Land Mobile Radio: Following a Realistic Path Toward Broadband for PPDR Services

The field of public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) communication is evolving toward scenarios of use where existing narrowband radio systems are beginning to show their limitations. Real-time location services have been incorporated into standard operating procedures. Since associated data traffic, managed through mechanisms that incorporate current communications standards by default, causes saturation of the systems, it is impossible to offer services that meet the quality parameters expected by the users.