Spectrum Monitoring

Fremont, CA – TCI recently completed the installation of the world’s first national hybrid Spectrum Monitoring system for the Republic of Macedonia’s regulatory agency, the Agency for Electronic Communications (AEK).

TCI’s integrated equipment and software technologies provide AEK with a state of the art national system for hybrid geolocation of the full spectrum of RF transmitters utilizing both angle-of-arrival (AOA) and time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) techniques. This design provides enhanced speed and precision of operation when compared to previous monitoring technologies. The full system includes eight fixed hybrid monitoring stations, three mobile hybrid monitoring stations, 75 TDOA monitoring stations as well as portable signal measurement equipment. The fully integrated network provides a geolocation capability from 20 MHz to 6 GHz and is controllable from multiple AEK operational centers.

Awarded in December 2012, TCI completed delivery, installation and commissioning of this project six months ahead of the contractual schedule.

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

Fremont, CA – Algeria’s spectrum regulatory agency, L’Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANF), receives equipment from TCI this month for the second phase of the nation’s SMS monitoring effort.

Awarded on August 1, 2013, this project will be delivered this year. Three of the eleven fixed sites included in this contract incorporate 9-element antenna arrays to cover the HF frequency range. All sites will be equipped with Model 737 VHF/UHF/SHF systems with dual-polarized 647D antennas that cover the range of 20 MHz to 8 GHz. Four VHF/UHF/SHF Model 737 Mercedes Sprinter mobile monitoring stations are also included, along with extended warranty support. TCI has expanded its international customer support network to include dedicated, multilingual resources in Algeria for both local and regional support.

This summer, TCI also received its first contract through the Algeria Ministry of Communication for the Public Broadcasting establishment, Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA) The August 19, 2013 award includes five measurement vehicles and will ship in Q1 of 2014. A Mercedes Sprinter and two Toyota Prado TCI Model 737 mobile stations will feature VHF/UHF dual-polarized antennas, HF antennas and processor capabilities extended down to 9 kHz, as well as sophisticated TV signal analyzers and log periodic antennas. Two remaining Toyota Prado vehicles will be customized as monitor-only vehicles. This project includes 40 months of warranty support.

TCI’s growing customer base in French-speaking Western and Western Central Africa also includes L’Autorité de Régulation de Mauritanie in Mauritania, L’ Agence Nationale des Fréquences in Tunisia, ARCEP in Burkina Faso, L’Autoridade Reguladora Nacional das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação of the Républic of Guinée-Bissau and Autorité de Régulation Multisectorielle in Niger, as well as Agence de Regulation des Telecommunications in the Republic of Cameroon.

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

Fremont, CA – A new project for the Republic of Cameroon’s Agence de Regulation des Telecommunications (ART) is now underway at TCI in preparation for shipment in the first quarter of 2014.

Awarded on July 22, 2013, the contract includes three VHF/UHF/SHF fixed monitoring and direction finding stations to be installed in the region of Douala. These will be TCI Model 735 systems with 647 antennas covering 20 MHz to 8 GHz. TCI also will provide equipment for the control and administrative centers in Douala and Yaoundé, as well as site installation, training, spare parts and other support. This project is projected to be Phase One of a larger, multi-phase effort.

TCI’s growing customer base in French-speaking Western and Western Central Africa also includes L’Agence Nationale des Fréquences and Télédiffusion d’Algérie in Algeria, L’Autorité de Régulation de Mauritanie in Mauritania, L’ Agence Nationale des Fréquences in Tunisia, ARCEP in Burkina Faso, L’Autoridade Reguladora Nacional das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (ARN) of the Républic of Guinée-Bissau and Autorité de Régulation Multisectorielle in Niger.

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

Fremont, CA – The Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services (MT&PS) in Juba, Republic of South Sudan has awarded TCI International, Inc. a contract to supply, install and commission a state-of-the-art spectrum monitoring and direction finding system.

This system employs TCI’s latest digital signal processing technology to cover the 9 kHz to 43 GHz frequency range and is fully compliant with ITU-R recommendations. It includes the following components:

• Two mobile monitoring and direction finding stations providing spectrum monitoring and signal analysis over the VLF/LF/MF/HF/VHF/UHF/SHF/EHF frequency ranges.
• One VHF/UHF fixed monitoring and direction finding station to be installed in Juba.
• Portable test equipment, spare parts, training and warranty support.

With the award of this contract, TCI continues to expand its presence and commitment to the East African region. MT&PS South Sudan joins TCI’s existing customer base of telecommunications regulators in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda.

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

Fremont, CA –– Algeria’s spectrum regulatory agency, L’Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANF), today awarded TCI a contract to supply, install and commission equipment to support its spectrum monitoring efforts.

The TCI contract provides ANF’s first nationwide spectrum monitoring system, which will employ the latest digital signal processing technology to cover the 9 kHz to 8 GHz frequency range. The system includes seven VHF/UHF/SHF fixed monitoring stations that will be installed in Alger, Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Béchar, Ouargla and Hassi-Messaoud. TCI also will provide 12 VHF/UHF/SHF transportable monitoring stations and three HF stations to be installed in Alger, Béchar and Ouargla. Digital maps and geographic information systems complete the purchase. The combination of fixed and transportable stations will give ANF maximum flexibility in deployment and coverage.

This award is TCI’s sixth in French-speaking Africa, and its largest in the region to date. The company’s growing customer base in Western Africa also includes L’Autorité de Régulation de Mauritanie in Mauritania, L’ Agence Nationale des Fréquences in Tunisia, ARCEP in Burkina Faso and Autorité de Régulation Multisectorielle in Niger.

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

Fremont, CA – Jamaica’s Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has contracted with TCI for the supply and installation of additional spectrum monitoring systems, and the upgrade of systems it currently operates. The initial phase of this award includes a new monitoring site at Montego Bay and a mobile-unit upgrade employing an 8 GHz TCI 647 antenna. A second phase will install a new monitoring site at Ocho Rios.

This contract builds on a previous award in 2006, which provided for engineering and installing one Series 700 spectrum monitoring system at a fixed site in Kingston, Jamaica, installing one Series 700 monitoring system in a Land Rover Defender provided by the SMA and packaging one Series 700 monitoring system for transportable use. All three systems were designed to run identical versions of TCI’s Scorpio Windows-based client software.

Using equipment that fully integrates with SMA’s previously installed systems, TCI will provide the regulator with expanded geographical coverage and frequency coverage of the full 9 kHz – 8 GHz range.

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