CDMA Development Group Delivers Wireless Broadband Solution for Public Safety Organizations
October 26, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Infrastructure providers such as Airvana, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei and Nortel are offering CDMA2000 1x evolution-data optimized (EV-DO) Rev. A broadband equipment to support federal, state and local government public safety and first responder organizations.
The first such Rev. A system is being deployed by the National Capitals Region (NCR) with coverage including the White House and Capitol building to support national security, emergency response and other public safety services, said the CDMA Development Group (CDG).
Deploying EV-DO Rev. A equipment offers a solution to meet the wide area mobile broadband communication needs of the public safety community including fire, law enforcement, emergency medical, homeland security first responders and public servants, according to the CDG.
It is designed to enable voice communications, e-mail access, web browsing, instant messaging, picture messaging, push-to-talk (PTT), push-to-video, video conferencing and concurrent voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and data services.
It also provides field personnel with the ability to receive and transmit information such as high-resolution documents, maps, photographs, audio files, videos and to access public safety databases, said the CDG.
Commercial EV-DO Rev. A public safety communications solutions offer the following, according to CDG:
- A standards-based, all-IP solution designed to meet the needs of public and private safety agencies while ensuring interoperability between and among these organizations.
- A solution designed to use commercially available equipment and extended coverage.
- Functionality and interoperability with other wide area network (WAN) cellular communication systems, IEEE 802.11-based personal area networks (PAN), Bluetooth and infrared wireless connectivity independent of the infrastructure or terminal supplier.
- Services leveraging commercial telecommunications technology including multimedia, connectivity, positioning and storage interfaces and mobile application execution environments.
- Quality of service (QoS ) mechanisms enabling citizens, emergency field personnel and authorities to communicate "real-time" using priority-based telephony, "carrier grade" PTT (two-way radio), role-based user authorization, discrete listening, call interruption and concurrent voice (VoIP) and broadband data services.
- Low power consumption terminals with high-resolution displays, PTT buttons, built-in megapixel cameras, video recorders, stereo speakers and global positioning system (GPS) position location technology that support extended standby and talk times using Lithium-ion, Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH), polymer or AAA batteries.
- Scalable networks using flat IP-based core network architecture, compact media switches and gateways, deployable base stations and multiple backhaul options.
- A solution that uses over-the-air service provisioning (OTASP) and parameter administration (OTAPA).
- Backward and forward compatibility including a path that is designed to enable the delivery of ultra mobile broadband applications with peak data rates reaching 280 Mbps.
CDG and its members plan to work with public safety organizations such as the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) to define and implement products and applications that meet the needs of national and local governments.
Source: CDMA Development Group (CDG).