Pilot Project 5G PPDR – Public Protection Disaster Relief

In the period from 2020 to 2030, the future of 5G broadband critical communications networks and broadband services and applications to be used by public security, security and rescue organizations (PPDRs) will be decided at the European level. After 2030, narrowband networks based on narrowband technologies (TETRA / DMR / GSM-R) are expected to decline. The first commercial use of 5G PPDR technologies is expected after 2021.

European Commission has also expressed in « 5G for Europe Action Plan» that public services may be an early adopter and promoter of 5G. Further, it recommends use of 5G infrastructure to improve and enrich the performance of communications services used for public safety.

The project has the potential to be of strategic importance to the region in that it seeks:

• to establish a complete value chain of stakeholders and seek further partners that will add value;
• to transfer the model to other countries and gain further insights to develop and enhance services/applications through the cooperation with international partners.

With a successful completion the project is set to become a good practice example in the field of PPDR standardization in particular.

The project is also followed by PSCE Europe and EENA.

Enabling development and integration of heterogeneous technologies within 5G testbed will pave the way to digital transformation including key use cases as Internet of Things (IoT), public safety communications support (PPDR), cloud services, artificial intelligence etc.

• Gigabit-level bi-directional throughput to achieve high capacity video upstream capabilities / New spectrum usage / Exchange of media-rich information during mission critical situation;

• Converged 5G communications in emergency situations / Multi Access network integration/ Overlay coexistence with legacy TETRA, DMR and GSMR systems;

• Easy cross-border and international on-site cooperation with 5G international roaming (GRX/IPX);

• Use of drones in emergency service;

• Ultra reliable communications (latency, reliability, availability).

Republic of Slovenia:

• AKOS - National regulatory agency, which will provide 5G test frequencies (3400-3800 MHz);
• Ministry of Public Administration (Directorate for Information Safety);
• University of Maribor (Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security);
• Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief;
• Slovenian Association for Electronic Identification and Electronic Relief services;
• ICT horizontal network;
• Professional fire brigade unit Celje;
• SRIP Smart Cities and Communities;
• European Emergency Number Association;
• Public Safety Communication Europe.
• Telekom Slovenije (operator);
• Iskratel, d.o.o.;
• University of Ljubljana (Faculty of Electrical Engineering);
• Osi, d.o.o..