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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
FCC TETRA Ruling Creates New Opportunities in the US for TETRA Suppliers
Wellingborough, UK -19 May 2011- IMS Research reports that on the 26th April 2011 the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of TETRA products in the US market for industrial, business and transport users.
After considering the TETRA Association’s application for a waiver for over 18 months, the FCC has granted its approval for products conforming to TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) standards for voice and data communications to be released in the U.S. This is a significant development and should open the doorway to a potential race for market share for current TETRA suppliers.
Thomas Lynch, Mobile Radio Market Analyst, IMS Research, states, “This is a significant step and interesting times for those already involved in the TETRA market. With immediate and direct demand in place we expect to see an increase in shipments of TETRA over the next few years”
IMS Research’s latest information reports that there is immediate demand for TETRA solutions within the US market and that we should expect unit numbers to increase against previous expectations. This is partly due to the fact that TETRA provides a direct solution to the US market as this technology addresses current narrowband legislation offering 6.25 kHz channel efficiency.
However, there are still many hurdles for TETRA to overcome in the US and it will be some time before it becomes clear just how successful the technology will be. The US public safety market is already served by P25 and other digital technologies such as DMR have already made inroads in other application areas. Furthermore, TETRA has not yet been approved for use on public safety and channel bands 800Mhz where P25 dominates.
“Investigations into possible gateway systems that would allow for P25 and TETRA interoperability may extend the waiver beyond the current restrictions; however, it is unclear at this stage as to the time frame for this” states Lynch. Should an interoperability solution be developed it will certainly inject an interesting new dynamic to the US market with so many manufacturers currently reliant upon the success of P25.
About TETRA
TETRA Systems have been in use for over ten years. TETRA was designed to be used within the 150-900MHz range. Within Europe, the NATO frequency band of 380-400MHz has been set aside for TETRA in emergency applications only, and the 410-430MHz frequency band has been set aside for commercial use. For the US the 450-470MHz and 817-824/862-869MHz bands have been allocated. TETRA provides fast call set up times, call prioritization, individual and group calls and a high level of encryption. TETRA uses a Pi/4 Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK) Modulation technique with a 4-slot Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Multiplexing technique.
About IMS Research
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