Hewlett-Packard to Provide Spectrum Monitoring System for Zimbabwe

Strategic Insights -

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) has been selected as a subcontractor to Technology for Communications International of Sunnyvale, California, to provide a spectrum monitoring and management system for the Republic of Zimbabwe. The system, which meets International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standards, will automatically detect and identify unlicensed users of the country's airwaves, ensuring that the limited radio spectrum is available to authorized users. HP's solution will be operational in Zimbabwe by 1997.

Key Takeaways:

  • HP will provide computers, networking hardware, test and measurement equipment, and operating software for the spectrum monitoring and management system.
  • The system will automatically detect and identify unlicensed users, ensuring compliance with ITU standards.
  • The partnership aims to promote standards-based technologies and increase HP's focus on ITU spectrum monitoring and management solutions.
  • Demand for wireless communications and monitoring systems is expected to be strong in countries without extensive telecommunications capabilities.
  • HP's expertise in measurement, communication, and computation enables the provision of fully integrated, automated, nationwide networked solutions.
  • The system will support applications such as regulatory compliance, interference detection, and spectrum occupancy, which are critical to an economically viable network.
  • Scott Wright, general manager of HP's Santa Rosa Systems Division, emphasized the importance of the technology for countries expanding their wireless communication infrastructures.
  • HP has 99,900 employees and had revenue of $25 billion in its 1994 fiscal year.

Statistics:

  • HP will provide a spectrum monitoring and management system to Zimbabwe by 1997.
  • The partnership aims to meet the country's spectrum monitoring needs for detecting and identifying unlicensed users of its airwaves.
  • HP has 99,900 employees.
  • HP had revenue of $25 billion in its 1994 fiscal year.
  • The contract value was not disclosed.

Sources:

  • Hewlett-Packard Company, press release, Oct. 4, 1995
  • Telecom '95, international trade show, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Technology for Communications International, Sunnyvale, California
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standards