Revenue Forecast

The revenue estimate for the base year (2023) is $36.92 billion, with a CAGR of 6.3% for the study period from 2023 to 2030.

Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Public Safety Communications Sector

Internal Challenges

• Achieving interoperability between different communication systems, agencies, and jurisdictions remains a significant challenge for law enforcement agencies.
• Legacy systems often use proprietary protocols and incompatible technologies, hindering seamless communication and collaboration among emergency responders.
• Law enforcement agencies can tackle interoperability challenges by investing in solutions that integrate outdated hardware with current systems, enabling seamless collaboration among agencies.
• These initiatives will promote the adoption of compatible and more efficient technologies and improve the usability of legacy systems

Disruptive Technologies

• To cope with the evolving threat landscape, public safety agencies require real-time access to accurate and comprehensive data to enhance situational awareness and make informed decisions during emergencies.
• Traditional systems, which are only voice-based, cannot provide real-time insights into incident location.
• Disruptive technologies like LTE, 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud computing have completely changed law enforcement’s response and communication processes.
• With these advanced technologies, law enforcement agencies can provide real-time access into incident scenes, enabling responders to assess risks, allocate resources, and mitigate threats more effectively.

Transformative Megatrends

• The proliferation of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices within emergency response operations has created a need for faster communication networks.
• These networks must also provide access to real-time video streaming, mapping applications, sensor data, and other multimedia content to enable effective emergency responses.
• Advanced technologies such as IoT sensors, video surveillance systems, geographic information systems (GIS), and mapping tools need high-speed connectivity to provide real-time updates. The transition to broadband-based networks will provide dedicated communication channels for public safety agencies.
• Broadband networks offer prioritized access to data-hungry applications, critical for emergency response.

Scope of Analysis

• Communication equipment is essential for public safety organizations to respond quickly and efficiently to emergencies, protect lives, and maintain public order. Public safety communications are crucial in emergency response, disaster management, and community security.
• Public safety agencies continually assess their equipment needs, upgrade technologies, and engage in training and exercises to enhance their capabilities and readiness to respond to emergencies. Continual advancements in technology aim to improve the capabilities and reliability of these communication systems, ensuring that responders have the tools they need to perform their duties effectively.
• This analysis highlights various aspects of public safety communications, including current strategies, emerging technologies, and challenges public safety agencies face.
• Frost & Sullivan examines each region's unique threat perception and communication requirements, including a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the 7 regions with forecasts up to 2030.
• Communication equipment can include voice-based radios, wired and wireless communication network connectivity, and other point-to-point communication means utilized by public safety agencies for field operations.

Competitive Environment

Key Competitors

• NOKIA
• ERICSSON
• TELEFONICA
• COMITA GROUP
• HYTERA
• ICOM
• T MOBILE
• L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES
• LEONARDO
• VERIZON
• MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS
• RADIO DATA
• SIMCOE WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
• TAIT
• AT&T
• ORANGE
• VODAFONE
• LUMEN
• AT&T
• VERIZON
• T MOBILE
• ATOS
• AVAYA
• COMTECH
• CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS
• FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
• HAMILTON NG911
• NICE PUBLIC SAFETY
• INDIGITAL
• INTRADO
• THALES
• LUMEN
• MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS
• NGA 911
• PENINSULA FIBER NETWORK
• CBCI TELECOM
• EVERBRIDGE
• GENETEC
• HEXAGON
• HITACHI
• HONEYWELL
• I2V SYSTEMS
• MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS
• NEC
• OCTOPUS
• PRYSM SOFTWARE
• QUANTELA
• THALES
• VERACITY