Abstract
Research Methodology
Visant studies are the result of primary and secondary research. Analysts
gather information via interviews with marketing and engineering executives
and through corporate reports, databases, and other secondary sources.
Evaluations are made based on the current performance of various components of
a particular technology including need, market potential, technology
evolution, maturation, price points and the companies and resources being put
towards the development or deployment.
Study Summary
“Public Safety: A New Era of Wireless Networks” is an assessment
of the market for wireless networks and devices for use by public safety
entities within the United States from 2007 through 2012. Emergency services,
municipal, state, and federal institutions are all considered when deriving
shipments and sales of emerging broadband and narrowband digital wireless
technologies as well as for more traditional public safety platforms such as
land mobile radio, satellites, point-to-point microwave use, and public
cellular wireless networks. The impact of numerous wireless platforms are
considered and evaluated, including Wi-Fi, mesh networks, civilian broadband
wireless platforms (cellular, WiMAX), and SMR and ESMR radio technologies.
Government legislation as well as US standards, frequency allocations and
market and political drivers and trends are identified and assessed.
Quantifies Through 2012
- Total wireless equipment revenues for US public safety
- Land mobile radio subscriber unit shipments and revenues
- Land mobile radio base station and repeater shipments and revenues
- Land mobile dispatch consoles and switches shipments and revenues
- Digital land mobile
- 4.9GHz network equipment shipments and revenues
- Satellite user device shipments and revenues
- Point-to-point microwave radio shipments and revenues
Topics
- Market drivers
- Next generation radio requirements
- SDR, mesh networks, cognitive radio
- Broadband wireless platforms
- Land mobile radio
- VoIP
- Trunked Radios
- Standards
- Frequency Allocations
- SMR and ESMR
- 4.9GHz developments
- Public safety paging and satellite use
- Point-to-point microwave radio
- Use of civilian networks for pubic safety
- Interdepartmental interoperability and security
Table of Contents
SECTION ONE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 1.0 Snapshot
- 1.1 Technology Follower
- 1.2 Revolutionary not Evolutionary Changes in the Networks
- 1.3 Expanding Markets for Public Safety Radio
- 1.4 The Evolving Public Radio
- 1.5 Scope and Methodology
SECTION TWO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO LANDSCAPE
- 2.0 Overview
- 2.1 A Definition of Public Safety
- 2.2 Overall Size of the Market
- 2.3 Categories of Components in Public Safety Radio Systems
- 2.4 The Historical Use of Radio Networks in Public Safety
- 2.5 Roots of Change: Political, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments
Leading to a Re-examination of Public Safety Networks, Here and Abroad
- 2.5.1 The Political and Social Context
- 2.5.2 Regulatory Changes
- 2.6 Emerging Paradigm for Public Safety Radio
- 2.7 Market Trends, Nascent, Emergent, and Abortive
- 2.7.1 Defining SDR
- 2.7.2 SDR and Cognitive Radio
- 2.7.3 Status of SDR
- 2.7.4 Future of SDR
SECTION THREE
LAND MOBILE RADIO: STILL DOMINANT
- 3.0 A Legacy Remains
- 3.1 Extended LMR Definition and Operating Characteristics
- 3.1.1 Unit and Dollar Sales within the Land Mobile Radio Category
- 3.1.2 LMR Usage Patterns and Practices
- 3.1.3 LMR Design and Capabilities
- 3.2 Trunked Radios
- 3.2.1 Trunked Radio Variants
- 3.3 VOIP and Trunked Land Mobile Radios
- 3.4 Network Architecture and Network Components
- 3.4.1 Network Configuration
- 3.4.2 Network Elements
- 3.4.2.1 Subscriber Handsets
- 3.4.2.2 Fixed, Mobile and Portable Base Stations
- 3.4.2.3 Repeaters
- 3.4.2.4 Switches
- 3.4.2.5 Data Modems
- 3.4 2.6 Encryption Engines
- 3.4.2.7 Dispatch Consoles
- 3.4.2.8 Ancillary Components
- 3.5 Standards
- 3.5.1 Project 25, the U.S. Digital Standard
- 3.5.2 TETRA
- 3.5.3 Project MESA
- 3.5.4 U.S. Frequency Allocations
- 3.5.5 Technical Trends within the Category
- 3.6 Overall Outlook for Public Safety Land Mobile Radio
- 3.6.1 The Vendors and Their Respective Market Positions
- 3.6.1.1 Switch Manufacturers
- 3.5.1.2 Fixed Base Stations and Repeaters
SECTION FOUR
OTHER CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY RADIOS
- 4.0 Categories
- 4.1 SMR and ESMR
- 4.2 Broadband Data Radios over Dedicated Spectrum
- 4.3 Public Safety Broadband Wireless in Action within the 4.9GHz Bands
- 4.3.1 A Note on 4.9GHz Licensing Peculiarities
- 4.4 Public Safety Radios in the 700MHz Bands
- 4.4.1 Import and Implications of the 700MHz Allocations
- 4.5 Immediate Prospects of Public Safety Data Radios
- 4.6 Public Safety Paging
- 4.7 Satellite Radio
- 4.8 Prospects and Problems Regarding Public Safety Satellite Radios
- 4.9 Satellite Network Operators
- 4.10 Cellular Networks
- 4.11 WiMAX Networks
- 4.12 Wi-Fi Networks
- 4.13 Bluetooth and Personal Area Networks (PANS) in Public Safety
- 4.14 Point-to-Point Microwave Radio
- 4.15 Interdepartmental Interoperability and Security
- 4.15.1 Interoperability
- 4.15.1.1 The One Radio Solution
- 4.15.1.2 Allocation of One or More Exclusive Public Safety Channels
- 4.15.1.3 Crossbanding via Public Safety Gateways
- 4.15.1.4 Communication via Baseband Audio Signals
- 4.15.1.5 The IP solution
- 4.15.1.6 Voice and Video Conferencing
- 4.15.2 Security
- 4.15.2.1 Analog Scramblers
- 4.15.2.2 How Analog Scramblers Operate
- 4.15.2.3 Digital Black Box Encryptors
- 4.15.2.4 Inherent Encryption
- 4.15.2.5 Encrypted VPNs
- 4.15.2.6 Network Architecture
- 4.15.2.7 Battlefield Meshes
- 4.15.2.8 Infrastructure Meshes
SECTION FIVE
PUBLIC SAFETY VENDORS
- 5.0 A Diversified Industry
- 5.1 Turnkey System Vendors
- 5.1.1 Motorola
- 5.1.2 M/A-COM (now part of Tyco Electronics)
- 5.1.3 EFJohnson
- 5.1.4 Kenwood Electronics
- 5.2 Component Manufacturers
- 5.2.1 Icom
- 5.2.2 Thales
- 5.2.3 Relm/BK Radio
- 5.2.4 Panther Electronics
- 5.2.5 Daniel Electronics Ltd.
- 5.2.6 Tait
- 5.2.7 IP Wireless
- 5.3 Summary and Conclusions
TABLES AND FIGURES
- Table 1
- Aggregate Public Safety Radio Revenues US Market 2007-2012
- Table 2
- Land Mobile Radio Subscriber Unit Shipment Revenues US Market 2007-2012
- Table 3
- Land Mobile Radio Subscriber Unit Shipments US Market 2007-2012
- Table 4
- Public Safety Base Station and Base Station Repeater Revenues US Market 2007-2012
- Table 5
- Public Safety Base Station and Base Station Repeater Shipments US Market 2007-2012
- Table 6
- Public Safety Dispatch Console and Switch Revenues US Market 2007-2012
- Table 7
- Public Safety Dispatch Console and Switch Shipments US Market 2007-2012
- Table 8
- Digital Land Mobile Radio Subscriber Unit Revenues US Market 2007-2012
- Table 9
- Digital Land Mobile Radio Subscriber Unit Shipments US Market 2007-2012
- Table 10
- 4.9GHz Network Radio Revenues US Market 2007-2012
- Table 11
- 4.9GHz Network Radio Shipments US Market 2007-2012
- Table 12
- Public Safety Satellite Radio User Device Shipments US Market 2007-2012
- Table 13
- Public Safety Satellite Radio User Device Revenues US Market 2007-2012
- Table 14
- Civilian Broadband Subscriber Unit Shipments Public Safety Applications US Market 2007-2012
- Table 15
- Public Safety Point-to-Point Radio Revenues US Market 2007-2012
- Table 16
- Public Safety Point-to-Point Radio Shipments US Market 2007-2012