Improving Disaster Preparedness and Recovery with TETRA

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Improving Disaster Preparednessand Recovery with
TETRA

• Hannu Vilppunen
• EADS Secure Networks

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Number of disasters is increasing
Source GSM Association The role of mobiles in
disasters and emergencies
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And so is the number of terrorist incidents
Source GSM Association The role of mobiles in
disasters and emergencies
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Effective incident preparedness should be on top
of every governments agenda
Typhoon
Nuclear
Earthquake
Chemical
Biological
Tsunami
Disaster preparedness
Terrorism
Crime

• Seamless communication capability between
  authorities always and everywhere using
  purpose-built communication technologies is of
  prime importance in incident and disaster
  preparedness

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Shared multi-agency network is an optimum
solution for authority communication
Hospitals

• All agencies share the same TETRA network instead
  of having their own separate networks
• The wider, the better nationwide, province wide,
  city wide
• All authorities retain their privacy with VPN
  (Virtual private Network) technology provided by
  TETRA

Fire Dept
First aid
Police
Fast responders
Rescue
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Benefits of a shared TETRA network for all
authorities

• Savings through shared use
• Enables efficient co-operation between
  authorities, yet retains privacy
• Equal communication readiness everywhere
• No barriers caused by incompatible technologies,
  because all authorities use same technology
• Seamless integration with 112/911 emergency
  response centres and early warning centres for
  better coordination of operations
• Improved emergency preparedness for the safety of
  the citizens

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TETRA has advanced voice and data services

• Special voice communication
• One-to-one communication
• Group communication (one-to-many communication)
• Push-to-talk, instant call connection in less
  than 350 ms
• Dispatching and command and control

• Advanced data services
• Status messages
• Text messaging
• IP packet data
• Java applications and WAP

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TETRA is built for high availability and security

• Uncompromising security
• Authentication
• Air interface encryption, no eavesdropping
• End-to-end encryption
• Disabling of stolen radios

• High availability
• Reliability and redundancy
• Pre-emptive priorities
• Queuing of resources
• Direct Mode Operation (DMO)
• Base station fallback

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How does TETRA differ from cellular services such
as GSM ?

• TETRA is built to provide extremely robust and
  resilient service, which does not collapse under
  extremeload as commercial networks do
• TETRA provides efficient communication in groups
  of any size
• TETRA provides instant call connection in a
  fraction of a second
• TETRA has priorities to grant that most important
  calls get through
• TETRA provides efficient dispatching to steer and
  coordinate field operations

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TETRA improves efficiency in all phases of a
disaster

• 3. Disaster recovery
• Coordinate field operations using voice and data
  dispatching
• Provide communication services and coordination
  for external disaster recovery resources
• Keep citizens informed

• 1. Alert
• Evaluate the scale of the incident with field
  forces using voice and data
• Alert authorities (police, fire rescue etc.)
• Alert citizens

• 2. Initial response
• Coordinate field operations using voice and data
  dispatching
• Create temporary communication groups dynamically
  for efficient co-operation
• Inform citizens

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TETRA enables instant alerting of local
authorities in incidents of any size
Early Warning Centre
Attention. Tsunami warning
Alarm all authorities and field units
simultaneously with broadcast text message and
broadcast group call
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TETRA provides seamless communication with all
relevant parties, also with those not using TETRA
Direct connection to telephone switches of
hospitals and other key organizations
Connection to public telephone network , cellular
networks and the internet
Eearly Warning Centre
PSTN
PABX
GSM
Inform civil authorities, foreign governments and
other relevant parties
Internet
Local public announcement and warning systems to
alert citizens
TETRA network for efficient coordination and
communication in local disaster relief
Local authorities using TETRA
Command and control centers
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TETRA data services complement voice for improved
situation awareness

• Status messages for quick routine communication
• Text messages to persons or groups for fast and
  reliable alerting and situation reporting
• Send and receive digital images to improve
  situation awareness in command and control
  centers
• Access databases to retrieve and share critical
  information
• THR880i with integrated GPS for real location of
  field units, improved officer safety

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Summary

• Efficient and reliable communication is crucial
  for successful disaster preparedness
• TETRA is purpose built technology for emergency
  communication and helps to save lives in all kind
  of incidents
• Shared multi-agency TETRA network provide a
  cost-effective and efficient means for efficient
  authority communication

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Thank you !