1 Introduction
1 1 Executive Summary
1 2 Topics Covered
1 3 Key Questions Answered
1 4 Methodology
1 5 Target Audience
1 6 Companies Mentioned
2 An Overview of the Public Safety Mobile Broadband Market
2 1 Narrowband Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Systems in Public Safety
2 1 1 LMR Market Size
2 1 2 The Perceived Role of Mobile Broadband in Public Safety Scenarios
2 1 3 The Limitations of LMR Data Capabilities
2 2 Mobile Broadband for Public Safety
2 2 1 Partnerships with Commercial Carriers
2 2 2 Private LTE and WiMAX Deployments
2 3 How Big is the Mobile Broadband Market?
2 3 1 Will the Public Safety Segment Witness the Same Level of Growth as the Consumer Segment?
2 3 2 What are the Growth Drivers?
2 3 3 LMR Systems will Continue to Support Mission-Critical Voice
2 4 Why use Commercial Mobile Broadband Technology for Public Safety
2 5 Why LTE?
2 5 1 Performance Metrics
2 5 2 Coexistence, Interoperability and Spectrum Flexibility
2 5 3 A Rising Ecosystem
2 5 4 OPEX Reduction
2 6 Public Safety LTE Technology & Architecture
2 6 1 LTE Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN)
2 6 2 TDD vs FDD
2 6 3 User Equipment (UE) Categories
2 6 3 1 USB Data Cards
2 6 3 2 Vehicular Modems
2 6 3 3 Smartphones
2 6 3 4 Tablets
2 6 4 Public Safety LTE EPC
2 6 4 1 Serving Gateway (SGW)
2 6 4 2 Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW)
2 6 4 3 Mobility Management Entity (MME)
2 6 4 4 Home Subscriber Server (HSS)
2 6 4 5 Policy Charging and Rules Function (PCRF)
2 6 5 LMR Network Integration and Inter-Working
2 6 6 The Evolution to LTE-Advanced and its Implications for Public Safety
2 6 7 Support for Roaming in Public Safety LTE
2 6 8 Inter-System Roaming
2 6 9 Intra-System Roaming to Commercial Carriers
2 7 Public Safety LTE Deployment Models
2 7 1 Private Public Satiety LTE Network Deployments
2 7 2 Shared Commercial Public Safety LTE
2 7 3 Hosted Core Public Safety LTE Networks
2 8 Funding Models for Private Public Safety LTE Network Deployment
2 8 1 Built, Owned and Operated by Integrator/Vendor
2 8 2 Owned and Operated by the State Government
2 8 3 Local Agency Hosted Core
2 8 4 Multiple Networks
2 9 The Public Safety LTE Business Case
2 9 1 Higher throughput and Low Latency
2 9 2 Economic Feasibility
2 9 3 Bandwidth Flexibility
2 9 4 Spectral Efficiency
2 9 5 Regional Interoperability
2 9 6 Lack of Competition from Other Standards
2 9 7 Endorsement from the Public Safety Community
2 9 8 Commitments by Infrastructure and Device vendors
2 9 9 Quality of Service (QoS) & Priority Provisioning
2 10 Challenges to the Public Safety LTE Ecosystem
2 10 1 Spectrum Allocation
2 10 2 Interworking with LMR Networks
2 10 3 Budgetary Issues
2 10 4 Security Issues
2 10 5 Support for Mission-Critical Voice and Direct Mode-Operation
2 10 6 Smaller Coverage Footprint to Comparison to LMR Systems
2 10 7 Support for Group Communication (Multi-Casting) in Release 8
2 10 8 Lack of Specifications for Battery Life in Public Safety Scenarios
2 10 9 User Profiles to fit Public Safety Requirements
3 Public Safety LTE and Mobile Broadband Industry Roadmap
3 1 Industry Roadmap
3 2 2012 - 2014: The Disparate Networks Era
3 3 2014 - 2015: The Hybrid Networks Era
3 4 2015 - 2017: The Converged Networks Era
3 5 Public Safety LTE Deployment & Trial Case Studies
3 5 1 Harris County
3 5 2 Qatar MOI
3 5 3 Oman Royal Office
3 5 4 Turkish National Police Force
3 5 5 Hong Kong Police Force Trial
3 5 6 China TD-LTE Public Safety Trial
4 Public Safety LTE and Mobile Broadband Applications Ecosystem
4 1 Mobile Video
4 2 Mobile Broadband and Seamless Mobile VPN Access
4 3 GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and Mapping
4 4 Automatic Vehicle Location Solutions (AVLS)
4 5 Computer Aided Dispatching (CAD)
4 6 Remote Data Access
4 7 Telemetry and Remote Diagnostics
4 8 Bulk Multimedia/Data Transfers
4 9 Situational Awareness Applications
4 10 PTT over LTE
4 11 The Present State of the Market: What's on offer
4 12 The Numbers: How Big is the Public Safety LTE Applications Ecosystem?
5 Public Safety LTE & Mobile Broadband Vendor Assessment
5 1 Alcatel-Lucent
5 1 1 Products and Solutions
5 1 2 Strategy
5 1 3 Strengths
5 1 4 Challenges
5 2 Amdocs (Bridgewater)
5 2 1 Products and Solutions
5 2 2 Strategy
5 2 3 Strengths
5 2 4 Challenges
5 3 Cassidian
5 3 1 Products and Solutions
5 3 2 Strategy
5 3 3 Strengths
5 3 4 Challenges
5 4 Cisco
5 4 1 Products and Solutions
5 4 2 Strategy
5 4 3 Strengths
5 4 4 Challenges
5 5 Ericsson
5 5 1 Products and Solutions
5 5 2 Strategy
5 5 3 Strengths
5 5 4 Challenges
5 6 Etherstack
5 6 1 Products and Solutions
5 6 2 Strategy
5 6 3 Strengths
5 6 4 Challenges
5 7 Motorola Solutions
5 7 1 Products and Solutions
5 7 2 Strategy
5 7 3 Strengths
5 7 4 Challenges
5 8 Raytheon
5 8 1 Products and Solutions
5 8 2 Strategy
5 8 3 Strengths
5 8 4 Challenges
5 9 IP Wireless (General Dynamics)
5 9 1 Products and Solutions
5 9 2 Strategy
5 9 3 Strengths
5 9 4 Challenges
5 10 Harris
5 10 1 Products and Solutions
5 10 2 Strategy
5 10 3 Strengths
5 10 4 Challenges
5 11 Huawei
5 11 1 Products and Solutions
5 11 2 Strategy
5 11 3 Strengths
5 11 4 Challenges
5 12 Hytera
5 12 1 Products and Solutions
5 12 2 Strategy
5 12 3 Strengths
5 12 4 Challenges
5 13 Tait
5 13 1 Products and Solutions
5 13 2 Strategy
5 13 3 Strengths
5 13 4 Challenges
5 14 Nokia Siemens Networks
5 14 1 Products and Solutions
5 14 2 Strategy
5 14 3 Strengths
5 14 4 Challenges
5 15 Reality Mobile
5 15 1 Products and Solutions
5 15 2 Strategy
5 15 3 Strengths
5 15 4 Challenges
5 16 Thales
5 16 1 Products and Solutions
5 16 2 Strategy
5 16 3 Strengths
5 16 4 Challenges
5 17 Twisted Pair Solutions
5 17 1 Products and Solutions
5 17 2 Strategy
5 17 3 Strengths
5 17 4 Challenges
6 Public Safety LTE Spectrum Allocation Strategies Worldwide
6 1 North America
6 2 Latin & Central America
6 3 Europe
6 4 Middle East & Africa
6 5 Asia Pacific
6 6 The Prospects of Spectrum Harmonisation
7 Market Analysis and Forecasts
7 1 The Global Public Safety Mobile Broadband Market
7 1 1 First Responder Data Subscriptions over Public (Commercial) Cellular Networks
7 1 2 First Responder Data Subscriptions Over LMR Networks
7 1 3 First Responder Data Subscriptions over Private Mobile Broadband
7 1 3 1 The Unreliability of Commercial Cellular Mobile Broadband Networks
7 1 3 2 Private Public Safety LTE and WiMAX Subscriptions Compared
7 1 4 Private Public Safety LTE Networks
7 1 4 1 Subscriptions over Private Public Safety LTE Networks
7 1 4 2 Device Shipments over Private Public Safety LTE Networks
7 1 4 3 Private Public Safety LTE Network Service Revenue
7 1 5 Public Safety LTE over Public (Commercial) LTE Networks
7 1 5 1 Public Safety Subscriptions over Commercial LTE Networks
7 1 5 2 Public Safety Device Shipments over Commercial LTE Networks
7 1 5 3 Public Safety Service Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks
7 1 6 Private vs Commercial Public Safety LTE Compared
7 1 6 1 Private and Commercial Public Safety LTE Subscriptions Compared
7 1 6 2 Private and Commercial Public Safety LTE Device Shipments Compared
7 1 6 3 Private and Commercial Public Safety LTE Service Revenues Compared
7 1 7 Public Safety LTE Device Shipments by Form Factor
7 1 8 Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Shipments
7 1 8 1 Commercial and Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Shipments Compared
7 1 8 2 Regional Assessment of Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Shipments
7 1 9 Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Installed Base
7 2 Regional Market Assessment
7 2 1 Asia Pacific
7 2 1 1 Private Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 1 2 Commercial Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 1 3 Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Shipments, Revenue & Installed Base
7 2 2 North America
7 2 2 1 Private Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 2 2 Commercial Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 2 3 Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Shipments, Revenue & Installed Base
7 2 3 Latin & Central America
7 2 3 1 Private Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 3 2 Commercial Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 3 3 Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Shipments, Revenue & Installed Base
7 2 4 Middle East & Africa
7 2 4 1 Private Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 4 2 Commercial Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 4 3 Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Shipments, Revenue & Installed Base
7 2 5 Eastern Europe
7 2 5 1 Private Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 5 2 Commercial Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 5 3 Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Shipments, Revenue & Installed Base
7 2 6 Western Europe
7 2 6 1 Private Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 6 2 Commercial Public Safety LTE Subscriptions, Device Shipments & Service Revenues
7 2 6 3 Private Public Safety LTE eNodeB Shipments, Revenue & Installed Base
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Subscriptions by Technology: 2011 - 2017 (Millions)
Figure 2: Global Mobile Broadband Subscriptions by Technology: 2011 - 2017 (Millions)
Figure 3: Purpose of Using Mobile Broadband for Public Safety Applications (Survey Results - 2011 & 2012)
Figure 4: Global LTE Subscriptions: 2011 - 2017 (Millions)
Figure 5: Public Safety LTE Network Architecture
Figure 6: Global Voice over LTE (VoLTE) Subscriptions: 2011 - 2017 (Millions)
Figure 7: Public Safety LTE Industry Roadmap
Figure 8: Global Mobile Video Surveillance Market: 2011 - 2017 ($ Millions)
Figure 9: PTT over LTE Application
Figure 10: The Public Safety LTE/Broadband Applications Market: 2011 - 2017 ($ Millions)
Figure 11: LTE and LMR PTT Voice Interoperability
Figure 12: Global First Responder Data Subscriptions over Public Cellular Networks by Technology (Millions) 2011 - 2017
Figure 13: Global First Responder Data Subscriptions over LMR Networks by Technology (Thousands) 2011 - 2017
Figure 14: Global First Responder Data Subscriptions over Private Mobile Broadband Networks by Technology (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 15: Global First Responder Subscriptions over Private Public Safety LTE Networks (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 16: First Responder Subscriptions over Private Public Safety LTE Networks by Region (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 17: Global First Responder Data Device Shipments over Private Public Safety LTE Networks (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 18: Global First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 19: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Private Public Safety LTE Networks by Region (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 20: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks by Region ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 21: Global Service Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 22: Service Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks by Region ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 23: Global First Responder Subscriptions over Commercial LTE Networks (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 24: Global First Responder Subscriptions over Commercial LTE Networks by Region (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 25: Global First Responder Data Device Shipments over Commercial LTE Networks (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 26: Global First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 27: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Commercial LTE Networks by Region (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 28: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks by Region ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 29: Global Public Safety Service Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 30: Public Safety Service Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks by Region ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 31: Private vs Commercial Public Safety LTE Subscriptions Compared (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 32: Private vs Commercial Public Safety LTE Device Shipments Compared (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 33: Private vs Commercial Public Safety LTE Device Shipments Revenues Compared ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 34: Private vs Commercial Public Safety LTE Service Revenues Compared ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 35: Public Safety LTE Device Shipments by Category (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 36: Global Private (Public Safety) and Commercial LTE eNodeB Shipments Compared: 2011 - 2017
Figure 37: Global Private (Public Safety) and Commercial LTE eNodeB Shipment Revenues Compared ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 38: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipments by Region: 2011 - 2017
Figure 39: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipment Revenue by Region ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 40: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Installed Base by Region: 2011 - 2017
Figure 41: First Responder Subscriptions over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Asia Pacific (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 42: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Asia Pacific (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 43: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Private LTE Public Safety LTE Networks in Asia Pacific ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 44: Service Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Asia Pacific ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 45: First Responder Subscriptions over Commercial LTE Networks in Asia Pacific (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 46: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Commercial LTE Networks in Asia Pacific (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 47: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Asia Pacific ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 48: Public Safety Service Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Asia Pacific ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 49: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipments in Asia Pacific: 2011 - 2017
Figure 50: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipment Revenue in Asia Pacific ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 51: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Installed Base in Asia Pacific: 2011 - 2017
Figure 52: First Responder Subscriptions over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in North America (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 53: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in North America (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 54: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Private LTE Public Safety LTE Networks in North America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 55: Service Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in North America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 56: First Responder Subscriptions over Commercial LTE Networks in North America (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 57: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Commercial LTE Networks in North America (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 58: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in North America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 59: Public Safety Service Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in North America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 60: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipments in North America: 2011 - 2017
Figure 61: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipment Revenue in North America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 62: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Installed Base in North America: 2011 - 2017
Figure 63: First Responder Subscriptions over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Latin & Central America (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 64: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Latin & Central America (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 65: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Private LTE Public Safety LTE Networks in Latin & Central America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 66: Service Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Latin & Central America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 67: First Responder Subscriptions over Commercial LTE Networks in Latin & Central America (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 68: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Commercial LTE Networks in Latin & Central America (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 69: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Latin & Central America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 70: Public Safety Service Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Latin & Central America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 71: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipments in Latin & Central America: 2011 - 2017
Figure 72: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipment Revenue in Latin & Central America ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 73: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Installed Base in Latin & Central America: 2011 - 2017
Figure 74: First Responder Subscriptions over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Middle East & Africa (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 75: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Middle East & Africa (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 76: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Private LTE Public Safety LTE Networks in Middle East & Africa ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 77: Service Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Middle East & Africa ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 78: First Responder Subscriptions over Commercial LTE Networks in Middle East & Africa (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 79: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Commercial LTE Networks in Middle East & Africa (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 80: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Middle East & Africa ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 81: Public Safety Service Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Middle East & Africa ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 82: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipments in Middle East & Africa: 2011 - 2017
Figure 83: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipment Revenue in Middle East & Africa ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 84: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Installed Base in Middle East & Africa: 2011 - 2017
Figure 85: First Responder Subscriptions over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Eastern Europe (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 86: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Eastern Europe (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 87: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Private LTE Public Safety LTE Networks in Eastern Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 88: Service Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Eastern Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 89: First Responder Subscriptions over Commercial LTE Networks in Eastern Europe (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 90: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Commercial LTE Networks in Eastern Europe (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 91: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Eastern Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 92: Public Safety Service Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Eastern Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 93: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipments in Eastern Europe: 2011 - 2017
Figure 94: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipment Revenue in Eastern Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 95: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Installed Base in Eastern Europe: 2011 - 2017
Figure 96: First Responder Subscriptions over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Western Europe (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 97: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Western Europe (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 98: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Private LTE Public Safety LTE Networks in Western Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 99: Service Revenue over Private Public Safety LTE Networks in Western Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 100: First Responder Subscriptions over Commercial LTE Networks in Western Europe (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 101: First Responder Data Device Shipments over Commercial LTE Networks in Western Europe (Thousands): 2011 - 2017
Figure 102: First Responder Data Device Shipment Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Western Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 103: Public Safety Service Revenue over Commercial LTE Networks in Western Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 104: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipments in Western Europe: 2011 - 2017
Figure 105: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Shipment Revenue in Western Europe ($ Million): 2011 - 2017
Figure 106: Private (Public Safety) LTE eNodeB Installed Base in Western Europe: 2011 - 2017
