Our experience with demanding applications in challenging public safety environments, and with the most advanced data technologies available today makes Televate the ideal partner for your mobile data needs. In January 2005, Televate personnel managed the launch of the Wireless Accelerated Responders’ Network (WARN), a District of Columbia broadband pilot network operating at 700 MHz. This network enables local, state, and Federal agencies to exchange data at broadband speeds. In fact, six Gigabytes of data were exchanged on Inauguration Day 2005 from only six users. WARN enables data communication among command buses, mobile cruisers, and dispatch and emergency operations. WARN supports demanding streaming media applications that require consistent throughput in order to deliver usable content. Televate’s experience in delivering operational mobile video is unparalleled and has provided our technologists with the tools needed to deliver these challenging solutions.
To bring the WARN network to its launching point, Televate managed the entire process – from spectrum and technology evaluation and acquisition, through negotiation with existing broadcasters and FCC filings, to the implementation and operations of the network. WARN has received numerous accolades including the IACP Leadership in Technology Award and was selected as the NTIA 2006 demonstration program for spectrum sharing.
Our extensive project management experience and our well-developed technical skills can enable your jurisdiction to cost effectively solve your public safety data needs.
In the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, a unique and pressing requirement emerged – the necessity for public safety personnel to quickly access, use, and distribute crucial, comprehensive information. Applications such as high resolution, real-time full motion video, GIS, biometrics, and many others have surfaced as critical needs today. Many more bandwidth intensive applications are anticipated. However, before these essential applications and technologies can be deployed, they need platforms to support them: affordable, scalable, high-capacity wireless data networks.
In order to deploy these networks, public safety agencies face a complexity of challenges. High speed data networks are not a one size fits all solutions. The most appropriate solution depends on the operational and coverage requirements, subscriber device needs, geographical constraints, spectrum availability, technology options, application requirements, and budget.
Televate, a dedicated public safety technology company, has the combined experience and expertise to steer you through the challenge to deliver the best solution for you and your first responders. From requirements definition through solution design, planning and implementation, to operations management, Televate can provide the technical and program management resources to determine and deploy your data application and wireless data network needs.
Public Safety High Speed Data Challenges:
Spectrum: Licensed P25 narrowband data channels, 700 MHz Wideband channels, 4.9 GHz broadband channels, 700 MHz broadband channels, and various unlicensed options, are all potential options for government data networks. An additional variety of unlicensed and commercial options exist for public safety to provide broadband and narrowband speeds with the potential for priority service. The frequency choice for a wireless data system is guided by FCC rules and is also driven by the propagation capabilities of the system frequency, the performance and cost of the available technologies in that band, the availability of end user subscriber devices, and the availability of targeted spectrum in the required service area.
Interoperability: Public Safety requirements for interoperability are far more complex for data than for voice. Beyond allowing visiting first responders to communicate outside their jurisdictional boundaries, the network architecture must support dialog between local and remote applications and the exchange and sharing of associated data, while ensuring flexible resource access control and data security. The potential for standards based, seamless interoperability across jurisdictional borders, is achievable with the proper planning. Because of the number of options available for data communication, interoperability will become a major challenge for public safety nationwide.
Technical Performance: Today a plethora of wireless data technologies and applications claim to satisfy public safety mobile data requirements, all quoting their peak data rates. Selecting which ones best achieve your objectives includes the assessment of their optimal performance, their behavior in realistic scenarios and worst case load and RF conditions. These factors will become critical as bandwidth intolerant streaming media applications proliferate. At the same time, public safety is constrained by available spectrum and capital and operational budgets.
Cost.: Implementation and operational costs depend on the the specific technology solution, its wide scale deployment and the number of competitive suppliers. Additionally, the total size of the service area, the number of radio sites required to cover the service area, the number of users, and the ability to leverage existing assets including towers and backhaul facilities, all must be factored into the deployment cost of the public safety data network.
Reaching Your Data Communications Goals:
Televate is prepared to lead you to the right data network and application solutions for your agencies. Our experienced project managers and engineers will team with you to detail requirements, and integrate data applications into your operations. Our service offerings include:
Needs Assessment
User-driven operational and functional needs analysis
Existing licensed spectrum assessment
Existing applications assessment
Gap analysis
Detailed requirements development
Spectrum Assessment
Determine optimal radio spectrum.
FCC and regulatory support
Negotiate clearing with existing broadcast incumbents
Technology Evaluation
Analyze potential technologies, features, performance and long term viability
Recommend which technology(ies) to deploy together with the optimal network architecture
