Alcatel-Lucent 700 MHz User Manual

Alcatel-Lucent
Broadband 700 MHz
Solution for Public Safety

Enhanced Communications
for Mission-Critical Needs

Overview

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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

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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 standard-

ized, widely available commercial technology, the solution leverages

the economies of scale of existing 3G networks and allows full interop -

erability between public safety broadband and commercial 3G wireless

networks. As commercial CDMA networks evolve to 4G, the Alcatel-

Lucent Broadband 700 MHz solution will be capable of implementing

the same improved capabilities.

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 disas ­ters, such as Hurricane Katrina and
the destruction of the World Trade
Center towers on September 11,

2001. Today, organizations respon ­sible 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.

Broadband CDMA solutions supple ­ment 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

Going Beyond Narrowband Limits —
To Meet Public Safety Needs

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