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Ericsson joins 450 MHz Alliance to strengthen critical communications
Ericsson has joined the 450 MHz Alliance to support critical
mobile communications networks for industries such as
public safety and utilities that require secure and resilient
wide-area coverage.
Traditionally regarded as a niche band, 450MHz spectrum
has grown in relevance to the mission-critical networks
market in recent years. The 450MHz band addresses critical
network users’ needs with a wider reach at a reasonable cost.
The 450MHz Alliance is an industry association that
represents the interests of industries that recognize the
potential of 450MHz spectrum. Its members include
communications service providers and equipment
manufacturers and companies representing multiple
industries.
BENEFITS OF 450MHz
In addition to security and resilience, other benefits of the
low-band 450MHz on top of wide coverage include:
improved voice, data and video services with broadband;
group-based push-to-voice and video; support for LTE, Cat-
M and Narrowband-IoT. These services benefit
organizations responsible for providing critical services
such as utilities and public safety.
LTE, Cat -M and Narrowband-IoT are used for applications
such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA),
telemetry, monitoring and tracking, asset management,
predictive maintenance and field services.
Manuel Ruiz, Head of Mission Critical Networks, Ericsson,
says: ”Ericsson joining the 450MHz Alliance will further
strengthen an ecosystem that spans customers,
communications service providers and a diverse cross-
section of chipset, module, device and infrastructure
vendors.”
He adds: “We are strengthening our Ericsson Radio System
portfolio with compact and lightweight advanced radio
solutions to meet the long-term 450MHz needs of mission-
critical users and applications.”
ERICSSON 450MHz PARTNERSHIPS
Ericsson has already achieved several successful 450MHz
partnerships in Europe, particularly in Germany, Poland and
Sweden. Together with partners 450connect and German
utility company innogy Westenergie, Ericsson set up a 4G-
based 450MHz mobile network in Dortmund and Werne,
Germany.
It is a secure and available communications network that
promotes digitalization of the power grid and the expansion
of smart grids. It also facilitates control and
communications in the event of a large-scale power failure,
to support field service engineers.
Ericsson has also partnered with Polish energy company
PGE Systems to deliver a pilot LTE 450MHz Radio Access
Network (RAN) and Core installation. Ericsson’s solution
allows PGE Systems to test Mission-Critical Push-to-
talk/Push-to-Video (PTT/PTV), smart metering and
renewables integration. The goal is to integrate more LTE
450 base stations into power grid communications
networks in Poland.
In Sweden, Teracom AB selected Ericsson as strategic
partner for its nationwide 4G network. Teracom uses
450MHz band technology for its wide-area coverage to
benefit remote location sites and utilities such as electricity
and water.
