Tor Helge Lyngstøl Director, the Directorate for Emergency Communication, Norway. ETSI, Sophia Antipolis September 29th 2016.

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1 Tor Helge Lyngstøl Director, the Directorate for Emergency Communication, Norway ETSI, Sophia Antipolis September 29th Nordic update

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3 Nordic White Paper Conclusions, January 2016 The 700 MHz radio frequency band will be allocated for mobile broadband communication in the Nordic countries. PPDR organizations need secure and reliable broadband radio systems to support their work to protect society. Part of the 700 MHz frequency band should be dedicated for use by PPDR organizations in the future. To secure cross border interoperability the frequency range should be the same in all Nordic countries. lf frequencies for PPDR are not secured now, the alternative is to realise next generation PPDR radio systems inside the commercial networks. This will require a major shift in the present regulations regime. How PPDR radio networks are to be built and operated in the 700 MHz frequency band will be decided on national basis.

4 All countries need systems for Critical Communication THREATS Protect important values: Life and Health Nature and Culture Economy Stability Democracy THREATS

5 Voice and data are critical for PPDR Broadband data will soon become critical for PPDR Foto Wikimedia commons: division, CSIRO

6 Commercial networks PPDR requirements Network hardening Power backup Transmission redundancy Security Access control Physical security Personell clearance Information handling Ownership Operator Vendors Priority Functionality Multicast(?) Local autonomy Area coverage Remote areas Air Ground Air

7 2015: ITU recognizes PPDR needs, and recommends harmonized frequencies for PPDR, but underlines that PPDR systems must be decided on national level and 2016: 3GPP has recognized PPDR needs, and added PPDR functionality to LTE standard (release 12 and 13)

8 The Nordic countries have invested heavily in country wide TETRA networks. (5200 base stations in total in Finland, Norway and Sweden) Discussion in the Nordic countries: How to strike a balance between offering affordable mobile services to everyone and at the same time fulfilling future PPDR needs for mission critical (broadband) communication.

9 Fundamental differences Commercial mobile networks: Objective: Affordable mobile services for all Wide international agreements on need for standardisation, regulation and harmonization. Focus on competition, roaming, cost effective solutions, cooperation, extreme data rates Handsets are now data terminals with voice capability Public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) Objective: Secure and robust critical communication Threats see no borders. Increased need for critical cross border communication. Hardly any cross border communication between present networks Group voice still essential in the future, alongside data A matter for each country to decide

10 Status: 700 MHz band In the Nordic countries Finland: Use not yet decided. A public consultation has been held. Target: 700 MHz auction will take place soon. Norway: Not yet decided. Regulator has requested further information on PPDR needs Target: 700 MHz award in Sweden: Invitation to auction sent out. A Government assignment to set up how to meet the PPDR needs. Target: 700 MHz auction will take place in 2016

11 Case Norway DNK cannot recommend a dedicated nationwide LTE network for PPDR Not justifiable costs Challenging to obtain funding for necessary upgrades over public budgets In reality two remaining solutions, both heavily depending on commercial radio access networks 1) Hybrid network Today s TETRA network: 1/5 of all base stations carry 4/5 of the traffic Rough estimate: 700 LTE base stations would carry a comparable amount Additional coverage in non profitable areas 2) No dedicated Radio Access Network Additional coverage in non profitable areas

12 Today TETRA Voice Data in best effort mobile networks Next generation PPDR radio systems inside the commercial mobile networks: Requirements to (all?) mobile networks Priority, Coverage, Network hardening Security Functionality G Critical voice Critical broadband data

13 Critical communiations is all about the safety of citizens. The need for critical communication will last as long as we have societies. If no additional requirements are made, a PPDR network built entirely inside a commercial mobile network will imply a significantly lower quality of service compared to the current situation (dedicated networks).