advancing canadaâ€™s public safety broadband network

Advancing Canada’s Public Safety Broadband Network

ADVANCING CANADA’S PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK

October 2012 National Survey Results

The results of a national survey undertaken to address Industry

Canada’s Consultation on a Policy, Technical and Licensing

Framework for Use of the Public Safety Broadband Spectrum in

the Bands 758-763 MHz and 788-793 MHz (D Block) and 763-

768 MHz and 793-798 MHz (PSBB Block) – SMSE-007-12.

Kevin Wennekes, Vice President–Research


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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 2

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 3

SUMMARY OF RESULTS ............................................................................................................................... 5

Policy and Technical Framework for Use Of The ‘D’ Block ...................................................................... 6

Public Safety and Commercial Use of the Network .................................................................................. 9

Licensing Options for the 700 MHz Spectrum Designated for Public Safety Broadband Use ....... 13

Priority Access and Pre-emption .................................................................................................................. 16

Interoperability and Technology Standards ............................................................................................. 18

Final Comments ............................................................................................................................................... 18

CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 21

APPENDIX A – RECOGNIZED PARTICIPANTS

APPENDIX B – SURVEY PREAMBLE


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Executive Summary

This survey was conducted in response to Industry Canada’s Consultation on a Policy, Technical and Licensing

Framework for Use of the Public Safety Broadband Spectrum in the Bands 758-763 MHz and 788-793 MHz

(D Block) and 763-768 MHz and 793-798 MHz (PSBB Block).

The survey received a total of 265 responses, the majority of which (66%) were police, fire and EMS

responders. Industry response including telecommunications companies was 13%.

Key highlights include:

89% of respondents agree the ‘D’ block spectrum should be reserved for licensing to a Public Safety

Network entity

78% disagree that the ‘D’ block should be auctioned off to commercial carriers

66% disagreed that Industry Canada should permit commercial use of any unused capacity of the

700 MHz spectrum designated for public safety

88% of police, fire and EMS respondents believed that the public safety broadband network should

be reserved for their exclusive use – the majority of other respondents believe that a broader public

safety community can be served on this network

79% disagreed with the idea of the general public being provided with commercial services over this

network

Prioritization of service and pre-emption will be critical needs over this network, especially if the

public safety user base is expanded beyond police, fire and EMS, and even more so should

commercial carriers be mandated to provide this network through an auction win of this spectrum

67% disagree that the public safety network entity should be charged a licence fee for this spectrum

on par with that charged to a commercial carrier and 77% agree any licence fee should be

eliminated or dramatically reduced

Public Safety Canada was seen as the Federal Department required to take the lead in the

development of a public safety network entity – the organization required to own the licence and set

interoperability and other standards

The most critical eligibility factors for a successful deployment of a public safety national entity are:

Governance and representation; funding; and, mandate

Industry Canada is urged to make LTE the public safety broadband network standard with 67% of

survey respondents encouraging this decision

Key conclusions of the report cover areas such as licensing, commercial use of the network, eligibility criteria

for the public safety national entity, Industry Canada mandate recommendations, and industry involvement.


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Introduction This survey was conducted in response to Industry Canada’s Consultation on a Policy, Technical and Licensing

Framework for Use of the Public Safety Broadband Spectrum in the Bands 758-763 MHz and 788-793 MHz

(D Block) and 763-768 MHz and 793-798 MHz (PSBB Block) – SMSE-007-121.

The questions were developed in collaboration with the following individuals/organizations:

Mike Barker, Strategic Projects Team, Motorola Solutions Canada, Inc.

Émilie Brown, Senior Policy Analyst, Emergency Management Planning Division, Public Safety Canada

Marten Burns, Senior Regulatory Legal Counsel, TELUS

Terry S. Canning, CET, CRSP, Provincial Interoperability Coordinator, Public Safety & Field

Communications, Province of Nova Scotia

Al Ittner, Sr. Manager, Spectrum Strategy, Motorola Solutions

Jim Peter Safar, President, Inter-Op Canada, Inc.

Bernard St-Laurent, Project Manager - 700 MHz Spectrum, Emergency Management Planning Division,

Centre for Security Science

Michael Sullivan, Vice President, Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs

Tim Trytten, Manager, Telecommunications and Specialty Systems, Emergency Management British

Columbia

Lance Valcour, Executive Director, Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest Group

Kevin Wennekes, Vice President Research, Canadian Advance Technology Alliance

The online survey was provided courtesy of ePenso.com.

The survey was launched in French and in English on October 10 and concluded on October 19. It was

promoted through each partner organization’s networks and included social media (LinkedIn, Twitter),

newsletter and email blasts to create awareness and attract respondents.

A copy of the survey preamble is provided in Appendix B. All the survey questions are revealed in the next

section of this report.

1 http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10459.html

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10459.html


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The survey asked respondents to provide their name, title and organization for the purposes of including this

information within this final report to demonstrate the breadth and depth of reach this consultation achieved.

This information is provided in Appendix A.

It should be noted that while the questionnaire underwent rigid validity testing, due to a lack of available time

and funding, this survey used a non-probability sampling approach to attract its respondents. As such, the

relationship between the target population and the survey sample is immeasurable and potential bias is

unknowable, therefore the results cannot draw statistically valid inferences about the entire population.


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Summary of Results O V E R A L L A N D C O M P A R A T I V E A N A L Y S I S

The survey received a total of 265

responses, which can be broken down as

follows:

176 Police, Fire or Emergency

Medical Services (EMS) 2

27 Industry (excluding telecom)

12 Category 33

12 Concerned citizens

11 Academic/Researcher/Non-

profit

10 Other (most self-identified as

‘consultants’)

9 Category 24

8 telecom or wireless providers

2 Identified as Category 1 responders in the Industry Canada consultation documents. 3 Category 3 responders defined as “Other government agencies and certain non-governmental organizations or entities” in the Industry Canada consultation documents. 4 Category 2 responders defined as “Forestry, public works, public transit, hazardous material clean-up, border protection

and other agencies contributing to public safety” in the Industry Canada consultation documents.

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Vendors who identified themselves as

communications network and wireless

device providers were asked: Is your

company planning to develop/market

commercial devices (smartphones, pads,

radios, etc) to operate in the 700 MHz

‘D’ Block?

As revealed in Figure 3, a clear

majority are prepared to sell such

devices even if it were to public safety

users exclusively. It should be noted that

none of the vendors selected the option

that indicated their products were not

public safety ready.

These results support the public safety community’s supposition that a rapid roll-out of ‘D’ Block products and

supporting services can be realized shortly upon the launch of the public safety broadband network, and

should help address Industry Canada’s assumptions concerning the commercial equipment availability for the

D block (i.e. that consumer devices will not be readily available).

POLICY AND TECHNICAL FRAMEWORK FOR USE OF THE ‘D’ BLOCK

A D D R E S S I N G I N D U S T R Y C A N A D A ’ S P R O P O S A L T O D E S I G N A T E T H E ‘ D ’ B L O C K F O R P U B L I C S A F E T Y B R O A D B A N D U S E

For the next series of questions, respondents were grouped into the following categories:

Category 1 – police, fire and EMS

Category 2 & 3 – Forestry, public works, public transit, hazardous material clean-up, border

protection and other agencies contributing to public safety and other government agencies and

certain non-governmental organizations or entities

Industry – all vendors including telecommunications providers

All others – includes concerned citizens, academics, researchers, non-profit and ‘Others’

All survey respondents were asked to identify whether they agreed, disagreed, or had no opinion on a series

of provided statements.

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As illustrated in Figure 4, there

is overwhelming support for the

idea that ‘D’ Block spectrum be

solely reserved for licensing to

a Public Safety Network Entity

(PSNE). Whereas it is no

surprise that the public safety

category respondents were

clearly behind this idea,

essentially 70% of Industry and

other stakeholders agree.

In light of the above results, it is

then not unexpected to find that

overall sentiment regarding the

option of auctioning off the

spectrum to commercial interests

with Industry Canada

mandated obligations to serve

the public safety community was

a common ground for

disagreement among all survey

respondents (Figure 5).

As Figure 6 demonstrates, the

public safety community is very

much against any commercial

use of unused capacity whereas

there is much stronger support

for this idea among vendors

and other respondents. This

could be explained by the fact

that the public safety community

clearly anticipate that a system

be established that is 100%

dedicated to their needs,

whereas industry may see

business opportunities, and

further ‘others’ could see

potentially making use of this

spectrum for their needs i.e.

supporting underserviced

regions/geographies.


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The results in the above two charts reveal that any commercial use of the network would have to be carefully

regulated and controlled. So while the public safety community is not necessarily receptive to the idea of

commercial use of the network as a whole, they clearly anticipate that any access would be under their terms

and conditions and regulated through Industry Canada oversight.

There is very little variance among the respondent groups, pointing to the idea that regulation of the airwaves

is nothing new or unexpected in Canadian society.

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PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMERCIAL USE OF THE NETWORK

A D D R E S S E S K E Y I S S U E S O F R E L E V A N C E T O S P E C T R U M D E S I G N A T E D F O R P U B L I C S A F E T Y B R O A D B A N D U S E A N D T H O S E R E L A T E D T O C O M M E R C I A L U S E O F A N Y U N U S E D C A P A C I T Y

For the series of questions in this section of the study, respondents were presented with the following statement

and direction:

The following questions relate to an assumption that a Public Safety Network Entity (PSNE) becomes the

licence holder of the Spectrum. Please indicate whether you Agree, Disagree or have No Opinion on the

following statements.

Note the following acronyms are used:

PSBN = Public Safety Broadband Network PSNE = Public Safety Network Entity

The only group to overwhelmingly agree with the statement presented in Figure 9 were police, fire and EMS

responders (defined as Category 1 users). Industry respondents were almost equally split with 51% agreeing,

while both Category 2-3 and All other respondents found the majority Disagree with this statement. This

reinforces earlier findings regarding the desire of Category 1 users to have a ‘proprietary’ system, with most

others identifying with a need to expand the user base and commercialize unused capacity.

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As revealed in the results on

this page, there is a

commonly shared sentiment

among public safety

respondents that Category

2 users could be seen as

potential commercial users

of a PSBN, were services

limited to their inclusion.

Among these same

respondents, Category 3

users were not as strongly

welcomed should services

only be limited to them, and

commercial use by the

‘general public’ were not

welcome by any of the

respondent groups.

It is likely that Industry and

All Other respondents were

in Disagreement with limiting

commercial use to either

Category 2 or 3 users as

allowing access to both

groups creates a broader

client base.

The All Other respondents

also disagreed with

services being limited to

Category 2 & 3 users and

were more welcoming to the

idea that the general public

have access. This again

speaks to how this network

could provide a valuable

service to remote areas with

no current broadband

access, for example.


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The charts above provide a snapshot on the expected role of the Public Safety Network Entity (PSNE) with

respect to managing the spectrum. While there is strong alignment among most respondent groups, Industry

respondents did have a slightly different view on a couple of fronts.

The public safety responders continue their theme of seeking ownership of this spectrum by not allowing for

commercial wholesale of the spectrum nor provision of services to the general public, even if managed by the

PSNE. This community also clearly identify that the PSNE be responsible for ensuring that services are

appropriately prioritized should commercial use be allowed, but do not agree that commercial carriers can

be held responsible for ensuring prioritization can be achieved.

The Industry respondents are in alignment with the public safety community’s views on not allowing for the

provision of services to the general public and PSNE’s need to be responsible for prioritization, but were on

opposite sides of the fence with respect to the PSNE being allowed to wholesale unused capacity to

commercial providers and believe that commercial carriers can be held responsible for ensuring prioritization

of service is available. This latter point is presumably buttressed by the assumption that strong regulatory

overview through Industry Canada would serve as the means for ensuring this, along with the fact that this

capability is probably not possible without their direct involvement in any case.

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On the matters pertaining to the use of the PSBN by Category 2 & 3 users, we see that the majority consensus

is they be allowed day-to-day use with appropriate prioritization of services for police, fire and EMS as

required. That said, the majority of police, fire and EMS respondents believe that these categories of users be

provided with emergency use only access.

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LICENSING OPTIONS FOR THE 700 MHZ SPECTRUM DESIGNATED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND USE

L I C E N S I N G O P T I O N S A N D E L I G I B I L I T Y C R I T E R I A T O H O L D A L I C E N C E F O R S P E C T R U M D E S I G N A T E D F O R P U B L I C S A F E T Y U S E

On the issues of spectrum fees and potential sources of revenue generation to offset any fees applied, there

was a fairly consistent response among all respondent groups.

Clearly, the majority of all respondents felt that the PSNE should not be charged a fee for the spectrum on

par with one that might be charged to commercial carriers, and there was an overwhelming acceptance for

having the fee eliminated or reduced.

With respect to the options of offsetting licence costs through the collection of fees from public safety users or

leasing available spectrum to commercial providers, there again was relatively strong consistency in the levels

of disagreement to these options, with only Industry respondents showing slightly lower levels of disagreement

but significantly higher No opinion results on the matter of public safety user fees.

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As identified in Figure 22, for the most part,

respondents believe that the PSBN licence

should be assigned a single national licence

to a PSNE and allow this entity to issue

subordinate licences to regional entities as

appropriate. Of special note is that almost

1 in 4 respondents identified having No

opinion, perhaps pointing to a lack of

familiarity on the impacts or regulatory

issues around licencing.

Survey respondents were provided with a list

of key organizations that could be tasked

with being principally responsible for the

governance of the PSNE. As revealed in the

results in Figure 23, Public Safety Canada

was the overwhelming choice selected by

69% of respondents. Federal/Provincial/

Territorial/Municipal emergency

management offices and First Responder

Associations were also identified as key

players in this organization’s governance.

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Survey participants were provided with a list of options and invited to leave their own suggestions for ways to

ensure there was a timely deployment of the PSBN. The most commonly selected option is for Industry Canada

mandated timelines for its roll-out. The second and third options were also very close in the frequency of their

selection and points to a clear need to ensure the governance of the PSNE is firmly established. While the

idea of creating a new non-profit to act as the PSNE was chosen slightly more often, almost as many felt that

the PSNE needed to be a Government of Canada owned entity.

The ‘Other’ suggestions provided could be summarized to include:

Funding to build out and maintain a national network and an operating model to allow for self-

sufficiency

Allowing local/Regional municipalities with the funding to deploy these networks without restrictions

placed on them by governing bodies who claim to know what local municipalities desire

Interoperability between systems seen as mandatory

Incentives and subsidies to commercial operators to deploy a network using D Block spectrum.

Broadband user tax

Further to this question, survey respondents were asked an open-ended question which read:

Which criteria (i.e. governance, representation, funding, etc.) should be used to assess whether a PSNE is

eligible to hold a licence?

There were 108 responses provided, the common themes of which can be summarized as:

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Governance and representation: these were the most often-repeated themes with most responses

indicating that not only is there a solid governance structure in place, that it is representative of the

public safety community. Comments indicated that a PSNE may require federal involvement, but

should not be solely managed as a government entity and needed to answer to and be responsive to

the needs of the community for which it serves. Having the proper buy-in and partners i.e. within

academia and industry, were also mentioned and closely related to this theme.

“It is envisioned that a single National PSNE will be assigned a licence and partnering

with Regional PSNEs so that these can apply for subordinate licences. The eligibility to

hold a licence to be based on governance entity representing all 3 Categories of users

with Category 1 users (police, fire and EMS personnel) having priority access to the

spectrum licence and to the network and the services that it will provide.”

Funding: respondents frequently identified funding as a major concern ranging from the funding

needed to build the architecture, funding to maintain it, and funding for the PSNE and a means by

which this entity can become self-sustaining.

“Criteria required should include governance and representation reflective of

stakeholders. Funding for a non-profit organization that manages this spectrum should

come from that stakeholder group (some of who will be Government of Canada

departments).”

Mandate: the PSNE will require a mandate that clearly serves the public safety interest yet be

reflective/sensitive of regional needs. A number of responses here re-iterated their belief that this

network should be accessible to public safety users only, and that while a PSNE should be tasked with

setting national standards in areas of shared concern i.e. interoperability, it must still allow regions to

build out their networks as autonomously self-determined by their stakeholders

“If a local municipality has the funds to deploy they should not be restricted to deploy by

another entity who been granted the license.”

PRIORITY ACCESS AND PRE-EMPTION


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A D D R E S S I N G P R I O R I T Y A C C E S S A N D P R E - E M P T I O N S H O U L D I N D U S T R Y C A N A D A D E C I D E S T O A L L O W S O M E C O M M E R C I A L U S E

It is abundantly clear from

the results reflected in the

findings to the left that the

matters of priority access

and pre-emption are of

great importance to all

survey respondents.

These matters will only need

to be addressed should

Industry Canada allow for

commercial use of this

spectrum. However if the

decision to do so is

affirmatively made, the

department will need to

ensure that these mechanisms

are mandated in order to

ensure compliance.

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INTEROPERABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS

D E T E R M I N I N G I F I N D U S T R Y C A N A D A N E E D S T O M A N D A T E I N T E R O P E R A B I L I T Y A N D A T E C H N O L O G Y S T A N D A R D F O R T H E B R O A D B A N D N E T W O R K

As based on the results of the charts provided above, respondents believe Industry Canada will be required

to make interoperability a mandated component of the PSBN.

With respect to the issue of making LTE the technology standard, while the majority of all respondent groups

felt this would be necessary, as almost 1 in 4 respondents identified they have No opinion, this could be

interpreted to mean that more education on the ramifications and potential alternatives might be required to

better inform these publics on the issues at hand around this proposed course of action.

FINAL COMMENTS

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The survey provided a final open-ended question that allowed survey respondents to elaborate on any of the

responses they provided or offer other comments regarding the issues being addressed.

One recurring theme was that of vendor involvement with those both supporting and eschewing the need to

collaborate. Comments ranged from the need to strike up private-public partnerships in face of the otherwise

extreme costs to build such a network, to the warnings that commercial interest has no place in this network

and that this valuable spectrum must be entirely in the care of public safety interests with no commercial use

or access.

A second recurring theme was defining the user base, with as many indicating it should be reserved for

emergency responders only as those indicating that opening up the user base to include others as identified in

the Category 2 & 3 groups should be encouraged.

Interoperability with the U.S. and ensuring Canada has matching spectrum was also mentioned in a

handful of the comments provided.

Below are a few of the more interesting and/or unique suggestions provided by respondents:

P3 RFP with revenue generated from all Public Safety Entities to pay for the build and to maintain

long-term operations. Would also suggest 51% ownership to government and 49% open to private

investment.

Rules and licences are necessary! Don't make another ISM band!

700 Spectrum should also be available as a commercial broadband internet delivery mechanism

where capacity is available...as is the case in rural communities. This should be licensed and managed

by Industry Canada similar to the 3.65 spectrum.

At this time we are dealing with commercial use of the same frequency as our department which

creates a headache for communication during incidents and disturbs the sleep of members when the

commercial user transmits in the early morning hours. This overlap in the frequency use is more than

annoying.

The design, construction, operation, management and maintenance of a nation-wide network in a

federated state like Canada poses significant coordination problems. The goal is correct; negotiation

is necessary to establish a workable governance framework. This needs to be an immediate priority.

Granting a responder NFP ownership/management of spectrum should be avoided, governance of

NFP must be inclusive of other key government stakeholders.


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I commend IC for their small steps process. First, get the bandwidth allocated, then consider

governance and licensing, and last, consider technology but don't mandate one (such as LTE) that may

or may not still be available when the networks are rolled out. Mandate interoperability and

backwards compatibility with existing broadband technologies.

Even though LTE is a standard and is evolutionary in its development, there should be inclusion of

enabling digital legacy systems which provide LMR coverage to be a part of non-metropolitan areas

which can be attached to an LTE Core System


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Conclusions

With the caveat that this survey is not promoted as being statistically valid and that a richer consultative

effort would be required to fully explore and validate the issues identified within this survey, based on the

consistency in findings, the following conclusions can be cautiously drawn:

Licencing

The ‘D’ block spectrum should be licensed to a designated PSNE and not be auctioned to commercial

interests

The PSNE should not be required to pay a licence fee, or should have it drastically reduced

The PSNE would be able to issue sub-licences to regions but should be mindful of allowing said regions

to have as much autonomy and flexibility in establishing its network as possible

At this time, the PSNE mandate is not seen to include the need to generate revenue through the

charging of user fees or leasing of surplus spectrum to commercial carriers

Commercial Use of the Network

For the most part, any commercial use of the PSBN is not welcomed by the public safety community

While Category 1 responders are not as open to the idea, it is generally agreed that Category 2 &

3 designates be considered as users of the PSBN

Category 2 & 3 users could have day-to-day access with appropriate prioritization in place for

Category 1 users

If commercial use is to be allowed, it would have to be done so under tight regulations as set by

Industry Canada and in close contractual agreement with the PSNE

The general public should not be allowed access to the network through either the PSNE or wholesale

of unused capacity to commercial carriers

Eligibility Criteria for a PSNE

Must be seen as having a governance structure that is independent of the Federal government even

though funding and involvement (especially Public Safety Canada) are seen as key criteria for its

eventual success

Funding is a critical issue in that it will require investment from all levels of government and PPP

arrangements to achieve its ends. Ideally, the PSNE becomes self-sufficient in its operations and


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identifies an appropriate business model to sustain it, however with significant costs in infrastructure

and maintenance required – especially in rural and remote settings where a large enough client base

normally required to justify these costs from a purely commercial interest do not exist – public

investment in core national needs will be required. A PSBN should be seen as an investment for the

national good of the Country and as such all level of government investments will be encouraged.

However, as the PSNE needs to be arms-length from most of its principal investors, a delicate balance

in governance and representation will be required. Ultimately this initiative is seen as needing to be

publicly funded, but Responder led

The PSNE must be representative of its user base, especially those in Category 1

The PSNE should be the owner of the spectrum and issue sub-licences to the regions with its primary

focus being to ensure critical standards such as interoperability are in place, but allowing regions to

determine the best ways in which to build their own networks

Industry Canada Mandate

Provide the public safety community with the ‘D’ Block spectrum

Provide this spectrum at no cost, or at very low cost

Do not allow commercial access or use of the spectrum, but consider Category 2 & 3 users for day-to-

day access with appropriate prioritization for Category 1 users

If commercial use is allowed, ensure that priority access and pre-emption mechanisms are

regulated/mandated

Work with the PSNE to establish and mandate interoperability requirements for the network

Mandate LTE as the technology standard

Industry Involvement

Most public safety stakeholders insist that this spectrum not be auctioned to commercial carriers as

many believe that even with Industry Canada regulations and directives to serve the public safety

community, quality and reliability of service would suffer and overall costs would likely be greater

Companies indicate they have commercial products and services ready to deploy over the 700 MHz

network

In most instances, Industry is aligned with the public safety community regarding the issues raised in

this study


Appendix A – 1

Appendix A – Recognized Participants

Name Title Organization

Al Ittner Sr. Manager, Spectrum Strategy Motorola Solutions Canada Inc.

Allan Bly President ViTel Consulting Inc.

Allan Guest Deputy Fire Chief City of Medicine Hat Fire Service

Amin Adatia KnowTech Solutions Inc.

Andy Yarrow Fire Chief Pugwash Fire Department

Benoit Beauchamp Gestionnaire de projet

Benoit Charron Inspector, Police practices and technologies Gatineau police service

Bob Downie Deputy Chief Constable Saanich Police

Brandon COO Per Vices Corporation

Brenda Di iorio Supervisor Communications Centre Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Brian Moore Captain, Administration Officer Kelowna Fire Department

Bruce Burrell Fire Chief Calgary Fire

Bruce Mabin Fire Chief Creston Fire Rescue

Bruce Paradis Fire Chief RCAF 14 Wing Greenwood

Cathy Clark Manager, 911 & Emergency Planning County of Simcoe

Charles Boyte Fire Chief Pender Island Fire Rescue

Clayton Lund Director of MIS and Regional Development MD Ambulance Care

Clive Sparks Fire Chief Whitehorse Fire Department

Craig Pierre Regional Manager Ambulance New Brunsick

Curtis Brochu

D Bardonnex Fire Chief City of Courtenay Fire Department

Damien Coakeley Sgt. (ret'd) Ottawa Police Service

Dan Elliott Manager, Communication Systems ICC Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Dan Genest Senior Director Business Development SNC-Lavalin

Dan Sutherland Assistant Chief Communications Kamloops Fire Rescue

Daniel Albert directeur adjoint Service de sécurité incendie Gatineau

Darrell Fleming Fire Chief Leduc County Fire Services

Darryl Pinnell Deputy Chief of Police St. Thomas Police Service

Dave Burgess Director Operational Readiness BC Ministry of Health

Dave Chiswell CEO Storm Internet

Dave Thompson Fire Chief Seguin Fire Services

David Halayko

David Hicks Marketing Consultant Pensario Communication

David Nicholas Operational Lead Province of Ontario

Deborah Jones-Middleton Protective Services Manager Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Denis Grondin Economic Development Officer DESTL

Denis M. Pilon, CFO Fire Chief Swift Current Fire Department


Appendix A – 2


Denys Prevost Chief, Fire & Emergency Services City of Welland

Dirk Bernhardt VP Consulting P3 communications, Inc.

Don Bandurka IT Manager RCMP Surrey Detachment

Don Jolley Fire Chief Pitt Meadows Fire & Rescue Service

Douglas Johnson M.A. Contol Superintendent Edmonton Transit, Transportation Services

Dr. Michael Myers Independent Consultant Self

Earl Bryenton President BRYTECH Inc.

Ed Colin President / CEO FDM Software Ltd

Ed Keller Superintendent Edmonton Police Service

Edward Hachey VP Canada SBA Canada

Eric Jones President Waveform Wireless Solutions (Consultants)

Etienne Chassé Coordonnateur en sécurité incendie et chef de

division MRC de Rouville

Fletcher Cocquyt Principal Engineer Stanford University

G Quick Assistant Directeur Regie Intermunicipale de Police Richelieu-Saint-

Laurent

Gary Wilson Regional Sales Director Cassidian Communications

Ghislain Pigeon Fire Chief Hawkesbury Fire Department

Graham Wing Maple Ridge Fire Department

Greg Hudson Fire Chief Lincoln Fire Rescue & Emergency Services

Greg M. Smith Fire Chief Four Valleys Vol. Fire Department

Greg M. Smith Co-ordinator Antigonish Special Hazards Response Unit

Greg Robinson Executive Officer Kingston fire & Rescue

Ian Sharpe Technolgy Support Officer Richmond Hill Fire & Emergency Services

Jack Pagotto Head/Multi-Agency Crisis Management Canadian Safety & Security Program, Centre

for Security Science

James Edwards Principal JAMES EDWARDS & ASSOCIATES

CONSULTING

Jamie Greenberg Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs Public Mobile Inc.

Jay O'Connor Manager, Emergency Management City of Regina, Fire & Protective Services

Jean-Pierre Savoie Manager Medical Communication Center &

System Status Plan Ambulance New Brunswick

Jim Bruce Senior Security & Emergency Management

Specialist SAIC Canada

Jim Chu Chief Vancouver Police

Jim Couprie, P. Eng. Project Engineer - AFRRCS Government of Alberta

Jim Garland Executive Director, Dispatch Communications and

Deployment Alberta Health Services

Jim Peter Safar President Inter-Op Canada

Jim Ramsey CEO TNC Wireless Ltd

Jim Regimbal Fire Chief Dawson City/Canadian Association of Fire

Chiefs

Joanne Held Malakwa Fire Chief Malakwa Fire Dept

Joanne McCormick Inspector Vancouver Police

Jodi Chair Paramedic Association of Manitoba


Appendix A – 3


Joe Kowal EMS Liaison Planning Officer Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service

John McGowan Fire Chief Richmond Fire Rescue

John van Trijp Researcher Public Safety Libertas in Vivo

Jordy Reichson Director of Public Safety City of Cote Saint-Luc

Karen Fry Deputy Chief City of Surrey Fire Services

Ken Luciak Director of EMS Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region - EMS

Ken Stuebing Deputy Chief Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service

Kevin Spencer Public Safety Manager United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

Kevin W. Taylor Deputy Fire Marshal Government of Yukon - Fire Marshal's Office

Kevin Wennekes VP Research CATA

Kim Gutwin Commander Regional Communications RQHR

Kim Kane Divsion Chief Brampton Fire and Emergency

Services JFCC Manager - Fire Services

L. Hunter Senior Associate HTSI

Lauzon Denis Directeur Service de sécurité incendie Région Lac-

Mégantic

Lynn Seeley Platoon Chief Yarmouth Fire Department

Major Bob Edwards Communications Officer - J6 SAMPIS Military Police (Canadian Forces)

Malcolm Francis chief Annapolis Royal volunteer fire department

Mark Boothby Deputy Chief, 911 Communications City of Red Deer Emergency Services

Martin Bell Past President Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association -

CVFSA

Marty McKinney Fire Chief Hemlock Valley Volunteer Fire Dept.

Matthew Renaud Workforce Trends Analyst Workforce WindsorEssex

Maureen O'Higgins Partner Actionable Intelligence Inc

Michael Gerrard Fire Chief Whitby Fire & Emergency Services

Michael J. Dube President Emergency Preparedness and Logistics

Consulting Limited.

Michael Jeffery Manager, Telecommunications Calgary Police Service

Michael Sullivan Division Chief Communications Ottawa Fire Services

Mike Dixon Consultant WEB4WIRELESS

Mike Francis Communications Systems Specialist RCMP

Mike Page Lead, Telecom Technology Section Ontario Ministry of Health

Mike Pichor Fire Chief/C.E.M.C. Espanola Fire Dept.

Mike van hove Inspector Delta police

Neville Wheaton Chief Corner Brook Fire Department

Niall Sharpe Director of Emergency Services Kneehill Regional Emergency Services

Nina Jagaric Professor Centennial College

Norm Rashleigh Representative at Radio Advsiory Board of

Canada Radio Amateurs of Canada

Norman Hrapchak

Harris

P.M. Cayen Fire Chief Sarnia Fire Rescue Services

Paul Lansing Chair Mono Sustainability Advisory Committee

Paul McGuire Staff Sergeant Hamilton Police Service


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Peter Donnelly President CSC Canada

Peter MacKinnon Executive Director WiSense Project University of Ottawa

Randall Newman EMS Officer Manitoba Health

Regis-Martin Simard, P.Eng Technology manager Montreal Police department

Renny Rayner Deputy Chief Brockville Fire Department

Richard Armstrong Chief Durham Region EMS

Richard Relf President Lateral Logix

Rick Adams Manager, Information & Communications

Technology City of Coquitlam

Rock Lavigne Inspector Ottawa Police Service

Ronald Williscroft Board of Directors APCO Canada

Roy King

Ryan Lawson Operations Manager E-Comm

Ryan McShane Student Dalhousie University

Ryan Yackel Fire Chief West St. Paul Fire Department

Sam Metalin President Scientix Inc.

Sandy Ott Technical Services Coordinator Brantford Police Service

Scott Healey S/Sgt Pilot RCMP London Air Section

Shawn Ripley Fire Chief YFD

Shelley Kloczko Communications Manager Regina Police Service

Stephen McIntyre Chief of Police Rothesay Regional Police Force

Syed CEO EastWestPhone

Sylvain Racicot Vice-President, projects and marketing SNC-Lavalin TELECOM

Teodor Daiev SGC - Société générale de Consultance

Terrance Ingoldsby President Amenaza Technologies Limited

Terry Owen Project Manager Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

Terry Wilson Channel Development Manager Faronics Corporation

Tim French Communications Officer Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Dept.

Tim Trytten Manager, Telecoms and Specialty Systems EMBC

Todd Shea Systems Engineer Cisco Systems

Tom Black retired Public Safety Canada

Tom Conrad Manager of User Coordination and Fleetmap

Planning

Prov of Nova Scotia - Public Safety Field

Communications

Vernon Marshall Telecommunications Officer Yukon Government

Vincent Lévesque Directeur Opérations Centre de communication Santé des capitales

Vino Vinodrai Wireless Consultant Vinodrai & Associates Inc

Walt Anderson Fire Chief West Perth Fire Department

Wayne Johnstone Fire Chief Waterville & District Fire Department

Yvon Lecompte/Raymond St-

Jean/Francine Boucher Mobile Communications Services Royal Canadian Mounted Police


Appendix B – 1

Appendix B – Survey Preamble

Thank you for agreeing to participate in this important consultation.

This survey is being conducted in response to Industry Canada’s Consultation on a Policy, Technical and

Licensing Framework for Use of the Public Safety Broadband Spectrum in the Bands 758-763 MHz and 788-

793 MHz (D Block) and 763-768 MHz and 793-798 MHz (PSBB Block) – SMSE-007-12.

For those who have not yet read this consultation document, or may not yet be very familiar with the issues

around the proposed Public Safety Broadband Network being sought through the allocation of the 700 MHz

'D' Block spectrum, it is strongly recommended that you review this consultation document in advance of

completing this survey. It can be found at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10459.html

This survey is seeking the input of a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders ranging from

emergency responders, to public safety agency representatives, utility companies, telecommunications

vendors, through to concerned citizens. If you have an opinion, we want to receive it.

This survey was developed in collaboration with the following organizations: Public Safety Canada; Canadian

Interoperable Technology Interest Group; Province of Nova Scotia – Public Safety and Field Communications;

Emergency Management British Columbia, TELUS, Motorola Canada, Inter-Op Canada, and the Canadian

Advanced Technology Alliance.

The results of this survey will be published in a stand-alone report that will be freely published and made

available in support of any organization’s submission to this consultation.

Please respond to this survey before October 19. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

If you have any questions regarding this study or want to learn more about how to participate in the planned

roundtable discussions, please contact Kevin Wennekes, VP Research, Canadian Advanced Technology

Alliance at [email protected] or (613) 769-8614.

Thank you in advance for your contribution to this consultation.

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