TETRA in Transportation

Alvin LIM18 May 2005Kuala Lumpur

• TETRA markets • Radio system challenges in the

Transportation market• Why TETRA

• TETRA markets • Radio system challenges in the

Transportation market• Why TETRA

Global TETRA contracts by region (as at July 2004, based on industry supplied & public domain data)

Global TETRA contracts by sector(as at July 2004, based on industry supplied & public domain data)

Transportation48%

PSS35%

Confidential6%

Government1%

Utilities4%

Industrial3%

Military3%

What’s hot in Asia(as at July 2004, based on industry supplied & public domain data)

Transportation segments

• Land– Railways

• Mass Rapid Transits• Light Rail Transits• Long haul • High Speed

– Road

• Seaports• Airports

• TETRA markets • Radio system challenges in the

Transportation market• Why TETRA

Before TETRA• Simple open channel communication

– Every individual listens to every other individual– 1st come, 1st served– No priority for important messages

• Limited coverage– Radio black spots– Out of reach with no back up

• Old analogue technology– ‘Speech’ can be difficult to understand – Unintelligible communications with high background noise– Important information can be “lost”– Easy to scan frequencies, compromising operations

• Every team to themselves– Minimum interoperability between teams– Event & crisis management difficulties

Railway challenges

• Passenger safety• Security• High speed rail• Data applications

– Train monitoring and control, information display systems, text messaging, AVLS

• Video / image transmission

Road transportation challenges

• Intelligent transportation system– AVLS, traffic information displays, bus arrival

times, traffic image transmission

Airport challenges

• Unprecedented air travel growth in the Asia Pacific

– Proliferation of budget airlines• Competition between regional hubs for

business– Airports face the challenge of providing more

efficient service in a competitive environment and mounting traffic loads.

• Need to expand the capacity of the radio system

– For more channels and also to ensure that the coverage area is sufficient.

• Need to be digital and data capable in order to be able to handle future mobile data requirements

– Integrate with airport’s backend systems for better workflow.

Seaport challenges

• Unprecedented international trade growth in the Asia Pacific

• Competition between seaports– Seaports face the challenge of providing

more efficient service in a competitive environment and mounting traffic loads.

• Need to expand the capacity of the radio system – For more channels and also to ensure

that the coverage area is sufficient. • Need to be digital and data capable in

order to be able to handle future mobile data requirements– Integrate with seaport’s backend systems

for better workflow.

Industry-wide issues

• Limited frequencies available– Urban or high density environment– High voice traffic

• Safety– More information are analyzed to enhance operation and maintain

safety.– Safety features

• Security– Security features

• Operational efficiency– More applications are added to improve productivity and service.– Better technologies and integrated solutions are employed to improve

response to situations.• Data applications

• TETRA markets • Radio system challenges in the

Transportation market• Why TETRA

Why TETRA?

• Clear communications– Without hiss, crackle or background noise– TETRA is a digital technology

• Functional groups only listen to relevant communications

– No more confusion, no more lost messages– TETRA provides privacy & security

• Users are not locked to a single radio terminal supplier

– Healthy competition– TETRA is an open approved standard

Why TETRA?

• TETRA ensures better access to communications

– TETRA allows more users to make calls

– More users supported with same frequencies

– Better quality of service

• Old conventional systems, some channels were idle, while others were congested

– Old systems were inefficient

Why TETRA?Three Services in One Radio

•Cellular type calls– Offering call privacy to supervisors – Telephone access

•Mobile data services – Improving staff efficiency with faster access to

information– Passenger Information Systems, locations data

database, address books, incident reports

•Group calls– Instant calls to all team members– Improving efficiency and enhancing staff safety

Voice and Data Facility Telephony DMO SDS IP & Packet Data

Mission critical features Emergency / safety features Secure radio system Interoperability Scaleable technology Intrinsically Safe terminals

Why TETRA?Even more reasons

• TETRA offers the Transportation industry:

– Spectrum efficiency– Better voice quality– Integrated voice and data– Privacy & security– Mission critical features– High vehicular speed mobility– Multi vendor environment– Easier integration with other systems– Interoperability– Intrinsic Safety

Summary