contents TE TRA ISSUE 14 2013 CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS
News New data shows 2012 was the third consecutive year of record TETRA shipments; Simoco Group has rebranded its four regional businesses under the unifi ed brand name Simoco; Scottish Ambulance Service installs in-building coverage system; Hytera Mobilfunk wins trade award in Germany; UK network provider Airwave wins fi re control room contract with County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority; UK and South African police forces upgrade terminals; and Swedish network contract signed
Spectrum harmonization Jeppe Jepsen, director of broadband spectrum for the TETRA & Critical Communications Association, says we need to act now to secure spectrum for LTE-based data services
Network optimization Once a network has been planned, the optimization process can begin. Tim Guest reports on this next step
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Connecting with LTE Last year, we looked at GERYON, an EU- fi nanced project to build a secure infrastructure to connect private mobile networks with public systems for emergency communications. Roberto Maza reports on the team’s progress
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TETRA power Richard Lambley visits three innovative radio installations in Poland, a country where smaller TETRA systems are proving to be popular and successful. He reports from Gdansk Airport, a container port in Gdynia and a giant open- cast lignite mine in Belchatów, in the heart of Poland
The future of control rooms David Taylor talks to Simon Read, of APD Communications, about the future of control room technology and a more fl exible alternative to the traditional Integrated Communications Control System
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The road ahead TETRA Today talks to Gordon Watling, chief executive offi cer of Sepura, about the current position of the market and the challenges ahead for the TETRA community
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