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PSCE

European Broadband activities

NPSTC 2011-09-29

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Manfred BLAHA *) PSCE: Board of Officers 2009-today, President 2011/12

*) APCO Intl.: International Vice-President 2005-2007 International Chapter, Executive Council rep. 2008-today

*) Ministry of the Interior, Austria: Technology Advisor for National Crisis and Disaster Prevention Management

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PSCE Public Safety Communications Europe

Result of a European Union funded project

Non-Profit Organisation Based in Brussels Established 2009 under Belgian law

~60 institutional members 60+ individual members

Users – Industry – Research

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PSCE - Mission

… to foster, by consensus building, excellence in the development and use of public safety communications and information management systems, to improve the provision of public safety services and the safety of the citizens of Europe and the rest of the world

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Broadband in EU

Voice radio (TETRA, TETRAPOL) in 400MHz harmonized spectrum will still be in operation 10+ years.

Nationwide networks, cross-jurisdictional in operation/roll-out (blue/red color)

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Public Safety BB Requirements

Generally accepted – EU workshop March 2011

Dedicated harmonized Spectrum

Dedicated Networks (partly shared infrastructure?)

Shared Networks Option – Public Safety, Governments, Defence, Critical Infrastructure Operators (electricity, gas, water, transport,…)

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Broadband Spectrum !  Decision: below 1 GHz

Open issues: Technology? LTE? What else? 400 / 700 / 900 MHz ? Harmonized EU? Cooperation Worldwide?

2 * 5 MHz? 2 * 10 MHz? 15 MHz UL/10 MHz DL (German study)

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Political 1st European Radio Spectrum Policy Program (RSPP) developed by European Commission 2010 still in decision process.

PPDR (Public Protection & Disaster Relief) explicitly mentioned

Starting point for elaborating frequency range

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Law Enforcement WP A Working Party of the European Council (Home and Justice Affairs):

Set of recommendations: Improve cross-border communications Need of harmonized BB technical solution Need of harmonized BB frequency band(s) Need for Inter-system interface

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The Matrix Development of

“European Set of Public Safety High-Speed Mobile Data Requirements”

based on existing studies from different EU countries.

Identifying operational scenarios, “mission critical” vs. “non-mission critical” and their priority.

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Lobbying Actively at all levels

National Telecom Regulator Administrations Council of Telecom Ministers European Commission European Parliament

NPSTC and PSCE together: ITU? World Radio Conference 2012?

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US – EU cooperation Exchange of best practices, requirements, … Cooperation in lobbying (wordings, etc.) Cooperation for international disaster interoperability

Common approach national regulators ITU WRC 2012 …

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manfred.blaha@gmx.net cell-ph.: (+43)664.200.10.88