Spectrum Monitoring

Enhance your knowledge of spectrum management and monitoring at our tuition-free, five-day program.

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TCI International, Inc. (an SPX Company) is once again pleased to host industry and government professionals from around the world at a tuition-free training course, offered by the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI). We invite you to join us at TCI corporate headquarters in Fremont, California for:

USTTI Course 19-113
Practical Applications of Spectrum Management and Spectrum Monitoring
May 13 – May 17, 2019
Fremont, California (Northern Silicon Valley)

Course description
The course focuses on the practical application of ITU-compliant spectrum management and monitoring techniques and the modern day challenges associated with both, including licensing tools, propagation analysis tools, radio direction finding and signal measurements for fixed, mobile and transportable applications. The course employs classroom and hands-on activities to provide students with a practical overview of spectrum management and monitoring techniques and their interaction. Classroom time is used to instruct in system planning and coverage analysis, the principles of propagation analysis, operational principles of a monitoring station, principles of signal measurements, radio direction finding, signal identification and recording and RF drone detection techniques. The hands-on portion of the course will demonstrate real-time application of the principles taught in the classroom and include mission planning, operational set-up, running missions and data analysis.

Learning Objectives
To learn practical implementation of spectrum management, spectrum monitoring, radio direction finding and signal measurement techniques as they relate to the international standards of the ITU and today’s signal environment. This includes:

1. management tools;
2. monitoring coverage and planning tools;
3. propagation analysis tools;
4. radio direction finding;
5. signal monitoring, identification and correlation to the frequency management database;
6. spectrum occupancy observations and analysis as part of the frequency management function; and
7. transmitter measurements as required to ensure compliance to the radio regulations.

Focus
Managerial and high level technical, with emphasis on hands-on demonstrations.

We recommend that, in addition to applying for Practical Applications of Spectrum Management and Spectrum Monitoring, you also consider applying for USTTI Course 19-112, Introduction to Radio Spectrum Monitoring and Measuring. Scheduled for May 6 – May 10, 2019 in Columbia, Maryland (Washington, DC area), Introduction to Radio Spectrum Monitoring and Measuring forms a natural precursor to our tuition-free, five-day course.

TCI’s longstanding commitment to spectrum monitoring includes advancing the state of technology, as well as enhancing the expertise of users. This year’s seminar offers you an unusual opportunity to acquire practical knowledge and technical insights from an exceptionally accomplished team of spectrum professionals. We hope you’ll join us.

For more details or to apply for this course (19-113) today, please click here.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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 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:

1. License application processing
2. Propagation analysis tools
3. Radio direction finding
4. Signal monitoring, identification & correlation to a frequency management database
5. Spectrum occupancy and analysis
6. Signal measurement to ensure compliance to ITU

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.