US Public Safety: A New Era of Wireless Networks

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• 1.0 Snapshot
• 1.1 Technology Follower
• 1.2 Revolutionary not Evolutionary Changes in the Networks
• 1.3 Expanding Markets for Public Safety Radio
• 1.4 The Evolving Public Radio
• 1.5 Scope and Methodology

THE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO LANDSCAPE

• 2.0 Overview
• 2.1 A Definition of Public Safety
• 2.2 Overall Size of the Market
• 2.3 Categories of Components in Public Safety Radio Systems
• 2.4 The Historical Use of Radio Networks in Public Safety
• 2.5 Roots of Change: Political, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments Leading to a Re-examination of Public Safety Networks, Here and Abroad
  • 2.5.1 The Political and Social Context
  • 2.5.2 Regulatory Changes
• 2.6 Emerging Paradigm for Public Safety Radio
• 2.7 Market Trends, Nascent, Emergent, and Abortive
  • 2.7.1 Defining SDR
  • 2.7.2 SDR and Cognitive Radio
  • 2.7.3 Status of SDR
  • 2.7.4 Future of SDR

LAND MOBILE RADIO: STILL DOMINANT

• 3.0 A Legacy Remains
• 3.1 Extended LMR Definition and Operating Characteristics
  • 3.1.1 Unit and Dollar Sales within the Land Mobile Radio Category
  • 3.1.2 LMR Usage Patterns and Practices
  • 3.1.3 LMR Design and Capabilities
• 3.2 Trunked Radios
  • 3.2.1 Trunked Radio Variants
• 3.3 VOIP and Trunked Land Mobile Radios
• 3.4 Network Architecture and Network Components
  • 3.4.1 Network Configuration
  • 3.4.2 Network Elements
    • 3.4.2.1 Subscriber Handsets
    • 3.4.2.2 Fixed, Mobile and Portable Base Stations
    • 3.4.2.3 Repeaters
    • 3.4.2.4 Switches
    • 3.4.2.5 Data Modems
    • 3.4 2.6 Encryption Engines
    • 3.4.2.7 Dispatch Consoles
    • 3.4.2.8 Ancillary Components
• 3.5 Standards
  • 3.5.1 Project 25, the U.S. Digital Standard
  • 3.5.2 TETRA
  • 3.5.3 Project MESA
  • 3.5.4 U.S. Frequency Allocations
  • 3.5.5 Technical Trends within the Category
• 3.6 Overall Outlook for Public Safety Land Mobile Radio
  • 3.6.1 The Vendors and Their Respective Market Positions
    • 3.6.1.1 Switch Manufacturers
    • 3.5.1.2 Fixed Base Stations and Repeaters

OTHER CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY RADIOS

• 4.0 Categories
• 4.1 SMR and ESMR
• 4.2 Broadband Data Radios over Dedicated Spectrum
• 4.3 Public Safety Broadband Wireless in Action within the 4.9GHz Bands
  • 4.3.1 A Note on 4.9GHz Licensing Peculiarities
• 4.4 Public Safety Radios in the 700MHz Bands
  • 4.4.1 Import and Implications of the 700MHz Allocations
• 4.5 Immediate Prospects of Public Safety Data Radios
• 4.6 Public Safety Paging
• 4.7 Satellite Radio
• 4.8 Prospects and Problems Regarding Public Safety Satellite Radios
• 4.9 Satellite Network Operators
• 4.10 Cellular Networks
• 4.11 WiMAX Networks
• 4.12 Wi-Fi Networks
• 4.13 Bluetooth and Personal Area Networks (PANS) in Public Safety
• 4.14 Point-to-Point Microwave Radio
• 4.15 Interdepartmental Interoperability and Security
  • 4.15.1 Interoperability
    • 4.15.1.1 The One Radio Solution
    • 4.15.1.2 Allocation of One or More Exclusive Public Safety Channels
    • 4.15.1.3 Crossbanding via Public Safety Gateways
    • 4.15.1.4 Communication via Baseband Audio Signals
    • 4.15.1.5 The IP solution
    • 4.15.1.6 Voice and Video Conferencing
  • 4.15.2 Security
    • 4.15.2.1 Analog Scramblers
    • 4.15.2.2 How Analog Scramblers Operate
    • 4.15.2.3 Digital Black Box Encryptors
    • 4.15.2.4 Inherent Encryption
    • 4.15.2.5 Encrypted VPNs
    • 4.15.2.6 Network Architecture
    • 4.15.2.7 Battlefield Meshes
    • 4.15.2.8 Infrastructure Meshes

PUBLIC SAFETY VENDORS

• 5.0 A Diversified Industry
• 5.1 Turnkey System Vendors
  • 5.1.1 Motorola
  • 5.1.2 M/A-COM (now part of Tyco Electronics)
  • 5.1.3 EFJohnson
  • 5.1.4 Kenwood Electronics
• 5.2 Component Manufacturers
  • 5.2.1 Icom
  • 5.2.2 Thales
  • 5.2.3 Relm/BK Radio
  • 5.2.4 Panther Electronics
  • 5.2.5 Daniel Electronics Ltd.
  • 5.2.6 Tait
  • 5.2.7 IP Wireless
• 5.3 Summary and Conclusions

• Table 1
• Aggregate Public Safety Radio Revenues US Market 2007-2012
• Table 2
• Land Mobile Radio Subscriber Unit Shipment Revenues US Market 2007-2012
• Table 3
• Land Mobile Radio Subscriber Unit Shipments US Market 2007-2012
• Table 4
• Public Safety Base Station and Base Station Repeater Revenues US Market 2007-2012
• Table 5
• Public Safety Base Station and Base Station Repeater Shipments US Market 2007-2012
• Table 6
• Public Safety Dispatch Console and Switch Revenues US Market 2007-2012
• Table 7
• Public Safety Dispatch Console and Switch Shipments US Market 2007-2012
• Table 8
• Digital Land Mobile Radio Subscriber Unit Revenues US Market 2007-2012
• Table 9
• Digital Land Mobile Radio Subscriber Unit Shipments US Market 2007-2012
• Table 10
• 4.9GHz Network Radio Revenues US Market 2007-2012
• Table 11
• 4.9GHz Network Radio Shipments US Market 2007-2012
• Table 12
• Public Safety Satellite Radio User Device Shipments US Market 2007-2012
• Table 13
• Public Safety Satellite Radio User Device Revenues US Market 2007-2012
• Table 14
• Civilian Broadband Subscriber Unit Shipments Public Safety Applications US Market 2007-2012
• Table 15
• Public Safety Point-to-Point Radio Revenues US Market 2007-2012
• Table 16
• Public Safety Point-to-Point Radio Shipments US Market 2007-2012