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The 4G Era: Public Safety Communications and LTE
PracTel Inc., May 2010, Pages: 152
The 4G Era: Public Safety Communications and LTE - Technology and Markets Assessment
The wireless communications industry developments show that we are approaching the 4G era; and this report addresses the status of a new generation of Public Safety Communications (PSC) radio supported by the forward-looking Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. From this very wide selection of topics, the report concentrates only on:
- Project 25 marketing and technological features, including this technology developmental phases
- LTE standardization status, technology development and market projections
- Vendors and governmental/standardization organizations activity towards bringing LTE to support PSC.
As it is envisioned now, LTE standards combined with cognitive radio technology will define the future of PSC; bringing first responders communications into the 4G era, which is characterized by, at least, the following features:
- Integration of wireless data, voice and video transmission
- QoS
- Packet-centric environment
- Multimedia environment
- At least several Mb/s of throughput (may be asymmetrical) in the mobile environment
- Up to 1 Gb/s peak rate of transmission in the stationary environment
- Seamless cell transmission, including in-building and outdoor communications with various technologies.
Based on user requirements and the analysis of market potential, the vendors’ community and governmental organizations are in the preparation to accelerate such a transition to 4G:
- There are multiple trials of the LTE technology for various applications
- There is obvious interest of P25 standard organizations, the U.S. Public Safety organizations and the FCC in the developing of the LTE-supported first responders communications environment
- Major equipment vendors are ready for the initial introduction of LTE networks at the end of 2010
- Such companies as Alcatel-Lucent, EADS and other are in the advanced design stages of LTE-supported PSC equipment
- Major service providers are developing LTE-based services with their introduction in 2010-2011
- LTE is favored by public safety for a proposed 700 MHz broadband network, currently is being trialed; with plans for deployment in 2010-2011.
This report analysis showed that, at the present time, the industry is inclined towards LTE as the forward-looking 4G technology; and it will play a significant role in building PSC infrastructure.
The report is recommended for a wide audience of technical, managerial and marketing staff involved in the development of advanced technologies for PSC.
Target Audience:
This report provides P25 and LTE technologies and markets analysis and assessments that are useful for service providers, vendors, network operators and managers, Enterprise IT staff, investors and end users seeking to gain a deeper understanding of PSC and LTE opportunities and barriers.
For systems vendors, integrators and others, the report provides an analysis and assessment of competing products currently available as well as an estimation of the overall opportunities in the coming years. The end users can gain a more thorough understanding of product’s market and capabilities as well as the economics of using 4G technologies to improve cost efficiency.
Research Methodology:
Considerable research was done using the Internet. Information from various Web sites was studied and analyzed; evaluation of publicly available marketing and technical publications was also conducted. Telephone conversations and interviews were held with industry analysts, technical experts and executives. In addition to these interviews and primary research, secondary sources were used to develop a more complete mosaic of the market landscape, including industry and trade publications, conferences and seminars.
The overriding objective throughout the work has been to provide valid and relevant information. This has led to a continual review and update of the information content.
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