CCW 2024 is taking place from May 14 to 16 at the Dubai World Trade Centre and will showcase technologies aimed at mission-critical networks and services.
At the event Rohde & Schwarz plans to showcase integrated solutions that enable reliable operation of mission-critical devices, networks and services, including situational awareness for law enforcement and protection.
Rohde & Schwarz said in a statement: “When lives are at stake, reliable communications are vital to emergency services. While voice applications are still the top priority for first responders, data and video-based mission-critical applications are becoming increasingly important in crisis situations and for efficient day-to-day operations.
“Public safety and government agencies around the world are migrating their various communications networks from narrowband land mobile radio (LMR) like TETRA or P25 to broadband networks that meet this new need not only for voice but also for high-speed data services.”
This migration to either 3GPP-compliant isolated secure networks or commercial 4G/5G-based cellular networks with embedded mission-critical capabilities must be planned and executed very carefully in order to maintain existing narrowband capabilities, Rohde & Schwarz said.
Narrowband networks will still be in use in parallel for another decade, providing features such as push-to-talk (PTT) to their users. The 3GPP-defined internal architecture for MCX services includes amongst others user/group management, policy and charging enforcement, signaling control, and cross-network interworking.
According to Rohde & Schwarz, applying appropriate and advanced test and measurement techniques during this ongoing migration process is essential to ensure reliable operation of critical communications for first responders and to save lives in crisis scenarios.
Rohde & Schwarz will show off its comprehensive range of test solutions for at the event with experts on hand to show visitors the full range of its test solutions, extending from R&D and conformance testing of end devices to network testing including MCX application verification.