PPDR network implementation options

Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) systems are one of the crucial national matters. Currently, several frequency bands have been discussed for PPDR, as well as several scenarios that can be applied for their implementation. This paper provides an overview of different PPDR network implementation options and discusses their advantages and drawbacks. Network implementation options that are analysed in this paper are: dedicated networks for PPDR, commercial networks used by PPDR agency under special terms and hybrid solution that is combination of the two.