Nokia, Finnish State Security Networks Group and Telia Finland trial prioritization of public safety traffic over LTE network...
May 17 2017 - 5:01AM
Press Release
- Successful testing marks adoption of LTE for public safety
communications in Finland
- Trials on commercial LTE network evaluated ability to
prioritize mission-critical communications for first responders
over other data traffic
17 May 2017
Espoo, Finland - Nokia, together with Finland's public safety
network provider, State Security Networks Group, and Telia Finland
have successfully trialed the use of network features, developed by
Nokia, which ensure public safety communications are given priority
over any other voice or data traffic in busy 4G/LTE
networks.
LTE can support mission-critical operations securely and
cost-effectively, enabling new capabilities for public safety
agencies, such as video, in addition to traditional voice
communications, to enhance situational awareness, command and
control, and the safety of both first responders and the public. As
such, a vital step in the transition towards LTE-based public
safety networks is to give priority to first responders and their
command centers allowing them to share mission-critical information
in emergency situations.
Nokia, State Security Networks and Telia Finland began testing
the features with public authorities in 2016 to accelerate
Finland's transition to LTE-based public safety communications.
Field trials using the Nokia LTE radio access network
infrastructure have delivered valuable insight on network
management and critical service delivery, as well as ensuring
network prioritization in a variety of situations, with an ice
hockey game at a large sports venue used as one testing
scenario.
Finnish authorities are preparing for a gradual transition from
the existing TETRA public safety network to commercial LTE
networks.
Pasi Mehtonen, Head of Operator Business at Telia Finland
said: "Everyone understands the importance of public safety
communication in exceptional circumstances. The successful trials
show that by combining advanced technology know-how, together
with deep experience of providing mission-critical services
we can pave the way for future solutions.
Sami Orakoski, COO, State Security Networks Group said:
"Finland has historically been a forerunner in public safety
communication, demonstrating leadership in building technical
solutions and many other countries have followed our lead. Although
the current TETRA-based network will be in use for some time, we
have now started working with commercial operators to lay the
foundation for delivering public safety communication with LTE and
future generation technologies."
Tommi Uitto, head of Global Product Sales, Mobile Networks at
Nokia said: "The test results show that we can prioritize
public safety communication over an LTE network, even when that
network is extremely busy. We can use this insight to accelerate
the adoption of LTE-based public safety applications, not only here
in Finland, but across the globe."
Did you know
Nokia serves more than 110 mission-critical customers around the
globe. In 2016 the company expanded its end-to-end LTE public
safety portfolio with Nokia Group Communications, providing
advanced, integrated mission-critical applications fully bundled
with ruggedized devices.
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