Telecom Lead America: Motorola and Ericsson have completed phase 3 of the Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) that helps in delivering public safety 4G / LTE solutions.
Earlier, Motorola announced the first commercial release of standards-based LTE technology to public safety, with shipments beginning on Nov. 11, 2011.
Bob Schassler, senior vice president, Government Solutions, Motorola Solutions, says the completion of PSCR Phase 3 testing demonstrates the commitment of Motorola Solutions to deliver Public Safety LTE solutions that meet the mission-critical requirements of FirstNet and public safety agencies.
Today’s tests focused on demonstrating interoperability with other suppliers.
Motorola could support interoperability at both S1-Mobility Management Entity (MME) and S1-User (U) interfaces utilizing its RAN and EPC with the three network vendors. The interconnectivity of both the RAN and EPC demonstrated Motorola’s solution to support open network architecture under the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards
In addition, Motorola completed network drive testing, demonstrating the performance of a single LTE network in an operational environment. Motorola successfully tested intra-LTE handoffs, network coverage, network load and stress, and application messaging/protocol performance.
Motorola’s UM1000 LTE USB Modem was selected by the PSCR test team to be the device of choice for all interoperability over-the-air and drive testing.
The testing is part of a 2010 agreement between Motorola and Ericsson to provide an LTE-based solution for Next Generation Public Safety broadband communications.
Ericsson is providing its LTE access equipment as well as parts of its packet core and related services to deliver broadband multimedia services to public safety.
