Elancourt, 17 November 2017 – For the first time, Airbus integrates its mission-critical mobile multimedia communication solution “Tactilon Agnet” into a standard 4G network from a large telecom company in France.
This solution, on display at the Milipol trade fair near Paris, will be combined with the complementary tactical cell “Tactilon Cell”, a small and transportable system for running small Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. Tactilon Cell can be used during anti-terror campaigns, large events or rescue missions.
The objective of Airbus and its partner is to demonstrate operational efficiency and the usability of these new secure services in a resilient commercial 4G network architecture. This solution meets extremely high availability requirements for mission-critical users. Furthermore, Professional Mobile Radio expertise combined with 4G commercial technology helps to offer a relevant solution for public safety in the near future.
“We are convinced that dedicated networks and operator networks are complementary for the deployment of professional 4G networks,” says Eric Davalo, Head of Strategy, Solutions Portfolio and Engineering of Secure Land Communications at Airbus. “We are very happy to win trust from our users through common demonstrations with a partner.”
The demonstration at Milipol is the next step to a worldwide professional standard for multimedia communication via LTE. It follows on from the first ever Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) plug tests performed by Airbus at the European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) in June 2017. It was decisive to further push forward a global standard for MCPTT over LTE.
The collaboration with large telecom operators contributes to the emergence of an ecosystem for rugged terminals supporting commercial bands, such as the 700 MHz PPDR and 2.6 GHz bands dedicated to public security and mission-critical infrastructure operators in France.
Airbus has designed Tactilon Agnet for group communications allowing police officers and firefighters to exchange pictures, videos, texts and geolocation data securely over LTE. Tactilon Agnet is also fully interoperable with Tetra and Tetrapol technology. Smartphone users can thus communicate securely and flexibly with Tetra or Tetrapol terminal users.
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Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of €67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe’s number one space enterprise and the world’s second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.
Secure Land Communications (SLC), a business unit of Airbus, develops, installs and maintains professional and land mobile radio (PMR/LMR) networks based on Tetra, Tetrapol, P25 and LTE technologies and offers a wide range of radio solutions and devices for customers worldwide. The portfolio also encompasses mission-critical broadband solutions based on 3GPP standards and emergency response centres (911/112). SLC is a leader in PMR, with more than 280 radio networks in over 74 countries, and the US leader for 911 response centres with the VESTA 911 call handling solution serving more than 60% of the market. SLC employs nearly 1,700 people in 20 countries.
Contacts:
Kai Schlichtermann + 33 1 6138 5547 kai.schlichtermann@airbus.com
Anke Sturtzel + 33 1 6138 5330 anke.sturtzel@airbus.com
