Transcript Tetra MoU Speech

Is there a requirement for a Commercial
TETRA Operator in Venezuela?
Caracas, September 20th 2005
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Subjects
• Venezuela, General Background
• Who is SATELCA?
• Key User Groups for TETRA Infrastructure
• General System Requirements
• Key Applications
• Key Requirements for a National TETRA Operator
• Conclusions
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Venezuela's general background
Caracas
Location: Northern South America on the Caribbean
Population: Around 26 Million
GNP: 153.331 Millions $
Size: 916.445 Sq. Kms
Coastline: 2816 Kms
Major Cities: Caracas, Maracibo, Valencia, Maracay, Puerto Ordaz
Political Division: 23 States and one capital district
Mayor Export Product: Petroleum and derivates
Reserves Overview: Oil, Gas, Coal, Mineral deposits
Borders: Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Trinidad/Tobago
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Who is Satelca?
Satelca is a Venezuelan Telecom Operator with eight years in the market
offering services to their customers in three different areas:
1.- SMR/PMR
2.- Carrier
3.- IP Satellite services
We are located in Eastern Venezuela and own and operate a Microwave
backbone that covers the states of Anzoategui, Monagas, Bolívar, Delta
Amacuro and Sucre.
We currently operate a Trunked Radio Network that serves mainly to the
oil & gas companies, utilities, and service companies.
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Key User Groups for TETRA Infrastructure
Public Safety
Public Security
Segments are
requiring
TETRA
Oil & Gas and Utilities
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General Systems Requirements
• IP based, mapped over the chain of common structure
• Virtual private networking
• Availability of Data Gateway, Voice Logger, Line Dispatcher
• Different type of Interfaces for PSTN / PABX
• Group Call propagation based on User availability
• End to End encryption in Transparent mode
• Air Interface encryption
• Distributed Data Base Technology
• Full Redundancy
• Multi Vendor terminal interoperability
• Offering legacy migration without des-investment for networks subscribers
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Key Applications for Public Security and Public Safety
AVL
APL
Emergency Coordination
TETRA Infrastructure
Identification
System
Mobile Data
Computer Assisted Resources
Data Base for Citizen
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Key requirements for a National TETRA Operator
• The TETRA infrastructure must provide wide area communications nationwide both
portable and mobile terminal equipments.
• Capability for handling high traffic for voice, data and probable video in some specific
cases.
• Possibility of a centralized and remote user administration with full capabilities to
create, modify and eliminate functionalities in real time.
• Capability of Inter Systems Interoperability in order to interconnect TETRA Systems
from different Vendors.
• Terminals Interoperability in terms of transparent functionality with independence of
the Vendors.
• Jamming detection of Base Station
• Preparation for TETRA II High Speed Data to be used in main populated Cities
• Availability of logistic applications to be interfaced with an open XML based data
gateway
• Distributed Data Base that allow restoration and failover capabilities.
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Conclusions
• TETRA is the most suitable standard if the specific system requirements are
warranted by the infrastructure manufacturer.
• There are opportunities for the establishment of a National TETRA Operator in
Venezuela to provide radio communications to satisfy different kinds of services.
• We have seen in other countries where a commercial operator has installed and
maintains all security and public safety on a private network. In this case AIRWAVE
in England. This case scenario can be used in Venezuela.
• Satelca has been doing extensive tests on a pilot system supplied by Rohill which
we have concluded successful and covering the requirements.
• A key element to take in consideration for the establishment of a National TETRA
Network is the structure of distributed Data Base Technology which will allow the
highest grade of redundancy and the full VPN solution for every user group on the
network.
• The opportunity for a National TETRA Operator should be developed by a private
company in order to install operate and maintain the infrastructure of this latest
technology.
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What we understand is the Conatel’s opinion?
• There are a mandatory need of migrate the analog systems operating in 800 Mhz
band to digital systems in order to optimize the use of frequency spectrum.
• Conatel recommend to use the 400 Mhz band for new TETRA Projects because the
800 Mhz band is surround by use of the current operators.
• There are a mandatory commitments for migrate all the Radio Communications for
Public Security and Public Safety to adopt TETRA.
• Conatel will demand the different systems that will be used for Public Security and
Public Safety have the Inter-System Interface (ISI) in order to allow the
interconnection of TETRA networks from different manufacturers.
• The new radio communications systems to be installed in Venezuela must have a
minimum spectral efficiency of 4:1, that means 4 communication channels by carrier.
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Thanks for your Attention..!
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