Center of industrial application,” said Alexan- the principles of vendor neutrality, Tests New Technologies der Gorbatko, deputy head of openness towards business, info secu- A 5G demo center for testing prom- Moscow’s IT Department. rity and compatibility, and patent and ising technologies and city services is “The demo center will be open to technological integrity in regard to planned for Moscow. The center will major companies, as well as startups equipment. be accessible for both Russian and for- and research institutions. Access to the By the end of 2019, four 5G pilot eign companies. The new laboratory laboratories will be given to companies zones will be developed in Moscow. will facilitate access to 5G technolo- from different markets, not only the Each of the zones will be operated by gies for entrepreneurs, create a local telecom sector. We are interested in one of Russia’s four major telecom center of excellence, and help compa- finding joint business models for play- providers. The zones include VDNKh

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Park, Skolkovo, Tverskaya Street and 2015, EENA said the technology In addition, MXLINK services will Sparrow Hills. should be used throughout Europe. provide a highly secure mobile plat- EENA Members Workshop 2017 form for search-and-surveillance mis- EENA Releases Report on underlined the need for the document. sions and encrypted communications AML Deployments Globally of high command, fully integrated with The European Emergency Number LATIN AMERICA Mexico’s Tetrapol IP radio network Association (EENA) released a report that covers 50% of the territory, reach- card on the deployment of advanced Mexican State Selects Secure es 85% of the population and has more mobile location (AML) technology, MVNO for Public Safety than 100,000 terminals in operation. used to locate emergency callers. MXLINK, Airbus’ secure mobile Querétaro officials designed the The document describes how AML virtual network operator, was selected COSMOS management model for the is deployed in each country and how it to provide the government of the state implementation, operation and consoli- works operationally. Fourteen coun- of Querétaro, Mexico, with a fully dation of the Accusatory Criminal Jus- tries are covered in the report, which secure mobile broadband communica- tice System. will be published annually. The docu- tions platform for its COSMOS securi- Launched in May, Airbus said ment is organized into 15 sections, ty and justice model. MXLINK is the first of its kind in each focusing on a country making use MXLINK services will be integrat- Mexico, offering multioperator cover- of AML. An annex provides tables to ed into the multimedia tablets used by age, interoperability with the national easily compare information between the state and municipalities to securely Tetrapol network, and end-to-end voice the different countries. capture complaints and reports directly and data security. MXLINK takes British Telecom (BT), EE and HTC at the crime scene. This will ensure a advantage of Red Compartida, built first offered AML in 2014 in the Unit- higher level of security and enhance and operated by Altan Redes and aims ed Kingdom to pinpoint the source of law enforcement efficiency. The city’s to be the first fully wholesale mobile emergency calls from mobile phones citizens will also be able to access Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to a radius of 30 meters or less. In security and justice. in the world.

www.RRImag.com RadioResource International Quarter 4 2019 13 Global Lessons on Emergency Services Developing countries are finding numerous solutions to improve emergency medical services delivery.

By Jeffrey Winbourne

Developing nations face numerous challenges to the delivery of emer- Dgency medical services. This article will address the challenges, what is driving change in the delivery of these services and some of the avail- able solutions. Emergency medical services — ambulances, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, hospital emergency rooms and train- ing — are a pressing need world- do not always transfer the call to the wide. The process of delivering these emergency medical services call cen- services is emerging in many differ- ter or local hospital as a matter of ent forms internationally, especially immediate procedure or vice versa. in the developing world. Although Most countries in the developing many countries in the developing world have three different emergency world have minimal or no emergency numbers for police, fire and medical. medical services, this is starting to Dialing the right number in a crisis change. The actions taken by govern- can be confusing for anyone. ments, nongovernmental organiza- Consolidating to one emergency tions (NGOs) and private entities number is not always a simple matter have influenced the ability to provide of selecting one number. In Jamaica, emergency medical services in the Single Emergency Telephone Vietnam and Indonesia, consolidat- developing world. Number. When you have an emer- ing to one number requires national The key challenges facing the gency, seeking immediate help is the legislative or regulatory action. The development of emergency medical first reaction. In the U.S., for exam- emergency number for these func- services, outside of funding, include ple, that means calling 9-1-1. In tions is many times included in the using a single emergency phone many developing countries, there is authorizing legislation for ministries, number, private versus public med- not a single number to call. General- so changing the emergency numbers ical services, war and terrorism, and ly, people will call the police emer- is not always just a technical or pub- vehicular traffic. gency number; however, the police lic education issue.

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During the next 10 years, this sit- through the traffic to an incident in a uation should change with the use of timely manner. Traffic delays that a single emergency number in most affect the delivery of these services countries. The International are the source of widespread commu- Telecommunication Union (ITU) set nity concern and angst, especially 1-1-2 and 9-1-1 as standard numbers. when lives are at stake. Yet, many countries will use the cur- Jakarta, Indonesia, a city of 10 – rent number that is most well known 12 million residents, may have the by their citizens. worst vehicle traffic in the world by Private Versus Public Emer- some indexes. In 2012, there were gency Medical Services. In many six government-owned ambulances developing countries, ambulance in the city. Today, there are more services are private and generally than 60 advanced life support (ALS) tied to a private hospital. For exam- vehicles, with plans to increase that ple, Jamaica has only private ambu- number. The city also started using lance service providers. People must medics on motorbikes to get around pay for the service, and most cannot the traffic faster. Mass first-aid train- afford the rate, forcing them to use ing has also been employed to assist either their own car or a taxi to trans- The lack of a single emergency number is patients until a medic can arrive. port someone to a hospital. Current- a problem in many developing countries. Modern, efficient call centers for ly, the Jamaican Fire Department is general emergency calls (1-1-2) and in the process of purchasing ambu- Ambulance was established in civil- emergency medical calls (1-1-8) lances and plans to train its staff as war-torn Somalia in 2006. Aamin have been established, and call-taker, EMTs and paramedics. In India, Ambulance is also an NGO that sur- dispatcher and medic training is an emergency medical services are well vives on donations and receives no ongoing process. funded, and the telephone number funding from the government. Before Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has a 1-0-8 is used. NGOs contract with Aamin Ambulance was established in similar population of some 10 mil- the state governments to provide the Mogadishu, there was only private lion residents and is in the process of 1-0-8 call centers and ambulance ambulance service, and few people upgrading its emergency communi- services. The 1-0-8 services signifi- paid for it. Aamin Ambulance cur- cations systems to include use of a cantly impact rural areas of India, rently has 24 ambulances in single telephone number for all which are heavily populated and Mogadishu. emergencies. The city has two basic have limited access to hospitals. In Kurdistan, the regional gov- life support (BLS) ambulances post- War and Terrorism. In some ernment and the World Bank built ed at each district’s public hospital. parts of the developing world, war an emergency communications solu- In addition, it assigns doctors and and terrorist-related conflicts limit tion that includes three call centers nurses to each ambulance. The city any ability to provide emergency and systems, ambulance communi- is in discussions with the national medical services. However, war-torn cations and a radio network. Prior to health ministry about potential places such as Syria, Somalia and the this project, a single individual and changes to legislation that will allow Kurdistan region have officials who his mobile phone managed emer- the city to transition to a paramedic/ serve as examples of emergency gency medical services for millions EMT model. Traffic problems in the medical professionals providing of people. city cause long response times, so the services under extreme conditions. Vehicular Traffic. Ever-increas- city government is looking into using In Syria, the White Helmets are ing vehicle traffic is possibly the EMTs on motorbikes as a means to recognized for saving hundreds of biggest challenge facing public safe- get around traffic quickly and triage lives. The White Helmets’ personnel ty as a whole. Why is traffic such an a patient while the ambulance works and vehicles are targets of Syrian and issue? Basically, firetrucks, police its way through the city’s dense Russian airstrikes in the nongovern- cars and ambulances can’t get vehicle traffic. ment-controlled areas. The volunteer organization provides medical evacu- More Information The Philippines Example ation, urban search and rescue in Planning and implementing a response to bombing, evacuation of White Helmets national integrated emergency com- civilians from dangerous areas and https://whitehelmets.org/en munications and emergency medical emergency medical services delivery. Aamin Ambulance response system takes strong national An all-volunteer emergency med- https://aaminambulance.com/ leadership. The Philippines has man- ical services provider called Aamin dated a transition to a single national

16 Quarter 4 2019 RadioResource International www.RRImag.com emergency telephone number and is The emergency number is many times one Southeast Asian country that has pioneered building an integrated included in the authorizing legislation emergency communications system nationwide. for some ministries, so changing the In 2018, the country institutional- emergency numbers is not always just ized the three-digit number 9-1-1 as the nationwide emergency hotline, a technical or public education issue. replacing Patrol 1-1-7, to conform to the ITU’s international standards. What’s Driving Change? ing common throughout southern The 9-1-1 system has one public- Emergency medical services are Asia as an alternative to ambulances safety answering point (PSAP) at a the focus of change in emergency and to move quickly through traffic national level — a national call cen- response, using many innovative and to an incident. ter — under the Department of Inte- courageous efforts. What is driving n Mass First-Aid Training. Train- rior, and local government and 9-1-1 this transformation? The drivers ing volunteers and linking their call centers at local levels. The serv- include the increase of wealth global- mobile phones to emergency com- ices are free 24/7. ly, raising quality-of-life expecta- munications systems to alert them if The Bureau of Fire Protection tions and TV shows about emergency there is an incident near them is (BFP) is the leading provider of medicine. In addition, multilateral increasing. emergency medical services. All of agencies such as the World Bank, n Taxi Driver First-Aid Training. its ambulances are equipped with at United Nations and others have Many times, taxis are the first option least BLS devices and a communica- emphasized improving medical care for getting a patient to a hospital. tions system with one base radio and to recipient nations. n Social Media. Many agencies one handheld radio or cellphone. The impact of the U.S. and Euro- are using social media to communi- Each ambulance crew consists of one pean Union (EU) diaspora on their cate with the public on traffic prob- medical officer, two BLS trained home countries is also a factor. When lems. Jakarta’s traffic police have nurses, one ambulance driver and someone calls 9-1-1 in the United more than 1 million followers on one aide. Recently approved legisla- States, there is a general expectation Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. tion requires new personnel of the that the ambulance will arrive within n Electronic Traffic Law Enforce- BFP to be certified EMTs. In addi- four to eight minutes, depending on ment (E-TLE). Expanded traffic tion to ambulances, motorcycles with the jurisdiction. As everyone knows, monitoring camera systems coupled basic medical equipment are used to the United States is home to people with electronic messaging systems cope with traffic in metro Manila. from many nations. For instance, are being implemented in Jakarta. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Indians or Vietnamese living in the n E-Tolling. Charging a toll for is an active contributor to the com- U.S. are part of the Indian or Viet- entering downtown areas of major munity-based endeavor in emer- namese diaspora. To some degree, by cities has been implemented in gency medical services. Its free bringing the U.S. or EU experiences Singapore. ambulance services are operational with emergency response to their As traffic continues to snarl U.S. 24/7 with 97 chapters across the families and friends still living in the cities, impacting the ability of first country. PRC has a team of well- country of origin, expectations of the responders, especially emergency trained first responders and 126 delivery of emergency medical serv- medical units, to get to the incident ambulances. With ambulance servic- ices begin to change. quickly, learning how developing es provided by multiple stakeholders nations are addressing the problems including the BFP, PRC and private Solutions for Delivery could serve as a lesson for other companies, the ratio of population to Several low-cost solutions are countries. n ambulances in the Philippines was being implemented in developing 2,106 to one in 2015. nations. Many of these solutions are Jeffrey Winbourne is the president of Win- The country recognized emer- being used or considered by U.S. bourne Consulting, international services. gency medicine as a specialty in cities and counties to overcome local He has worked in the emergency commu- 1988. There are even dedicated challenges to providing service. Cost nications industry for more than 25 years. emergency medical services soci- is always a factor, and many of these In addition to working on many projects in eties, such as the Society of Emer- solutions are low cost. Others are the United States, he has worked on gency Medical Technicians and the aimed at reducing traffic. These solu- emergency communications and emer- Philippine College of Emergency tions include: gency management projects in more than Medicine. The Philippines also has n Motorbike Medics/EMTs. 20 countries since 2004. He can be con- about 3,300 certified professionals. While not new, this option is becom- tacted at [email protected]. www.RRImag.com RadioResource International Quarter 4 2019 17 Austria’s Emergency Calling Solution

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Emergency communications ser- A private initiative to provide accessibility to vices are primarily voice only, along Ewith a marginal share of data and emergency services could be used worldwide. multimedia used by public-safety By Wolfgang Kampichler answering points (PSAPs). The news recently told the tragic story of a young European woman who was vice is used or how successful it is, standards that enable next-generation killed because her exact location but people have repeatedly reported emergency calling or next-generation was not known, and if she had had problems. For example, a former 1-1-2 (NG 1-1-2) are available, so it the means to text instead of speak Austrian member of parliament’s is a matter of implementing the tech- with the police, she might have kitchen burned down because she nology. In 2016, a group of engineers lived. Improving access to emergen- couldn’t contact the fire brigades in started a private initiative, called cy services for citizens, especially time. An obvious drawback is that Deaf Emergency Calling 1-1-2 for the deaf and hard of hearing, any message received at the Vienna (DEC112), to provide a better way to requires PSAPs and people in need Police Department requires several support deaf and hard-of-hearing to handle new modes of communi- steps and time until proper resources people. For Austria, this means a cations such as text. are dispatched. solution that allows direct conversa- In Austria, dialling 0800 133 133 Organizations that support deaf tions between a person in need and allows people to contact the police and hard-of-hearing individuals have the federal states’ control center, and via fax or short message service expressed the need for text to emer- provides location information that (SMS). Officials don’t have detailed gency services and location-based can easily be integrated to the control data indicating how often this ser- emergency call routing. Technical room. The challenges with Austrian

18 Quarter 4 2019 RadioResource International www.RRImag.com emergency services include different Organizations that support deaf and emergency numbers and the fact that emergency services are the responsi- hard-of-hearing individuals have expressed bility of federal states using different call-processing equipment (CPE) or the need for text to emergency services CAD systems. In technical terms, it and location-based emergency call routing. means different services — at least for fire, ambulance and police — undialable numbers. That works DEC112 open source operation in and service regions for each federal well in a legacy environment but is Austria includes several main ele- state, combined with next-generation a challenge when calls originate ments. The emergency services rout- core services and standardized inter- from different sources or use differ- ing proxy (ESRP) is the base routing faces that make up an NG 1-1-2 ent technologies such as DEC112. function for emergency calls, and the architecture. NG 1-1-2 architecture combines primary input to an ESRP is a SIP a session initiation protocol (SIP)- message, which means that only the Technical Architecture based architecture and functional call setup via SIP signaling is routed Emergency calling is based on elements to implement a mapping through intermediate functional ele- straightforward technical building and routing process that has the ments. Media (audio, video or text) blocks and a few legal and regulato- potential to support any originating is transmitted end to end. The output ry aspects. Technical elements, typi- technology subject to the condition is a SIP message with a route header cally part of an incumbent telephone that proper location information is (possibly) rewritten and, in some service provider, ensure that emer- available for routing purposes. At cases, additional manipulation of the gency calls are routed to the most the inception of the DEC112 pro- message content. To do this, the appropriate emergency center. Rout- ject, funded by the Internet Founda- ESRP maintains an interface to the ing uses static information such as tion Austria, it was immediately emergency call routing function dialing code/area code and a table obvious that core services of the NG (ECRF) for location-based routing that maps those codes to centers that 1-1-2 architecture needed to be information. Emergency calls are are identified by unlisted and often implemented. routed to the appropriate PSAP

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-'0911&VYQYC[TCFKQUQNWVKQPU EQOOUMGPYQQFEQO required service — ambulance, fire DEC112’s Global Benefit or police — and the DEC112 app gets the current location from device By Walt Magnussen Jr. sensors, and both data are used as he work done on the U.S. National best solution available to the develop- inputs to the query. Therefore, a T Emergency Number Association ment team at the time, it would be an calling party does not need to know (NENA) i3 next-generation 9-1-1- (NG enhancement to work with the phone the address of the correct PSAP 9-1-1) implementation in Austria shows manufacturers and the service providers nearest to or responsible for the considerable thought leadership. The to embed this capability into the native IP location where the emergency call text-to-9-1-1 implementations in the Unit- multimedia subsystem (IMS) client in the originates. When receiving a mes- ed States are all based on short mes- phone and the network so that foreigners sage or call, two tasks can be distin- sage service (SMS) gateways. While they traveling to Austria can enjoy the same guished at a PSAP: call-taking and provide a transitional solution, they do personal safety benefits using the same dispatching. not offer the full suite of capabilities that interface that they would use at home. Call-taking is a well-trained a full NG 9-1-1 implementation would The industry needs to work together operator or call-taker answering the offer. to make this a global capability while not emergency call. A call-taker’s task The Austrian solution not only blazes forgetting that it began in Austria. n is complex and requires analytical the trail for the rest of the world while skills, multitasking, and interperson- eliminating the obstacles for the hearing Walt Magnussen Jr. runs the Internet2 al and crisis management skills. impaired in Austria, but it also points out Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC), an From a technical view, when an the next steps. The DEC112 solution emergency communications lab at Texas emergency call arrives at the PSAP, requires an application to be installed on A&M University (TAMU) in College Sta- it is routed through a CPE. The CPE a caller’s smartphone. While this was the tion, Texas, United States. may use an automatic call distribu- tion (ACD) algorithm to forward the based on the location of the caller. Defined as a functional element of call to the next free call-taker, and The functional element responsible the NG 1-1-2 architecture, an ESRP the information of the calling party for providing mapping information is a SIP proxy that selects the next is shared with the CAD system. As to querying entities is the ECRF. The hop routing based on location, ser- soon as all relevant incident data is ECRF supports the location to ser- vice URN and policy. collected, the proper units are dis- vice translation (LoST) protocol by To understand the end-to-end patched to the incident. which location information and a message flow, the ECRF must be Text messages are quite different service uniform resource name explained further. In simple terms, than plain voice but need to be inte- (URN) serve as input to a mapping the ECRF is a geographic informa- grated in the same workflow, which, function that returns a uniform tion system (GIS)-enabled compo- depending on the capabilities of the resource identifier (URI) addressing nent used for storage, retrieval, PSAP system, might be challenging. the most appropriate PSAP for the mapping and analysis of geographic If either the CPE or the CAD pro- caller’s location. data. Geographic data may include vides interfaces to external commu- Assuming a single, countrywide digital map layers representing the nications sources and supports the PSAP receives emergency calls via real world using points, lines and reception of a so-called trigger mes- a single number, routing of SIP- polygons, as well as aerial and satel- sage, it is possible to indicate an based emergency calls may be that lite imagery. The DEC112 open- incoming DEC112 message on a simple. A SIP proxy could know the source ECRF has GIS data defining call-taker’s position. But how would whereabouts of calling and called Austrian PSAP service areas that are a call-taker be able to chat with the parties, even without caller location polygons of Austrian federal states person in need? The following and would forward incoming and counties. Remarkably, the points are an example of how to requests. But in Austria, an emer- boundary of one federal state, integrate, but there might be differ- gency center serves a certain region Lower Austria, has one exterior and ent options. Because DEC112 will (jurisdiction) and has a unique one interior boundary. integrate with different PSAP sys- emergency number — 1-4-4 for A LoST request provides a ser- tems, and based on the workflow ambulance, 1-2-2 for fire brigades vice URN and coordinates, point or previously explained, the team and 1-3-3 for police, for example. circle of a calling party to be inter- moved on with the following ideas: Such a setup requires extended fea- sected with the PSAP boundary n Choose the simplest standard- tures supported by a SIP proxy, and polygon map, which further pro- ized mechanism available for chat the aggregate of such extended fea- vides the SIP address to the ESRP — the SIP SIMPLE instant messag- tures paired with the basic features for routing purposes. Indeed, the ing protocol. European Telecommu- of a SIP proxy make up an ESRP. calling party just selects the nications Standards Institute (ETSI)

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Region B Region A ESInet (o) ESRP PSAP GW APP (t) ESRP Backend ECRF SIP Proxy FG

TS 103 479, the European version interconnect the public side with the standardized interfaces, it is only of U.S. National Emergency Number PSAP. Functional elements to inte- necessary to have another ECRF to Association (NENA) i3 standard, is grate with a PSAP are a terminating make up a so-called LoST hierarchy. a stable draft to be released later this ESRP and PSAP gateway. This sep- In simple terms, such an ECRF or year. The core services are the same aration allows not only a secure sep- forest guide (FG) provides map- as introduced in i3. aration by extending the ESRPs pings to national ECRFs based on n Implement a PSAP border with minimal border control func- national boundaries. device or gateway connecting to tion (BCF) capabilities but also For example, as referenced in the DEC112 backends different routing policies or even figure above, a person from region n Send a trigger message (adapt- different vendor equipment in a A has a configured DEC112 app, able to local needs) if a message future rollout. DEC112 also covers a meaning that any emergency text arrives, which contains location, ref- session mode extension to SIP SIM- message is sent to the local erence data (calling party) and a PLE based on well-known mecha- ESRP/A. This person uses DEC112 URL pointing to a local web user nisms already used to serve domain in the home country, ECRF/A pro- interface (UI) with a chat feature. specific extensions needed in an NG vides national mapping, and mes- The PSAP CPE or CAD receiving 1-1-2 architecture. sages are forwarded accordingly. the trigger must support a UI web When developing app and core Traveling to region B would not object that automatically connects to services, the team used business and change the app configuration, and the border device via the URL. leisure travel to test how well messages would still be sent to n When integration is impossi- DEC112 works if connected from ESRP/A; however, because ECRF/A ble, provide a web-based UI to dis- another country and found no matter would not have an authoritative play location, reference data and where the caller was, the app mapping for the location provided, chat features that can be accessed worked well if there was data con- it would simply ask the FG. The FG via a browser nectivity. But, messages are always would respond with a redirect mes- routed to the default PSAP because sage (iteration), telling ECRF/A that DEC112 implemented the mobile no PSAP mappings are available ECRF/B has the authoritative map- app with a proper backend to regis- outside of Austria. One obvious ping for region B or the location ter users, considered a public part of approach is to create mappings for provided in the request. As a next DEC112. In addition, core ESRP each country stored in the Austrian step, ECRF/A would send a request and ECRF services considered as ECRF, but there is a better way. to ECRF/B and get the URI of emergency services IP network Assuming each country runs an PSAP/B, which it would return to (ESInet) are part of DEC112 to ECRF and ESRP and both support the ESRP/A (recursion). Finally, the www.RRImag.com RadioResource International Quarter 4 2019 23 integrates with a PSAP, location and reference data may be displayed in an additional web view or just for- warded in the trigger message gener- ated as soon as messages arrive at the PSAP. DEC112 provides a neat, web-based user interface for chatting and has more than 500 registered users and averages one emergency conversation per week. “I am very pleased to see that our industry partners’ contribution in NG 1-1-2 standardization comes now to the hearing-impaired people to communicate with the first responder organizations with 21st century technology,” says Frequen-

Photo courtesy Stefan Spielbichler, Notruf NOE Photo courtesy Spielbichler, Stefan tis Vice President Public Safety DEC112 provides a web-based user interface for chatting and has 500 registered users. Robert Nitsch. “In accordance with originating ESRP/A would forward installed the app. Properly installing our mission statement, ‘for a safer the message to the terminating the app requires going through the world,’ Frequentis considers that we ESRP/B, which would know how to steps of two-factor authentication have a social responsibility and an contact PSAP/B. requiring a valid email address and, obligation to make our contribution The advantage of this approach is of course, the mobile number of the in that field. I am particularly proud that each country maintains its own device hosting the application. Fur- to support this initiative of an emer- infrastructure and authoritative map- ther, to ensure efficient processing gency call app for people with spe- pings. The FG just redirects to of administrative issues associated cial needs.” n national ECRFs and does not need with an emergency text, one should to know about national PSAPs and also provide additional personal Wolfgang Kampichler is initiator and co- how they are organized. Additional- data. In the case of emergency, an developer of DEC112, a private initiative ly, national borders do not change emergency call requires just two to provide accessibility to Austrian emer- often, so there is little effort in run- clicks — one to open the app and gency services. As principal scientist at ning an FG, and peering agreements another one to choose the required Frequentis, Kampichler actively con- are only necessary between ECRFs service by selecting one of the tributes to innovation and technical for mapping and ESRPs for interna- icons. Selecting a service immedi- expertise for future public-safety commu- tional routing. Such a deployment ately triggers a message sent to the nications technologies in Europe and will be tested later this year in an proper PSAP including location, ref- abroad. He is an engineer who started European Emergency Number Asso- erence data and the configured name his career as a research assistant at the ciation (EENA) project. DEC112 of the person in need. Department of Computer Science at roaming will be tested in Austria, As a next step, the PSAP receiv- Vienna University of Technology and Italy and Denmark. ing the text messages provides an attained a doctorate degree in technical “DEC112 clearly shows the bene- immediate answer to indicate that sciences in 2002. He chaired and co- fits of standardized interfaces,” says the message has been received at the chaired the planning committee for the Michael Proestler, CEO of GridGears. PSAP and to provide technical infor- National Emergency Number Association “Independent services from different mation about how the PSAP can be (NENA) Industry Collaboration Event vendors can be integrated into a valu- contacted — a URI pointing to a (ICE) #5 and #6 and supported European able system to improve emergency BCF or terminating ESRP — during Telecommunications Standards Institute services. We are very proud to be a the chat conversation. In the case (ETSI) NG 1-1-2 Plugtests and standardi- part of this journey.” one is unable to chat, location update zation work as a technical expert. messages are sent automatically Kampichler supports standardization Austria’s DEC112 every 20 seconds. Otherwise, the working groups in public safety and air Application person starts explaining the emer- traffic management and is co-chair of the Since February, anyone in Aus- gency to the call-taker by either typ- European Emergency Number Associa- tria may use the DEC112 app to ing a text or selecting a predefined tion (EENA) Technical and Operational contact emergency services if that message from the app’s session con- Committee. Email feedback to person has downloaded and properly trol bar. Depending on how DEC112 [email protected].

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Standards for 5G are advancing, with critical communications now in the mix for 4G technology and beyond. By Philippe Agard Photo courtesy Nokia

All vertical markets, including public n Mission-critical multimedia n Mission-critical interoperability safety, transport, energy, mining, and broadcast multicast services (MBMS) (MCIOPS): Mission-critical services oil and gas, are seeing increased user equipment (UE) application pro- support on IOPS mode of operation A n demand for Third Generation Partner- gramming interface (API) creation: Edge application enablement: A ship Project (3GPP) standardized Enables third-party mission-critical full architecture for edge applications broadband-based solutions for apps to access MBMS functionality on including enabler functions on both the mission-critical communications. The the UE; edge network and UE has been story for the critical communications n Railway communications defined. The study is based on key sector began in 2013 when, catalyzed (MONASTERY2): Support for func- architecture principles such as UE by TCCA and other stakeholders to tional alias for all services and call mobility, edge application portability, align the industry on common stan- types, including commencement service differentiation and flexible dards, 3GPP began standardization of modes for MCPTT group calls and deployment. It is expected to be com- broadband mission-critical services, call-forwarding support for MCPTT pleted by December 2019. with mission-critical push to talk private calls; and n Application layer support for (MCPTT) first included in 3GPP n Mission-critical services over 5G European Union’s (EU) Factories of Release 13 in 2016. Key applications study item: Identified the use of multi- the Future public-private partnership common to all services, such as cast, use of proximity services (ProSe), n Unmanned aerial systems (UAS). MCPTT, mission-critical video deployment scenarios, resource control This study evaluates the necessary (MCVideo) and mission-critical data quality of service (QoS) class identifier application layer architecture and solu- (MCData) — known collectively as (QCI) versus 5G QoS indicator (5QI) tions to enable the UAS application MCX — are continuously improved, and the impacts of 5G network slicing aspects — fly route authorization, with new study items introduced in as gaps that need to be addressed to location management, group commu- each release. enable mission-critical services over nication, and UAS to unmanned traffic 5G. The study item is expected to be management (UTM) communications The Status of completed in September 2020. — on the 3GPP network. Standardization With work on Release 16 ongoing, While content for 3GPP Release 17 Evolution to 5G the remit for critical communications is still being defined, some work items Vertical markets are already adopt- continues to expand. In addition to the and studies of interest for critical com- ing broadband technologies by imple- various MCX service enhancements, munications are progressing: menting private Long Term Evolution highlights of the current release n eMONASTERY2: Enhancements (LTE) networks or mission-critical include: to application architecture for railways services on top of commercial LTE

26 Quarter 4 2019 RadioResource International www.RRImag.com Evolution to 5G DL: 1.5 Gbps 10 Gbps networks through secure mobile virtu- UL: 300 Mbps al network operators (S-MVNOs), Early 5G standards focusing which have been considered for some on broadband Extreme Mobile nationwide public-safety networks. broadband mobile broadband Internet of things (IoT) using LTE for R15 machines (LTE-M) and narrowband Expected for IoT (NB-IoT) and first machine 4G 5G standards and terminals in 2022 communications can also be done with Massive Critical IoT and sensors Machine machine machine 4G networks and technology. This communication R17 communication R16 communication enables new capabilities for better LTE-M and NB-IoT Latency <10 ms All vertical features Vertical features operational efficiency and enhanced Low data rate/long battery life Reliability 3-5 x 9s Including m-IoT connectivity Reliability, latency and slicing situational awareness to first respon- ders and critical users, including Device Ecosystems 450 – 470 MHz for professional streaming video and connected wear- and Interoperability mobile radio (PMR) applications. ables. 5G adoption is expected to fol- While the critical communications These ECC decisions include harmo- low an incremental path enabling community is expecting devices that nized technical conditions for land enhanced capabilities as shown in the will deliver ProSe services, the ecosys- mobile systems with channel band- graphic on the right. Early 5G stan- tem has been stimulated by public- width of 1.4, 3 or 5 megahertz. dards have been focusing on extreme safety LTE networks in the United More national regulators are allo- mobile broadband, and critical com- States, Qatar, United Kingdom, South cating spectrum for verticals or for munications and massive machine Korea and Dubai, as well as private unlicensed users, and this is fueling communications are being planned. networks in large mining operations or further development of the ecosystem. As Release 17 is now in the content those deployed by Industry 4.0 players. Some example markets include the planning phase, Europe’s 5G public- Interoperability and mission-critical United States (CBRS 3.5 GHz), France private partnership (5G PPP) organized service harmonization are critical chal- (2.6 GHz), Germany (3.7 GHz), Unit- a 5G vertical user workshop in July to lenges for the successful deployment ed Kingdom (1.8, 2.3 and 3.8 GHz) try and align the technical interest of and operation of mission-critical com- and Japan (4.7 and 28 GHz). the key vertical markets on possible munications and the growth of the The WRC-19 in Egypt in Novem- new common features through their ecosystem. The European Telecommu- ber will have several agenda items of respective industry associations. This nications Standards Institute (ETSI), interest for vertical and critical com- coordination of effort between vertical with the support of TCCA, the Euro- munications markets. These include: markets of critical communications pean Commission and Finland’s Eril- n Agenda Item 1.3 addressing the users is needed, as only a subset of the lisverkot, organized the fourth MCX use of 460 – 470 MHz; work areas identified by the respective Plugtests event, held 23 – 27 Septem- n Agenda Item 1.11 addressing rail- verticals can be onboarded as Release ber in Kuopio, Finland. The goal was way radio communications systems 17 content, considering the workload to validate the interoperability of a between train and trackside (RSTT) for of the 3GPP radio access network variety of implementations using dif- both coverage and capacity; (RAN) and service and system aspects ferent scenarios based on 3GPP n Agenda Item 1.12 addressing (SA) groups. The release planning will mission-critical services in Release 14. intelligent transport systems (ITS) be done in two stages: spectrum needs; and n SA/RAN/CT Plenaries 16 – 20 Spectrum n Agenda Item 1.13 addressing mil- September, Newport Beach, Califor- There is need for spectrum to sup- limeter wave (mmWave) spectrum in nia, U.S. port broadband critical communica- 26, 40 and 66 GHz. n SA/RAN/CT Plenaries 9 – 20 tions, and important developments December, Sitges, Spain made at the 2015 World Radio Confer- The broadband critical communica- ence (WRC-15) include the decisions tions industry is growing steadily. Features under study and of interest to allow the use of 694 – 864 MHz on There are opportunities at stake for the to critical communications users in key a global basis, as well as 380 – 470 end of 2019 at 3GPP through Release vertical markets are sidelink enhance- MHz and 4.94 – 4.99 GHz in some 17 content planning and at WRC-19. n ments — vehicle to everything (V2X), International Telecommunication ultra-reliable low-latency communica- Union (ITU) regions, for public protec- Philippe Agard has been public-safety and tions (URLLC)/time-sensitive tion and disaster response (PPDR) defense markets leader at Nokia since networking, positioning, nonpublic broadband. European Communications 2013. He also chairs the Broadband Indus- networks (nonspectrum related), non- Committee (ECC) Decisions (19)02 try Group (BIG), a working group of TCCA, terrestrial networks and 5G multicast and (16)02 also address the use of and is a board member of TCCA. Email broadcast services (5MBS). bands including 410 – 430 MHz and feedback to [email protected]. www.RRImag.com RadioResource International Quarter 4 2019 27 PRODUCT EXPO: RADIOS

Airbus Defence and Space with other Barrett HF products, the SDR P25 solution for Tactilon Dabat is a smartphone and transceiver can provide secure email, data large and small TETRA radio in a single device. The prod- transfer and telephone within an HF net- operators. Com- uct combines the reliability of TETRA with work, as well as international telephone pact and robust, the intelligence of smartphones and the network and internet connectivity. the series is speed of broadband. The device is smart, www.barrettusa.com offered in three strong and secure for public-safety and frequency bands: business-critical operations, and operates BridgeCom Systems 136 – 174, 400 – 470 and 450 – 512 MHz. on any standard TETRA The AnyTone AT-D878UV PLUS is a dual- Available in under-dash or two remote network on 380 – 430 band Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) portable mounting configurations, the versatile radio MHz. The device has a that transmits at 6 watts (W) on UHF and is easily and quickly installed in any vehi- changeable, long-lasting 7 W on VHF. The cle. The standard conventional P25 opera- battery and both IP65 radio is suitable tion can be upgraded to trunking, and and IP67 ratings. The for applications encryption and data features are also product can be used as such as commer- readily accessed through GME’s intuitive a TETRA radio for critical cial, emergency programming tool. communications and as a smartphone for management, www.gme.net.au mobile applications and special profession- firefighters, and al apps. search and rescue. Hytera Communications www.securelandcommunications.com The PLUS model features Bluetooth; a The PNC370 push-to-talk (PTT) over cellu- digital and analog automatic packet report- lar (PoC) radio provides nationwide radio Alinco, Electronics division ing system (APRS); GPS; roaming; and communications over cellular Long Term The DJ-MD5TGP, featuring 5-watt (W) Dig- the company’s phone, email and video Evolution (LTE) and Wi-Fi networks. The ital Mobile Radio (DMR) Tiers 1 and 2 support. radio features instant technology, is the newest addition to Alin- www.bridgecomsystems.com group calling with digital co’s line of compact dual-band DMR VHF/ noise suppression for UHF portable trans- Entel UK excellent voice quality in ceivers. The product Ideal both for high-density city center and loud areas. The radio has supports business com- wide-area operations, the DN400 Long built-in Wi-Fi and Blue- munications and profes- Term Evolution (LTE) Wi-Fi push-to-talk tooth. The Wi-Fi capability sional or amateur use. (PTT) over cellular (PoC) radios combine enables calls inside build- Features include GPS; traditional PTT with cellular network opera- ings with Wi-Fi network a color display; 4,000- tion for strong perform- connectivity, and the device can automati- channel memory; and ance. Features include cally and seamlessly switch to an LTE net- an IP54-rated polycar- Tier 3-plus hosted data work when a caller moves outside Wi-Fi bonate body. The radio uses Digital Voice centers, fully redundant network range. Bluetooth provides wireless Systems Inc.’s (DVSI) AMBE+2 vocoder and remotely hosted connectivity to accessories such as ear- technology for outstanding audio perform- backup servers, 3 watts pieces. An Android app allowing access to ance at an affordable cost. (W) of clear audio, IP68- PoC services comes pre-installed on the www.alinco.com rated (2 meters for up to radios. 4 hours of submersion) www.hytera.com Barrett Communications compact and rugged construction, The Barrett 4050 HF SDR is a high- advanced encryption standard (AES)-256 Icom frequency (HF) software-defined radio encryption, emergency button, and lone The IC-M501M is a mobile version of the (SDR) with IP network connectivity that worker and man down as standard. Entel’s IP501H/IP503H Long Term Evolution (LTE) simplifies inte- complete line of E-PoC products and serv- handheld gration with ices, including gateway, smartphone app radio and uses existing net- and dispatcher, further extends the DN400 4G and/or 3G works. series’ capabilities. networks to Onboard Wi- www.entel.co.uk provide Fi allows for nationwide secure and seamless operation and con- GME coverage and stable communications. The trol of the transceiver via iOS-, Windows- The CM60 line of Project 25 (P25) Phase radio features a speaker microphone with or Android-based devices. When teamed 1 mobile radios provides a cost-effective emergency button or an optional command

28 Quarter 4 2019 RadioResource International www.RRImag.com microphone (HM-230HB) that provides a rowband two-way radios but has a 3.1-inch tion path to digital. handheld-like user interface with a full key- touchscreen in a rugged IP67 body. http://comms.kenwood.com pad and large display. Both mobile www.tokie.co (IP501M) and handheld (IP501H/IP503H) Kirisun Communications radios are interoperable with each other, JVCKENWOOD The DM588 Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and the company’s LTE push-to-talk (PTT) The NX-1000 series supports the NXDN or Tier 2 mobile features smart digital-analog radio system satisfies a wide range of cus- Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) digital proto- auto detection and the ability to be config- tomer needs. cols to enhance ured to analog, digital or mixed mode. www.icom.co/.jp/world business efficiency Automatic roam- or FM analog for its ing allows the Irvees Technology simplicity. The com- mobile to be The TK1100 does not require the user to pany’s One-“K”- used freely manually select Long Term Evolution (LTE) Fits-All solution among all sites or Digital Mobile Radio offers a selection of of IP Multi-Site Connect systems. (DMR) mode and can two-way radios with Pseudotrunking improves frequency effi- function with both LTE and the same operabili- ciency. The radio provides versatile voice DMR modes on concur- ty as predecessor calls with multiple functions such as group rently. This allows the radios. The model matrix also includes calls, text messages and emergency. device to function as a body variations, with or without a backlit Secure communications provides basic relay DMR channel and LCD and a keypad. Other features include and enhanced encryption capability, automatically assigns that a seven-color LED indicator and the popu- including ARC4 standard. The product role to another TK1100 in lar KENWOOD two-pin audio accessory supports GPS and multiple signaling for- the vicinity when its own battery drops to a connector. Plus, mixed-mode operation mats, including MDC1200, DTMF, and two preset level. The radio is ergonomically ensures seamless integration with legacy and five tone. designed to emulate the form factor of nar- radios while smoothing the onward migra- www.kirisun.com

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L3Harris Technologies tions of flammable gases, vapors, liquids storage. The radio supports up to 128 GB The XL line of portable radios includes the or combustible dust routinely exist. micro SD external memory, micro sub- single-band XL-185P with Long Term Evo- www.motorolasolutions.com scriber identity module (SIM) and nano- lution (LTE), the multiband XL-200P with SIM dual card. Other features include LTE, and the intrinsically safe (IS) XL-185Pi Nautic Devices built-in GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Blue- and XL-200Pi. Each radio The Yapalong-5000 series full-duplex radio tooth 4.0, accelerometer, gyroscope, hap- features loud-and-clear consists of a mesh network, which requires tic vibration, IP66 rugged design, channel audio, extended-life batteries, neither a base station nor master unit. The and volume knob, PTT button, alarm but- a compact design and radio’s real-time digital communications ton and K-type audio connector. rugged construction. The XL conveys fully encrypted high-definition (HD) www.talkpod.com line adheres to Project 25 sound, and up to 16 users (P25) standards for interop- can talk simultaneously with Unimo Technology erability, allowing users to an unlimited number of lis- The UDR-100/400 is a compact, durable connect and communicate with partners on teners. Available in 800 and and high-quality portable VHF/UHF Digital other networks. The XL-185Pi and XL- 900 MHz models, the product Mobile Radio (DMR) for the 136 – 174/400 200Pi are UL-certified Class 1, Division 1 has a range of 1,000 meters – 470 MHz bands that offers (C1D1), allowing safe operation in potential- and a 10-hour battery life. loud, clear voice; short mes- ly explosive and hazardous environments. The device enables sub- sage service (SMS); transmit www.l3harris.com grouping and switching between two chan- (TX) interrupt; and advanced nels. Yapalong products are widely used in encryption standard (AES) 256 Lisheng (Fujian) sports, emergency response, industrial encryption. The radio supports Communications operations, construction, event planning Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) The R79 single-band (VHF or UHF) Digital and outdoor activities. Tiers 1 and 2 and complies with Mobile Radio (DMR) offers three operation www.yapalong.com IP67 for waterproofing. A 2.6 modes: digital/analog compatible, digital ampere-hour (Ah) high-capacity battery and analog. The product supports DMR Quanzhou Risen Electronics allows the radio to operate for more than Tier 2, and has two time slots The RS-569D dual-band digital/analog 17 hours at 5:5:90 (TX:RX:standby). and a DVIS HRV3000 dual-mode Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) www.unimo.co.kr vocoder. The radio complies radio ensures a smooth with IP54 and can be upgrad- analog-to-digital transition. Wireless Pacific ed to IP67. A 4.5-centimeter The radio works in VHF, The X10DR Elite allows three X10DR Elite display and full digital keypad UHF and customized fre- handset users to digitally communicate, with make it easy to send mes- quencies, and complies with advanced encryption standard (AES) sages. The radio has 32-bit the two-slot TDMA protocol encryption, in push-to-talk (PTT) or hands- voice encryption, making it of the DMR standard. Func- free mode up to 365 meters from each other suitable for business communications tions include call digital on an exclusive frequency-hopping spread applications. encryption, individual call, spectrum (FHSS) created www.cnlisheng.com group call, all call and messages. license-free channel. Each en.recentchina.com user’s handset signal is Motorola Solutions repeated by a centrally locat- The APX 8000H Project 25 (P25) portable Talkpod Technology ed X10DR gateway controller radio supports all commonly used P25 fre- The N59A 4G push-to-talk (PTT) network that also allows interconnec- quencies, allowing users to connect and radio has the newest Android 9 open tion to a radio, Iridium PTT, communicate with different agencies and application pro- satellite or console devices. organizations using the same radio. The gramming inter- Multiple gateway units can be cross con- product has an adaptive face (API) that nected to allow larger user groups. Because audio engine that provides allows multiple the system continually changes encryption loud, clear audio at any vol- PTT applications. keys during the day, the digital radios are ume in any environment. The radio features more secure for tactical operations than tra- Certified to the stringent Divi- a 36-millimeter ditional AES Project 25 (P25) radios. The sion 1 hazardous location loud-and-clear speaker, 6.1-centimeter remote-speaker-microphone-sized radios standards, the radio is touchscreen that works with gloves, 8- weigh 113 grams and are suitable for many designed for use in areas megapixel back camera, 2-megapixel front local on-site secure applications. where dangerous concentra- camera, 1 Gigabyte (GB) RAM and 8 GB www.wirelesscorpltd.com

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Upgraded Infrastructure, network design, energy savings, and sim- allows seamless connections indoors and Outdoor Base Station plification of installation and maintenance outdoors and allows continuous tracking Teltronic released a new generation of tasks. and recording of front-line personnel and eNEBULA infrastructure that fully inte- www.teltronic.es equipment. The unit features IP68 dust grates Long Term Evolution (LTE) broad- and waterproof certifications, as well as band capabilities Multimode Radio Mil-Std-810G for drop and shock testing. with TETRA. The The new multimode PTC680 from Hytera The radio weighs 325 grams. integration Communications is a hybrid device that www.hytera.com includes the combines a professional TETRA radio infrastructure and an Android-based smartphone plat- VHF TETRA Radio hardware and Damm Cellular Systems launched the network man- first VHF TETRA radio, the VHF FT5, agement system, which can use VHF spectrum for added control center coverage in open, rural areas while main- solution for both taining all TETRA features. The radio is radio accesses, the result of a and terminals joint project with dual TETRA and LTE technology. The between Damm solution preserves the investments of and Funktel TETRA customers, allowing them to grad- and includes 3- ually add broadband services. The portfo- form. The device offers mission-critical watt (W) output lio also includes a catalog of cybersecurity voice and multimedia services. The unit for power infra- licenses and services specifically adopts human-oriented interaction structure designed to protect critical infrastructure. design, and a specially sized touchscreen savings because of wider coverage. A Teltronic also introduced the MCBS, a allows one-handed operation and gloved shock-resistant rubber coating protects new outdoor touch. Programmable buttons allow users against drop damage, and IP65 protection base station to customize the radio, and a multipur- allows outdoor use. Positioning in the with multicarri- pose push-to-talk (PTT) button helps device includes GPS, GLONASS, Galileo er capabilities, users communicate immediately. The unit and BeiDou. offering users also has a video camera and supports www.damm.dk a significant advanced location positioning through five reduction in global navigation satellite systems Intrinsically Safe Portable costs through (GNSS): GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, Entel launched the ultra-durable DTEx optimization in GLONASS and QZSS. The positioning series radio, the latest in its intrinsically

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safe range. In addition to systems. Entel also added an end-user added the NG 1-1-2 Long Term Evolution its IP68 submersible rat- programming PC app. (LTE) eCall option to its eCall GMS-based ing, the portable meets www.entel.co.uk test solution to implement RFC 8147- ATEX IIC and is available defined NG-eCall function tests and end- in ATEX and IECEx NG eCall Testing to-end voice evaluation. Anritsu also offers IIA-certified variants. Anritsu introduced an extended eCall test solutions to validate telematics control Outstanding range and solution consisting of its signaling tester units (TCUs) with eCall functions by sup- performance coupled with MD8475A/B base station simulator and porting 1 Gigabit LTE simulation and NG- lone-worker, man-down MX703330E eCall tester software. The eCall tests using one MD8475B unit. EU (optional) and emergency operators plan to shift to all-IP infrastruc- buttons ensure the radio is equipped to ture during the next 10 years, and NG support workers in challenging operations. 1-1-2 eCall is expected to be deployed in The ultra-tactile, ergonomic controls are the near term, the company said. designed for gloved-hand use, while the www.anritsu.com strengthened alumina silicate glass pro- vides contrast to the white-on-black OLED TETRA and LTE Roaming — customizable to two- or five-line display solution verifies the next-generation emer- Dabat Hybrid Roaming from Airbus is a — for readability in varying light condi- gency call system (NG-eCall). eCall is a combination of Airbus’ Tactilon tions. Entel’s intelligent speech tailoring pan-European emergency call system for Dabat hybrid terminal and the Tactilon technology supports a range of certified sending road accident information to a Agnet 800 app. The new solution will and approved accessories, optimizing public-safety answering point (PSAP). The extend and secure end users’ operations accessory audio performance. The radio European Union (EU) mandated that all by maximizing the benefits of hybrid net- has analog and Digital Mobile Radio new M1- and N1-category vehicles have work communications. The terminal com- (DMR) technologies, ensuring backward 1-1-2-based eCall in-vehicle systems bines and offers both TETRA and Long compatibility with existing analog radio (IVS) effective March 31, 2018. Anritsu Term Evolution (LTE) radio technologies.

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European Spectrum Report Addresses 400 MHz PMR Use

report from the Electronic Com- Amunications Committee (ECC) of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) offers updates on current and future use for the 400 MHz profession- al mobile radio (PMR)/public access mobile radio (PAMR) frequencies. While 450 – 470 MHz is a common band for PMR/PAMR, certain coun- tries have licensed up to 2-by-5 mega- hertz of spectrum at 450 – 470 MHz Nonexhaustive spectrum arrangement options for the 410 — 430 MHz band and deployed commercial CDMA net- works. The Netherlands, Austria, critical M2M applications should be increase to three. This means, if the Germany, Latvia, Russia, Sweden, carefully reflected in spectrum man- sharing number introduced is two, the Norway, Denmark, Finland, Hungary agement activities and in national fre- channels made available are 50% of and the Czech Republic already have quency policies,” Report 292 said. the total in use. Each sharer would be networks providing connectivity for Depending on PMR use in a coun- permitted only half the available millions of devices using CDMA450 try, CEPT administrations may decide capacity, leaving 50% to the other. or LTE450 technology. These networks on spectrum for PMR systems based The committee proposed that the have been assigned nationwide licens- on specific narrowband, wideband or Third Generation Partnership Project es, and existing CDMA networks are broadband technologies. It is often dif- (3GPP) should consider standardiza- likely to migrate toward Long Term ficult to identify continuous spectrum tion activities for 410 – 430 MHz to Evolution (LTE) technology. to reach LTE channel sizes of 1.4, 3 or coordinate LTE and radar systems. The Future LTE networks in the 400 5 megahertz. National regulations are report also recommends a work item MHz band may operate on a national, required for migration of narrowband for European Telecommunications regional or local basis. Spectrum used use to certain frequency bands to Standards Institute (ETSI) standards for narrowband PMR/PAMR is achieve a contiguous range of spec- for a means to facilitate PMR spectrum assigned based on nationwide, regional trum for land mobile systems based on sharing. In addition, improved receiver or local use. Whereas the spectrum LTE technology. The report describes specifications may offer more effective assigned for cellular technologies is options for administrations. spectrum use by avoiding guard bands typically nationwide only, it can’t be To increase shared use of PMR fre- between different land mobile systems used for PMR networks anymore. quencies, administrations could create operating in adjacent 400 MHz fre- Such discrimination between 12.5 kilo- “spectrum headroom,” especially in quency ranges. hertz-based PMR and Mobile/Fixed local situations with congested spec- The report also said the potential Communications Networks (MFCN) trum, most frequently in urban, metro- impact of intermodulation distortion in will be significant if more cellular politan centers or border areas. The PMR receivers caused by neighboring technologies are introduced for current sharing headroom is defined as the broadband signals should be taken into PMR/PAMR users. minimum amount of usable spectrum account. This is dependent on frequen- Users should be allowed to use their available to an additional number of cy offset of the LTE carrier from the current PMR licenses based on the cur- users, irrespective of the technology victim PMR receiver, the received rent regulatory framework and evolve those additional users are applying. power and the intermodulation per- without being disrupted by a frequency Channels can be cleared following formance of the victim PMR receiver policy that favors a single player’s the introduction of a sharing number at that frequency offset. No conclusion access to spectrum nationwide. and could be repurposed towards data- on the intermodulation effect from “The evolution of market demands, only use and exclusive use as well as broadband interferers into narrowband the availability of cellular mobile tech- providing further opportunity for gen- victims could be reached in ECC nologies in 400 MHz bands, as well as eral growth. It is also possible to start Report 283 [43], and ECC will conduct evolving requirements for mission- with a sharing number of two and additional investigations. n

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