Fremont, CA – 14 April 2025. The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) of the Republic of Botswana selected TCI to provide its new Automated Spectrum Monitoring System.
TCI, in consortium with Saipem Enterprises (Pty) Ltd, was awarded the international competitive tender issued by BOCRA for a turnkey automated spectrum monitoring and direction-finding system that includes three fixed, one transportable, one mobile and one portable station, operating from 9 kHz to 8.5 GHz, all with ITU compliant monitoring, TDOA, and DF functionality with installation, training and skills transfer with three-years extended warranty for maintenance services. The system also includes an interface to their license database providing the ability to perform Automatic Violation Detection (AVD).
The upgrade includes the replacement of three existing Fixed Spectrum Monitoring sites with the TCI Model 759 Compact Spectrum Monitoring equipment and TCI’s Scorpio software. The new Transportable and Mobile Monitoring Stations will also have the TCI Model 759 thus providing BOCRA with a common and integrated platform that can be operated from any Scorpio Client within BOCRA’s Automated Spectrum Monitoring and Management System (ASMMS). This new platform will enable BOCRA to address its current and future spectrum management requirements as new communication technologies are introduced.
BOCRA and TCI signed the contract for this initiative in March 2025 and completion is expected in October 2025.
TCI is excited to be BOCRA’s selected supplier for such an important system that will provide the latest generation spectrum monitoring tools for The Republic of Botswana.
About TCI:
TCI International, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of SPX Corporation. TCI provides turnkey solutions for spectrum management and monitoring, direction-finding, geolocation, and communications intelligence to civilian, government, military, and intelligence agencies and provides antennas for communications and high-power radio broadcasting. TCI is headquartered in Fremont, California, USA. For more information, contact ann.bustamante@spx.com.
About Saipem Enterprises (Pty) Ltd:
Saipem Enterprises (Pty) Ltd is a local Botswana company wholly citizen owned specializing in telecommunications consultancy and installation integration.
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