At the annual TETRA World Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nokia introduced its revolutionary radio access solution for professional mobile radio networks - the Nokia TB3 TETRA base station, which brings extreme coverage enhancements. Its first deliveries are expected to take place during the second half of 2004.
The Nokia TB3 TETRA base station coverage enhancements mean that fewer base stations are needed to establish optimal coverage, even for handheld terminals. This is a benefit for the network owner in terms of reduced initial investment, and it also cuts the implementation costs and operating expenses. For the users, better coverage means not only better quality of service, but improved personal security as well.
"The new Nokia TB3 TETRA base station is the first high-gain virtual omni solution for TETRA markets - it combines the benefits of both omnidirectional and sectorized solutions. It takes advantage of the latest mainstream radio access innovations and enables the use of the most modern antenna solutions," says Matti Peltola, Senior Vice President, Professional Mobile Radio, Nokia Networks.
"Up to 75 percent greater handheld coverage is a dramatic improvement indeed. For example, the height of the base station antenna mast would have to be almost doubled to achieve the same coverage improvement".
"This is a great example of our commitment to developing products for the benefit of present and future customers, and an impressive achievement from our research and development. It is also proof of the power of synergy between the mainstream and TETRA development," he adds.
Nokia TETRA System is a complete solution, which provides a full range of voice and data services as well as first-class security to the users. Nokia has a proven track record in delivering multiswitch TETRA networks capable of providing all TETRA services uniformly countrywide. The open interfaces of Nokia TETRA solutions enable seamless integration to command and control systems. Nokia continues investing in TETRA radio technology and systems for the benefit of present and future customers.
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Notes to Editors:
TETRA technology is a world standard published by ETSI for digital mobile trunking networks. TETRA networks offer secure, digital mobile communication for professional organizations such as oil and gas companies, utilities, transportation and public safety and security sector (police, emergency, civil defence, security services, etc.). Data communication improves field operations by allowing users to access databases via their radios.
Most European countries have already chosen the open TETRA standard as the basis for their public authority radio networks, as have a number of countries elsewhere in the world.
TETRA technology minimizes the capital investments and the operational expenses of organizations because it allows simultaneous and independent use of a single existing network by many services, administrations and ministries. TETRA enhances the safety of classified information by using encryption of the connection. It also increases the effectiveness and the coordination of different services and ministries in crises and natural disaster situations through connecting independent Virtual Private Networks into one communication environment.
What is a high-gain virtual omni solution?
The Nokia TB3 TETRA base station provides omnidirectional coverage by combining three sectorized antennas into a virtual omnidirectional site. Omnidirectional sites are good in terms of capacity.
The most modern antennas with their x-polarized configuration provide high gain, but before Nokia TB3, TETRA base stations have not been able to use them in omnidirectional sites.
The most modern antennas with their x-polarized configuration provide high gain, but before Nokia TB3, TETRA base stations have not been able to use them in omnidirectional sites.
A high-gain virtual omni solution combines the benefits of omnidirectional coverage with the benefits of diversity gain and the modern high-gain panel antennas.