Ist Indian TETRA Conference New Delhi 8th, February,2006, New Delhi

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Ist Indian TETRA ConferenceNew Delhi8th,
February,2006, New Delhi

• Evolving Market for Digital Trunking

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TBI / Vspectra - profile
Our Overseas Partners are Global Leaders

• An ISO 90012000 certified Radio Communication
  Co.
• Engaged in System Engg, Integration
  implementation
• Over 100 Man Years of RF Industry Experience
• All India and SAARC Presence
• Strong OEM Partnerships

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Discussion Points

• Trends of radio evolution in India
• Market segmentation
• Migration to digital
• Advantage TETRA

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Evolution
FUNCTIONALITY
TETRA
Hybrid Trunked
EDACS/ APCO25
APCO16/ MPT1327
SmarTrunk-II
5-tone/DTMF/MDC1200
Open Channel (Broadcast)
BUILD
XTAL Controlled
Synthesized (Fixed Spacing)
Synthesized (Prog. Spacing)
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Market Segmentation
Market Segmentation
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KEY VERTICAL MARKETS
Market Segmentation
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Market Growth

• Growth Primarily in Govt. Sector
• Defense- DRTS
• Police Modernization
• - New Generation Conventional Radios for
  States
• - Digital Radio Trunking for Large Cities
• Railways for various new applications
• - Conventional Radios
• - GSM R for Trunk Routes and Long Haul
• - TETRA for Suburban Railway

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Adoption Status- Radio Trunking
PAMR
EDACS
400 MHz
APCO16
MPT
800 MHz
HYBRID
TETRA
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TETRA Opportunities
CRPF 400 MHz
ARMY 400 MHz
GUJARAT 800 MHz
ASSAM 800 MHz
AIRPORTS 800 MHz
AIRPORTS 800 MHz
JHARKHAND 400 MHz
JHARKHAND 400 MHz
KARNATAKA 800 MHz
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Spectrum Issues

• Planning
• NFAP 2002
• A very commendable Job by Wireless Planning Cell
• Seldom thoroughly referred to by decision makers
• Where is the spectrum for Trunking?
• The NFAP says 800 MHz we all know that
• But it also says 400 MHz which very few know.
• International Conformity
• Europe example
• NATO vacated 380 400 MHz for TETRA
• Is there anything that WE can do for India?

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Market Competition
Public Access (large clients)
Public Safety
Military
Public Access (small clients)
GSM-R
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Myths - Tetra

• Expensive TETRA gt APCO25
• Hybrid Systems
• Overall package with terminals is cheaper
• Coverage
• TETRA Low Power More cells more
• Suitability for Railways GSM-R gt TETRA
• GSM-R more cost effective
• Can use low Terminals (cell phones) in GSM-R
• Can Lease capacity from existing operators
• Railways applications on GSM-R only
• UIC considers ETCS is possible with GSM-R only.

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About Hybrid Systems

• Weaknesses in existing Hybrids
• Migration to digital is not seamless
• Existing VHF/ UHF systems are not integrated
• Integrates to a particular APCO16 system only
• Analog compatible TETRA
• Merge MPT1327 and/or plain VHF/UHF
• Mixed Talkgroups but no change in TETRA Air
  Interface
• Advanced features Signaling Translation

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Adoption Strategy

• Spectrum Allocation
• ITU Support
• recommendations to regulatory Authorities
• Marketing Activities
• TETRA MOU Support
• Involve Local policy makers DCPW, RDSO /IR Board
• Newsletters, invite to TWC and other TETRA
  developments
• Industry Support
• Promote Vertical Specific applications like AVLS,
  Data Transactions, SCADA, Train Control etc.
• Partnering with Allied firms for GIS, SCADA RTU
  etc