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Diary
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TCCA
Board
9th
and 10th April 2013
London, UK
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Apps
Working Group
Conference
Calls
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CCBG
30th
January 2013
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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ETSI
TC TETRA
12th
to 14th March 2013
Sophia Antipolis, France
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Marketing
Group
29th
January 2013
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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OUA
19th
and 20th February 2013
Driebergen, The Netherlands
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Radio
Spectrum Group
When
required
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Transport
Group
To
be confirmed
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SCADA,
Power Grid and Telemetry Group
22nd
January 2013
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SFPG
March
2013
Florence, Italy
SME
14th
February 2013
Brussels, Belgium
TF
19th
to 21st March 2013
Vienna, Austria
Introduction
from Phil Kidner
Happy
New Year - it seems like a long time ago now !
The
TCCA Board held its first meeting of the year last week and you will
see the multitude of other Working Groups meeting over the next few
weeks.
Why
don't you get involved? I know it's not always easy with your many
other commitments, travel and language but all of the group Chairs
would really value your input and try and make it as easy as possible
to participate.
The
more you put into, the more you will get out !
Kind
Regards
Phil
Kidner
Chief
Executive
TCCA
Board
The
TCCA Board had its first meeting of the year in Nice, France.
The
main focus of the meeting was to reviewe the Association's Strategy for
2013 onwards. The current strategy document is published on the
website and this was the beginning point for the review. Some
changes need to be agreed by the Board before an updated strategy
is published.
The
Board reviewed the draft 2012 financial report and agreed a budget for
2013.
It
received reports from the working groups and regional forums.
Tero
Pesonen has stepped down from the Board. I would like to thank
him for his significant contributions to the work of the Association.
This
creates a Casual vacancy on the Board. The Board has decided that
it will be filled by Ali Helenius representing Cassidian. He does
so until May 2013 when he must put himself forward for election by
Members.
The
minutes of this meeting will be available in the Members' area of the
website.
Working
Groups
SFPG
SFPG
held their meeting on 15 and 16 January at ETSI Sophia Antipolis.
ME-comments
on the final draft edition 6 of Recommendation 02 'End-to-End
Encryption' were agreed and incorporated. The relative companies
will be informed that, unless further comments are received, edition 6
will be issued at the end of January.
Updated
drafts of Recommendation 05 'Secure Cross Border TETRA Operation' and
Recommendation 08, edition 3 'Using a Universal SIM Integrated Circuit
Card (UICC) in TETRA' were discussed. The technical comments will
be incorporated and further addressed at the next meeting.
The
TF had sent a liaison statement to SFPG on the initiative to specify a
TIP and TP for E2EE on an SC based on the BDBOS's solution. The
goal is to bring E2EE-SC under the domain of TCCA, SFPG is willing to
undertake this work but stressed that an international TCCA approved
solution must be compliant with the SFPG Recommendations, especially
Recommendation 02 on End-to-End Encryption and Recommendation 08 on the
use of an UICC in TETRA.
Following
a question from the TCCA Board SFPG commented on an article claiming
that LTE is vulnerable. More time would be needed to study the
issues in detail but SFPG thought that if an LTE system is used in
addition to a core TETRA system, the TETRA System will provide
resilient communications.
The
rules for management of TEA2, including an installer, repairer and
destruction type licence, were approved. The updated rules will
be sent to SAGE.
SFPG
identified the subjects to address at the TWC Security Seminar in May.
The programme will be sent to IIR. Presenters will
volunteer before the next meeting.
TETRA
in China
I
was delighted to be invited to attend the 10th Anniversary of the
Beijing JustTop network earlier this month and congratulate them on
their successes.
Whilst
I was there I had meetings with the China Trunking Forum, our Hong Kong
based "China Ambassador" and others. I also spent an hour being
interviewed by the technical press. Our latest TETRA versus DMR
paper has been translated into Chinese and features on the front cover
of one of these publications.
It
is clear that PDT and other technologies manufactured in China will
continue present stiff competition to TETRA but I was pleased to hear
of a number of significant TETRA contracts.
Like
everywhere else, there is much talk of LTE. It appears that we
will see the first implementations of LTE being implemented in 1.4 Ghz
in parts of the country. It is unclear to me whether this will be
able to support critical communications requirements.
The
Association continues to work with our colleagues around the world to
ensure that a standardised solution is found for all critical
communications users.
Association
Events 2013
Details
of all events in which the Association has an interest are listed in
the Events Zone of our website www.tandcca.com
This list includes all of the latest information relating to each event
for Association events, Registration.
Together
with the North American TETRA Forum, two events are being planned in
Canada.
On
the 23rd of April in Montreal
On
the 25th April in Toronto
Details
of how you can participate will be sent to all Members in the near
future.
Other
events
IWCE
2013
The
following information has been provided by the organisers of this
event. The Association in partnership with the North American
TETRA Forum is organising a workshop and other presentations. It
also has an exhibition stand. You will always be able to find the
latest information on the website at http://www.tandcca.com/events/article/19065
TCCA
members are participating at IWCE 2013... you should be too!
IWCE
2013
Exhibits:
March 13-14
Conference:
March 11-15
Las
Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
IWCE
Connects the Working World to Mobile Voice, Video and Data Solutions.
Over
7,500 technology buyers from a diverse group of industry
professionals from utilities, transportation, construction,
manufacturing and other enterprises gather together at IWCE to see the
latest in effective and efficient communications systems. IWCE
provides the foundation for the technology, operations, engineering and
governance for your communications technology networks systems services.
Here's
a sample of some of the companies that are involved in TETRA
technologies that are exhibiting at IWCE 2013:
Damm
Cellurlar Systems
Etherstack
Etelm
Hytera
Sepura
Piciorgros
PowerTrunk
Radio
IP
In
addition, several conference discussions are dedicated to TETRA!
Using
TETRA to generate business benefits
Implementing
TETRA in Utilities and Transportation
Comparing
Digital Technologies for Critical Infrastructure (English)
Comparando
technologias digitales - Elija sus comunicaciones de proxima generacion
(Spanish and Portuguese)
Multi-Site,
Multi-Point and Multicast: Success Stories in Critical Infrastructure
Deployments
Everything
You Wanted to Know about TETRA in 60 Minutes (FREE)
Don't
wait - Reserve your booth now to be part of the authoritative annual
event for communications technology for the working world!
For
more information on exhibiting:
If
your company begins with A-K, contact Stephanie McCall at
913-981-6146.
If your company begins with L-Z, contact Cathi O'Brien at
203-358-3715
APCO
Australia 2013
The
Association will be supporting the Australian TETRA Forum at APCO
Australia on the 12th to 14th March 2013 in Adelaide, South Austalia.
Other
events
The
Association will be supporting the publishers of TETRA Today at their
Wireless Communications for Business Expo 2013. See www.wcbe.co.uk.
This event is being organised at the Silverstone race circuit in the UK
on Thursday 28th March 2013.
TETRAtraining
The
Association will again be offering its range of training courses 2013.
TETRAfirst,
TETRAcomplete and TETRAsecurity will all take place during the
week of the 22nd April 2013 in London, United Kingdom. Full
details of these courses and all our training offerings can be found on
the website at: http://www.tandcca.com/about/page/12789
Courses
are open to members and non members. Members are offered
discounted rates.
Full
details, prices and Members' discounts can be found on the website at www.tandcca.com/about/page/12789
Online
training and adhoc courses delivered at your premises, are also offered
by the Association.
For
further information on any of these courses please email at training@tandcca.com
TETRA
Today
TETRA
Today is now available online at www.tetratoday.com
and by clicking the TETRA Today link on our website www.tandcca.com
Not
only will you be able to see the latest edition, and all of the
previous editions, you will also be able to see the latest news and
views from its readers. I believe that this is a welcome addition
to this excellent publication.
Members
are encouraged to offer material for inclusion in future
editions. A Features List has been circulated to all Members and
can be downloaded from the website in the Members Area - Members'
Circulations
http://www.tandcca.com/members/page/13244
Please
contact Beth Sharples editor@tandcca.com
with any proposals and contributions.
Membership
Plaques
In
addition to your membership certificate, the Association is again
offering wall mounted membership plaques. Below is the design of
how they will look. They are offered to you at the unchanged
price of €33 plus plus postage.
Please
note that they are for general membership and do not include the
individual member's company name.
If
you would like to purchase one or more, then please send your
requirements to admin@tandcca.com
Benchmark
Communications
Elspeth
Lawson is the Benchmark senior manager that provides Management
services tothe Association
Your
contacts
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newsletter in common with all our communications is sent to the primary
contact for each Member organisation only.
That
primary contact is listed in our membership records and is provided
with a user name and password to access the Members' area of the
website.
The
primary contact can share this and other communications with their
colleagues but needs to forward it to them. They will not receive
it directly.
The
primary contact can also provide colleagues with additional user names
and passwords which also enable them to access the Members' area.
Please
check that you are the correct person to be the primary contact.
If not, please contact us with the details of who is at admin@tandcca.com
Contact
details
The
TETRA and Critical Communications Association
14 Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4HZ
UK
The
telephone number is:
+44 (0) 191 231 4328
Please
contact Deborah on admin@tandcca.com
for your routine enquiries.
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