Motorola Solutions announces impressive speaker line-up for Critical Communications World 2014

Motorola Solutions, Inc. and its guests/customers will once again participate at educational and thought leadership platforms throughout the event during May 20-22 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. These experts will address topics in TETRA and broadband trends in mission-critical communications, and how these technologies effectively meet the needs in Public Safety, Transportation and Minerals & Energy.

Session details are below and based on Singapore times (GMT +8).

Bruce Brda, senior vice president – Government Solutions for Motorola Solutions, will deliver a keynote on Day One (May 21st) of the Congress - “Key Trends in TETRA that will Impact the Next 10 Years”.

Added highlights are Motorola's guests/customers sharing use cases in these markets:

• Australia: Deborah Weiss, Chief Information Officer, State of Victoria’s Emergency Services Telecommunication Authority (ESTA)
• Australia: Ian Hill, Manager – Automation Engineering, Queensland Gas Corporation
• Brunei: Pg Md Jefri Pg Hj Abd Hamid, Senior Superintendent of Police, Deputy Director of Logistic, RBPF NDC Project Manager, Royal Brunei Police Force
• Cambodia, Macau and The Philippines: Michael Tormody, Managing Director, Engage (Asia) Ltd
• China: Xu Jingyang, General Manager, Guangdong Texgar Communication Co. Ltd (TETRA System integrator for Shandong Police)
• China: Mr Zhou Jian, Managing Director, Shanghai 3G Co. Ltd
• Hong Kong: Mr Jolly Wong, Chief Telecommunication Engineer, Hong Kong Police

SPEAKER LINE-UP:

Tuesday, May 20 – Pre-Congress Seminars

9:00 am – 5:30 pm “Comprehensive Security Features”.

David Chater-Lea, Fellow of the Technical Staff, Motorola Solutions.

Topics: Importance of security in TETRA; Overview of TETRA security functions; Authentication and Air Interface Encryption; Key management; and End-to-end encryption

9:00 am – 5:30 pm “Data Services and TETRA Broadband”.

Mark Edwards, Principal Staff Engineer, Motorola Solutions / Steve Valentine, Head of TETRA Infrastructure Solutions, Motorola Solutions.

Topics: TETRA packet data; TETRA TEDS and TEDS direct access; Transmit diversity; Broadband technologies; How to reach a TETRA broadband standard; and Spectrum and market considerations

9:00 am – 12:30 pm “Planning for the Future of Critical Communications Broadband Services”

Peter Goulding, Public Safety Specialist, Motorola Solutions (panelist)

To discuss, plan and role play the key steps in the development of future broadband services for critical communications users – including the public safety, oil & gas, transport, utilities and other business- and mission- critical communications sectors.

Wednesday, May 21 – Congress Day ONE

9:30 – 9:50 am “Royal Brunei Police Force Insights: Planning C4IS for the ASEAN Summit 2013”

Pg Md Jefri Pg Hj Abd Hamid, Senior Superintendent of Police, Deputy Director of Logistic, RBPF NDC Project Manager, Royal Brunei Police Force (customer of Motorola Solutions)

Topics: Evaluating the specific needs for command, control and communication during the ASEAN Summit; Reviewing the implementation of the highly complex system and performance during the summit; and Sharing the vision of the C4IS system for the future

10:10 – 10:30 am “Key Trends in TETRA that will Impact the Next 10 Years”

Bruce Brda, Senior Vice President – Government Solutions, Motorola Solutions

TETRA remains the choice for mission-critical customers, with several nationwide networks being added in the last 12 months alone. This session will discuss the driving forces in TETRA’s continued success, and what will be the critical success factors in keeping it as the number one choice for the foreseeable future.

10:30 – 10:50 am “2014-2024 Evolving Networks and Services for the Next Generation of Critical Communications Users”

Jolly Wong, Chief Telecommunication Engineer, Hong Kong Police (panelist)

Topics: Reviewing the global PMR Market; Transition to Digital; Demonstrating TETRA’s importance for the next decade; Developing resilient and scalable networks for the next generation of users; Critical Data; and Applications and Broadband

12:30 - 12:50 pm “Interoperability – Harnessing the Power of Data to Build Community Safety and Resilience”

Deborah Weiss, Chief Information Officer, State of Victoria’s Emergency Services Telecommunication Authority (ESTA) (customer of Motorola Solutions)

Data is exploding, information can come from anywhere. In a time of exponential change, with growing community expectations, how do emergency services organizations harness the power of this change to improve interoperability and connectedness between agencies to drive increased community salary and resilience? The presentation will explore how data and information is at the core to ESTA’s business and the challenges this organization has been facing in helping to drive interoperability in response and maximizing the use of data and information day-to-day.

2:20 – 2:45 pm “Secured Communication on Collaborating Platforms”

James Wong, Senior Manager, Asia Pacific & Middle East, Motorola Solutions

Live chat on exhibition grounds, Hall D, Basement 2, Marina Bay Sands

2:45 – 3:05 pm “Building Reliable and High Performance Police Systems with TETRA”

Xu Jingyang, General Manager, Guangdong Texgar Communication Co. Ltd (TETRA System integrator for Shandong Police, customer of Motorola Solutions)

Topics: Texgar overview; Provincial-wide police systems in China; Key public safety benefits with TETRA; and TETRA’s application in policing

4:15 – 4:35 pm “Deploying TETRA Systems in Entertainment, Hospitality and Enterprises throughout Asia”

Michael Tormody, Managing Director, Engage (Asia) Ltd

What is it about the nature of these businesses that drives this need? What kind of TETRA applications and solutions exist for indoor and outdoor communications, as well as integration with other systems? What are the outcomes which TETRA delivers? The presentation will draw on examples of a deployment in Vattanac Capital Tower in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as well as use cases in Macau and the Philippines

Thursday, May 22 – Congress Day TWO

10:30 - 10:50 am “Exploring the Possibilities for Deploying LTE for Professional Users”

Scott Mottonen, Vice President – Private Broadband, Motorola Solutions (joint panelist)

Topics: How much data? When, where and how?; Choosing the right model for displaying a critical communications broadband network; What’s the timeline for displaying LTE alongside existing critical communications networks; and Tackling cyber security threats

11:35 – 112:00 nn “The Convergence of LTE and TETRA”

Scott Mottonen, Vice President - Private Broadband iDEN Solutions, and Iain Ivory, Director, TETRA Subscriber Product Management

Live chat on exhibition grounds, Hall D, Basement 2, Marina Bay Sands

2:25 – 2:45 pm “Developing Effective Communications between the Control Room and the Field Unit”

Peter Goulding, Public Safety Specialist, Motorola Solutions

Highlighting how cooperation and communication between the control room and the field unit differs significantly during major events from daily operations in terms of processes and technology requirements.

2:30 – 2:50 pm “Using TETRA to Ensure Queensland Gas Corporation’s (QGC) Exploration Schedule”

Ian Hill, Manager – Automation Engineering, Queensland Gas Corporation (customer of Motorola Solutions)

Topics: Deploying TETRA to support the transport of liquefied natural gas through a 540km underground pipeline network to Curtis Island in Queensland; Outlining the scope of TETRA usage at QGC; Gathering telemetry information; Real-time transmission of data to central command centers; and Using the radio network for field communications

3:05 – 3:25 pm “Shanghai Government Radio Network – Making the City Safer”

Mr Zhou Jian, Managing Director, Shanghai 3G Co. Ltd (customer of Motorola Solutions)

Topics: Shanghai GRN overview; Shanghai GRN meets the big challenges including Expo 2010; March to a new era

4:15 – 4:35 pm “Expanding the Reach of TETRA in Remote Areas”

Richard Martin, Senior Marketing Manager, Motorola Solutions

Topics: Providing power for TETRA networks in remote areas; Using wind and solar power solutions to power remote base TETRA stations at the Rio Tinto mines in Mongolia; and Evaluating the results to-date