Panel discussion This session will feature a panel discussion on the requirements and applications for mobile broadband in the public safety and critical communications spheres. Discussions will cover International applications with input from panel members from the Americas and also Europe, plus local agencies to give the Australian perspective. The discussions will cover areas such as: - The specialised needs of public safety agencies. - The benefits to the public and the agencies that mobile broadband can offer. - The relationship wit the commercial telecommunications carriers and the role their networks will play. - The increasingly important role that social media plays in emergency management. Achieving interoperability between agencies and across state borders and the role that wireless broadband will play in this area. Chaired by: Kit Wignall - National Practice Lead, Communications Consulting, UXC Consulting Panel members: Inspector (Ret.) Lance Valcour O.O.M - Chair, Law Enforcement Information Management Section, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Garry Kerr - A/Executive Manager Emergency Response Systems, Public Safety Business Agency, Ian Vaskess - Communications Consultant and Geoff Spring - Director International Business Development & Strategy, APCO Australasia

1. GAPStrategic
Mobile
Broadband
&
LTE
for
Cri6cal
Communica6ons
(An
Interna6onal
Perspec6ve)
GEOFF
SPRING
Workshop
No
3
18
June
2014
Sydney
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2. GAPStrategic
Mission
Cri6cal
LTE
Needs
Research
NIST
has
built
a
700-­‐MHz
Band
14
PSBB
Demonstra6on
Network
it
operates
to
provide
manufacturers
and
first
responders
a
loca6on
for
early
deployment
of
their
systems
in
a
mul6-­‐vendor,
neutral,
host
environment.
•
Research
&
Development
Road
mapping
•
Broadband
modelling
and
simula6on
•
In-­‐building
tes6ng
and
extended-­‐range
cell
tes6ng
•
Priority,
pre-­‐emp6on,
and
Quality
of
Service
•
Video
Quality
and
Audio
quality
•
LMR
and
LTE
Interoperability
•
Next-­‐genera6on
network
wireless
priority
services
tes6ng
&
evalua6on
•
Public
safety
broadband
requirements
gathering
and
standards
development
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3. •
Mission
cri6cal
public
safety
communica6ons
is
an
“eco
system”.
•
Mission
cri6cal
public
safety
LTE
will
be
a
global
market.
•
LMR
will
be
with
us
for
along
6me.
•
LTE
and
NG911
will
become
part
of
this
echo
system
•
Mission
Cri6cal
Voice
is
defined
–
Mission
Cri6cal
Data
is
not.
•
LTE
is
“complex”
and
requires
research
into
its
public
safety
capabili6es
•
LTE
will
change
the
way
Public
Safety
Agencies
will
operate.
•
Public
Safety
Agencies
need
to
use
LTE
to
iden6fy
their
User
Requirements.
•
The
role
of
the
private
sector
is
undefined.
Trust
needs
to
be
developed.
• The
level
of
interoperability
achieved
will
be
directly
propor6onal
to
the
quality
of
leadership
• A
global
body
of
knowledge
about
mission
cri6cal
LTE
is
developing
but
is
lacking
co-­‐ordina6on,
transparency
and
accessibility.
GAPStrategic
Change
is
Coming
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4. “The
crystal
ball
for
mission-­‐cri6cal
voice
over
LTE
6meline
is
certainly
not
crystal
clear
but
here
are
some
of
the
key
parameters
that
most
in
the
industry
seem
to
agree
on:
• An
LTE
standard
for
mission-­‐cri6cal
voice
communica6ons
should
be
approved
during
the
first
quarter
of
2016—less
than
two
years
away—and
enabling
equipment
built
to
that
standard
should
hit
the
market
about
two
years
later.
• There
is
plenty
of
incen6ve
for
industry
to
develop
mission-­‐cri6cal
voice
over
LTE.
The
United
Kingdom
wants
to
transi6on
its
public-­‐safety
communica6ons
from
TETRA
to
LTE
in
2016.
(Note:
Tender
valued
between
£555m
and
£1.22bn)
• Based
on
the
6meline
announced
previously
to
transi6on
from
public
safety
TETRA
to
LTE,
the
UK
or
France
could
be
the
first
place
to
have
mission-­‐cri6cal
voice
implemented
in
a
real-­‐world
situa6on.
•
The
ESN
will
deliver
integrated
cri6cal
voice
and
broadband
data
services
to
all
three
emergency
services
(3ES)
and
other
users
throughout
Great
Britain.
The
new
service
contracts
are
expected
to
be
awarded
during
2015
to
facilitate
service
delivery
from
late
2016.”
Andrew
Thiessen
ITS
Division
Chief
PSCR
2014
Conference
GAPStrategic
Mission
Cri6cal
LTE
Time
Table
4

5.
• The
Government
made
an
elecKon
commitment
to
the
Police
FederaKon
of
Australia
to
undertake
a
cost-­‐benefit
analysis
into
Public
Safety
Mobile
Broadband
(PSMB).
• The
Minister
has
informed
Premiers/Chief
Ministers
the
Government
will
undertake
a
cost-­‐benefit
analysis
of
the
best
way
to
deliver
a
mobile
broadband
capability
to
meet
the
long
term
needs
of
Australia’s
law
enforcement
and
emergency
services
agencies.
• The
purpose
of
the
analysis
is
to
begin
the
process
of
determining
the
best
combinaKon
of
public
and
private
inputs,
services
and
experKse
to
deliver
the
public
safety
capability.
•
It
will
be
centred
on
a
‘first
principles’
assessment
of
the
merits
of
a
dedicated
PSMB
capability
in
comparison
to
uKlising
commercial
networks.
• The
Australian
CommunicaKons
and
Media
Authority
(ACMA)
has
reserved
about
85
MHz
in
three
different
spectrum
bands
to
meet
the
current
and
future
needs
of
public
safety
agencies.
This
includes
a
block
of
10
MHz
in
the
800
MHz
band
for
mobile
broadband
spectrum.
•
The
ACMA
has
agreed
to
reconsider
its
decision
–
to
reserve
the
10
MHz
block
in
the
800
MHz
band
–
as
further,
relevant,
informaKon
becomes
available.
• The
details
of
the
analysis
–
including
when
the
analysis
will
be
completed
–
have
yet
to
be
confirmed.
Australia’s
PSMB
Pre
-­‐Elec6on
Commitment
Press
Release
by
Department
of
Communica6ons
4
March
2014
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6. 6
WRC
2015
PPDR
Spectrum
The
World
Radiocommunica6on
Conference
2015
(WRC-­‐15)
will
be
held
in
Geneva,
Switzerland,
from
2
to
27
November
2015.
3rd
APG:
9
–
13
June
2014,
Brisbane,
Australia
“Ofcom’s
key
objecKve
is
to
keep
all
opKons
as
flexible
as
possible.
It
wants
spectrum
decisions
to
remain
naKonal
but
within
a
common
and
harmonised
band
plan.
The
World
Radio
Conference
of
November
2015
is
fundamental
for
taking
this
forward”
Source:
BAPCO
Journal
16
January
2014
Peter
Bury,
Director
of
Spectrum
Policy
at
UK
Regulator
Ofcom,
speaking
at
BAPCO’s
Autumn
Event
WRC
12
Resolu6on
646
Broadband
PPDR
WRC
12
Resolu6on
648
Broadband
PPDR
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7. GAPStrategic
“The
ACMA
manages
a
very
extensive
preparatory
process
for
the
WRC
......
where
we
intensively
work
with
those
in
our
home
jurisdicKon
that
use
and
rely
on
Australia’s
spectrum
resource,
that
we
inevitably
learn
what
is
going
to
be
best
for
Australia’s
future
spectrum
requirements...
.....
It
is
an
important
point
in
Kme
as
the
WRC-­‐15
cycle
enters
the
next
phase
of
consolidaKon
of
the
studies
that
will
inform
the
conference..
........the
APT’s
global
influence
is
most
pronounced
at
a
World
RadiocommunicaKon
Conference..
........
Recently
one
of
Australia’s
leading
industry
advocates
described
the
World
RadiocommunicaKon
Conference
as
‘the
Olympics
of
spectrum
management.’....He
explained
it
takes
three
to
four
years
of
preparaKon,
and
then
hundreds
of
countries
convene
at
one
locaKon
for
weeks—to
bakle
it
out
for
the
ulKmate
internaKonal
spectrum
outcomes.”
Extracts
from
the
Inaugural
address
by
Chris
Chapman,
Chair,
ACMA
9
June
2014
at
the
APT
Preparatory
Group
mee6ng
for
the
WRC
Conference
in
Brisbane
Ques6on:
Who
is
represen6ng
mission
cri6cal
public
safety
communica6ons
“at
the
Olympics”?
APT
Preparatory
Group
Mee6ng
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8. GAPStrategic
www.pscr.gov
www.cdmps.org.au
www.cdmps.org.au/dmrr
www.acma.gov.au
www.firstnet.gov
www.npstc.org
www.nist.gov
www.safecomprogram.gov
www.apcointl.org
www.tandcca.com
www.tandcca.com
www.aptsec.org
www.3gpp.org
Web
Sites
For
More
Informa6on
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9. GAPStrategic
For
Further
Informa6on
contact
Geoff
Spring
geoff.spring@apcoaust.com.au
geoff.spring@gapstrategic.com
+61411130184
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