Alcatel-Lucent Broadband 700 MHz Solution for Public Safety
Enhanced Communications for Mission-Critical Needs
Overview
Offering transmission rates up to 3.1 Mb/s, the Alcatel-Lucent Broadband 700 MHz solution represents a quantum leap in first responder communication. It uses CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Revision A technology to supplement existing LMR (Land Mobile Radio) networks by supporting a wide range of advanced multimedia services, such as streaming video, multimedia messaging, web access and backup push- to-talk service. Access to high speed data allows first responders to have a virtual “desktop in the field” and enhance communications among first responders in the field and remote emergency response coordinators. This accurate, up-to-date information can help save lives and minimize additional risks to the public. Because CDMA is a standardized, widely available commercial technology, the solution leverages the economies of scale of existing 3G networks and allows full interoperability between public safety broadband and commercial 3G wireless networks. As commercial CDMA networks evolve to 4G, the AlcatelLucent Broadband 700 MHz solution will be capable of implementing the same improved capabilities.
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Going Beyond Narrowband Limits —
To Meet Public Safety Needs
Broadband CDMA solutions supplement and enhance land mobile radio (LMR) networks with advanced multimedia capabilities. Arming first responders with advanced multimedia services allows them instant access to mission-critical data, giving local, state and even federal agencies the ability to exchange information across jurisdictional boundaries.
Wide area public safety wireless communications today use LMR technologies such as P25. Because of the small size of the radio channels used by these technologies, these networks are unable to support
data-intensive applications such as video, e-mail with attachments and web access to agency databases.
The urgent need for effective, capable, interoperable emergency response services has been powerfully demonstrated in recent major disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina and the destruction of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. Today, organizations responsible for public safety and security must be prepared to meet escalating challenges at the local, state and federal level, while operating within tight budgets.
Constraints of existing public safety networks
The wireless technology that currently supports public safety significantly lags behind commercial developments. Land mobile radio technologies support primarily:
•Push-to-talk group voice
•Textual applications such as text-based messaging
Proprietary land mobile radio solutions and weak standards significantly impede voice interoperability.
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