Emergency Services Mobile
Communications Programme
Transition Readiness Event – Background Reading
May 2016
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Current service
• Airwave:
– Was the first national public safety (PS) network based
on the TETRA technology standard
– Is used by all Emergency Services and other agencies
– Is a private network using dedicated spectrum with
c3,800 sites to provide full national coverage
– Has underground and national air-to-ground coverage
– Provides PS functionality, coverage, availability, security
– National shut down is 31 Dec 19
• However:
– Airwave is expensive compared with similar services
– Airwave cannot provide broadband data services
– EU procurement legislation requires a re-competition
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Programme objectives
• Replace Airwave critical voice services by
enhancing a commercial mobile network:
– Improved to integrate broadband data services; PS
functionality; national coverage; high availability and
end-to-end security
– Flexible to better match/be proportionate to demand
– Less expensive to address budget pressures
• Available in 2017 and complete by 2019
• Meets all user, system and commercial requirements but not
necessarily in the same way as Airwave
• Avoids a lengthy, monolithic, single technology, expensive PFI
• Open up to all mobile network operators (MNOs) post 2021
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Approach
• Authority takes on the role of prime contractor and SI
• Disaggregate procurement into separate lots
• Re-compete contracts more regularly to exploit market forces
and take advantage of technological evolution
• Design, build, and test the critical public safety functionality
• Provide different types of mobile devices
• Support different types of business applications
• Provide national air to ground coverage
• Support users transition to ESN: programme
management, integration and reporting; vehicle
reference designs; training services
• Enable integration between Airwave and ESN
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Programme Scope
• Emergency Services (ES) Users:
– 44 Police forces
– 50 FRS
– 13 Ambulance Trusts
• Non ES User Organisations:
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non-Home Office police forces
other government departments
local authorities
Transport agencies and utility companies
Control rooms: c230
Vehicles: c50,000
Aircraft: c115
Users: c300,000
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Procurement
• Main projects:
– Lot 1: Delivery Partner (KBR)
– Lot 2: User Services (Motorola)
– Lot 3: Mobile Services (EE)
• Related projects:
• Dependent projects:
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Network Rail (Telecoms)
Crossrail
MIP
Government estates
– Extended Area Services
– Air to Ground Services:
• Network
• Airborne devices
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London Underground Services
Handheld, vehicle & airborne devices
Control room upgrades
WAN connections
Vehicle and aircraft installations
Coverage
Interoperability
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Extended area services (EAS)
• EAS will extend EE’s infrastructure to 97% coverage
• EAS will acquire (lease or design, build and own) sites and
backhaul, and maintain the infrastructure within 38 EAS areas
• EE will install the active equipment and connect to their core
• Satellite solutions will be considered where this is more costeffective or timely
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Air to ground (A2G) Services
• Network to be built using
existing sites
• A2G base-stations linked to Lot
3 core via backhaul
• Two TDD-LTE devices
• Spectrum - 2.3GHz with MOD
• Aircraft wireless system
• Seamless transition from ground to A2G networks
• Voice and broadband data to replicate ground users
• Central procurement of radio system and service arrangement
• Users install and maintain
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User devices
• Lot 2 (User Services) will approve user
devices and accessories
• 3ES will procure user devices through a
framework from approved suppliers
• User devices will include:
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Handheld devices that are commercial off-theshelf phones,
most will be ruggedized
Vehicle mounted devices
Aircraft mounted devices
Gateways
• Market Engagement continues to provide reassurance
• Supplier demonstrations show lots are available today
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Control room upgrade
• Control room upgrades to access ESN functionality will be
coordinated by the Programme. The aim is to upgrade
before the commencement of transition
• Inter-working during transition will now be delivered centrally
• Control room system upgrades will be procured locally
• Upgrades will be required to a range of systems, including:
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ICCS
Mobile Data Systems
Mobilising systems
Command and Control Systems
Control room systems
WAN connections (DNSP)
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Interworking
• Inter-working is the ability for users to make calls between the Airwave
and ESN networks during transition
• Multiple technical options having been considered the decision is to
connect the networks using Motorola Inter-working Gateway
• Special arrangements for non standard services (NSS)
ICCS & other
Control Room
systems
NOW
Control room
user
DNSP
END GAME:
ICCS and other CR
systems fully integrated to ESN
Airwave
Motorola
Inter-working
Gateway
ESN
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London underground services (LUS)
• Solution required by the end of 2017
• Interim solution:
– Exploit TfL’s WiFi infrastructure to provide ESN in the stations
– Extend TfL’s Connect infrastructure to provide ESN in the tunnels
– Fall-back is to use Airwave in LU (ALU):
• Dual-mode (LTE/TETRA) devices
• Interconnect via control room ICCS
• Extend ALU if necessary post 2019
• Long-term solution:
– TfL implement 4G
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Timetable
Milestone
Outline Business Case approved
OJEU and PQQ issued
RFP and Negotiation
Best And Final Offers (BAFO)
Full Business Case approval
Contract award
Mobilisation (21 months)
Transition (27 months)
Date
Apr 14
Apr 14
Aug 14 – Apr 15
May 15 – Aug 15
Aug - Sep 15
Dec 15
Dec 15 to Sep 17
Oct 17 to Dec 19
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Implementation
• Mobilisation – 21 months to design, build, test and assure
• Transition – 27 months to convert users to ESN
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Plan Plan
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• Transition will be completed in 12 Regional Transition
Groups and one National Transition Group
• There are milestones with an associated acceptance criteria
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