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Nigeria Commissions TCI Mobile Spectrum Monitoring Systems

Fremont, CA – December 2018

Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, commissioned five TCI mobile spectrum monitoring and direction-finding stations at a high profile public event in Abuja on Friday, December 14. The equipment was supplied by TCI as part of a ~$9M contract providing a national spectrum management system for effective monitoring of radio frequency bands used to provide data and communication services throughout the country.

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The goal of the new systems is to stem irregular and illegal use of radio frequency, and also, according to Minister Shittu, safeguard the scarce radio frequency spectrum resource for judicious, efficient and equitable utilization by competing radio communication services; ensuring that users comply with the guiding laws and regulations. He pledged that the Ministry would do its best to utilize the equipment to improve spectrum monitoring activities and frequency management functions to minimize incidences of harmful interferences. He said that with these facilities in place, the ministry has the capacity and capability to detect, identify and locate the source of transmission and is therefore able to determine if a frequency user is duly licensed or not.

Minister Shittu added that radio spectrum needed to be managed well for its efficient, judicious and equitable use by radio communication services to drive socio-economic development of the country. The services include aeronautical, broadcasting, maritime, mobile communication, radio navigation, and satellite and space research.

Mr. Brian Beck, TCI’s Senior Director of Programs, presented TCI’s five mobile spectrum monitoring systems, national spectrum control center and automated spectrum management system. Mr. Tony Harris, TCI’s Regional Business Development Director, noted that the Ministry now has its “eyes and ears” of spectrum management in his address to the audience. With these tools in place, and with engineering teams fully trained at TCI, the Ministry is now ready to engage on an ambitious program to: provide reactive and proactive spectrum monitoring to generate increased license revenue; prevent illegal transmissions; and ensure the highest level of compliance – resulting in increased spectrum utilization and spectrum efficiency.

About TCI
TCI International, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of SPX Corporation. TCI provides turn-key solutions for spectrum management and monitoring, direction finding, geolocation and communications intelligence to civilian, government, military and intelligence agencies as well as antennas for communications and high-power radio broadcasting. TCI is headquartered in Fremont, California, USA. For more information, visit www.tcibr.com.

TCI Successfully Tests Compact Spectrum Monitoring System Model 709 with Ukrainian Regulator

TCI successfully conducted a thorough demonstration of its new CSMS spectrum monitoring system with the UCRF regulator in Kiev, Ukraine.

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The compact TCI Model 709 was tested using the UCRF’s comprehensive test protocol across its full range of capabilities and using TCI’s proprietary Scorpio Software. These tests included:

Monitoring across the range from 20 MHz to 8.5 GHz
Spectrum Occupancy and Automatic Violation Detection
A range of demodulation modes
A wide range of measurement functions
Field strength mapping
Remote control operation across a wide area network
Remote Monitoring of system status and diagnostics.

The demonstration was completed successfully to UCRF’s requirements and the UCRF were particularly impressed with the compact design and deployable options available for the Model 709 CSMS system for monitoring and TDOA geolocation.

TCI is constantly innovating our spectrum monitoring and direction-finding solutions to improve our customers’ operational efficiency and enhance overall spectrum capabilities. Our CSMS product range offers a range of scalable, future-proof solutions that are compact, stand-alone and rapidly-deployable to perform Spectrum Monitoring, TDOA geolocation and AOA direction-finding.

TCI Exhibits at 55th Annual AOC Show

Fremont, CA – December 2018

TCI showcased our Communications Intelligence (COMINT), and our Drone Detection and Location solutions at the 55th Annual Association of Old Crows (AOC) Symposium and Convention in Washington, D.C. November 27 – 29. Approximately 100 attendees visited TCI to learn about the latest advances in our Blackbird COMINT solution developed to address many of today’s most critical Electronic Warfare (EW) challenges.

Building on proven Blackbird E3238S capability, Blackbird NextGen integrates TCI’s RF and DF hardware expertise with its advanced software engineering capabilities to set new benchmarks for integrated signal search, collection, geolocation and analysis.

Additionally, TCI provided hands-on demonstrations of our field-proven, fully automated solutions for detecting and geolocating drones and their operators. TCI is aggressively pursuing measures to help counter rapidly proliferating, low-cost, high-capability drones that pose immediate threats to safety, security and privacy.

TCI Completes 2018 Annual Training Seminar

Fremont, CA – October 19, 2018 – TCI International hosted our Annual Technical Training Seminar at our headquarters in Fremont, CA between the 15 – 19th October. This year’s class was the largest and most diverse we have had. More than 40 delegates participated in the training, including representatives from spectrum regulatory agencies in almost 20 countries: Albania, Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, El Salvador, Swaziland, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and others.

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During the Training Seminar, delegates received in-depth training covering direction finding, spectrum monitoring, spectrum management, as well as maintenance and operation of spectrum monitoring equipment. Special topics included the potential impacts of 5G and the need for analytical tools to deal with “big data” as the spectrum becomes more complex; and the challenges of drone detection and implications for spectrum management.

Delegates resolved specific issues relating to spectrum monitoring and management challenges they are experiencing through discussions with peer spectrum professionals and TCI specialists. The training included detailed hands-on instruction for operating spectrum monitoring equipment to enable better use of their equipment.

2018 Spectrum Monitoring Technical Training Seminar

Fremont, CA – 15-19 October 2018

TCI International is hosting our Annual Technical Training Seminar at our headquarters in Fremont, CA between the 15 – 19th October. Previous Training Seminars have proven to be a big success and this year we are looking forward to receiving highly qualified delegates from regulators and spectrum integrators in over 16 countries including Albania, Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, El Salvador, Eswatini (Swaziland), Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria and Tanzania.

During the Training Seminar delegates shall experience in-depth training covering spectrum monitoring, direction finding and spectrum management, as well as maintenance and operation of spectrum monitoring equipment.

Working alongside TCI specialists and fellow spectrum professionals, delegates will have the opportunity to discuss and resolve problems relating to their particular challenges.

The TCI Technical Training also includes in-depth hands-on instruction for delegates operating spectrum equipment. This training allows delegates to receive world-class support to not only better use their equipment but also to help design and plan their spectrum concept of operations (CONOPS).

The areas to be covered by TCI include:

Spectrum Monitoring – occupancy measurements, direction finding, field strength measurements and quality of service
Spectrum Management – data entry and collection, type approval, interference analysis, licensing, frequency allocation, violation and complaint resolution
Maintenance – maintaining and troubleshooting TCI equipment

TCI Hosts USTTI Course on Spectrum Management & Monitoring

TCI International successfully hosted USTTI Spectrum Management & Monitoring Training on 7 – 11 May 2018 in Fremont, CA.

TCI International, a leader in world-class spectrum monitoring systems, hosted USTTI Course 17-113: Practical Applications of spectrum management and spectrum monitoring. This hands-on course was well-attended by delegates from many regulators and partners worldwide including Jamaica, Mauritania, El Salvador, Ghana, Albania, Guyana, Nicaragua, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda and Vietnam.

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The course provided a practical implementation of spectrum management, monitoring, radio direction finding and signal measurement techniques as they relate to the international standards of the ITU.

Delegates were able to work hands-on alongside TCI engineers and fellow spectrum professionals covering:

License application processing
Propagation analysis tools
Radio direction finding
Signal monitoring, identification & correlation to a frequency management database
Spectrum occupancy and analysis
Signal measurement to ensure compliance to ITU