Project 25 NewsProject 25 Phase 2 standard heads into homestretchBy: By Glenn Bischoff The APCO Project 25 Interface Committee, or APIC, has sent the physical-layer proposal for the second phase of the standard to the Telecommunications Industry Association’s TR8-12 committee... Motorola announces multiband P25 radioBy: By Donny Jackson Motorola today unveiled the APX 7000, a full-featured multiband portable P25 radio with integrated voice and data that comes in a hardened package and is designed to be user-friendly for public-safety users, according to company officials.... IAFC releases interim report on digital radiosBy: By Donny Jackson Difficulties associated with digital-radio communications in a fireground environment could require several changes, including FCC reconsideration of its narrowbanding plans below 512 MHz... IWCE: P25 multi-band radio connects agencies across frequenciesBy: By Mary Rose Roberts LAS VEGAS--The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate demonstrated a Project 25 (P25) multi-band radio capable of supporting multiple public-safety frequency bands yesterday at the 2008 International Wireless Communications Expo... IWCE: EFJohnson announces new mobile radiosBy: By Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Public-safety communications vendor EFJohnson is introducing ES series of Project 25-compliant mobile radios that features better audio and a smooth migration path to P25 for many public-safety users, according to the company... Raytheon JPS P25 migration path demonstrated in WisconsinBy: By Donny Jackson FOND DU LAC, Wis.--The Wisconsin State Patrol yesterday demonstrated interoperable communications using the Raytheon JPS P25 Channel Controller (P25CC) solution to transform conventional analog repeaters into P25 trunking repeaters at three sites supporting multiple frequencies with relatively little expense... DHS launches radio-over-wireless-broadband pilotBy: By Donny Jackson A pilot designed to test ability to integrate new broadband technologies with existing public-safety two-way radio systems could provide information that could be helpful in the buildout of a proposed nationwide broadband wireless network in the 700 MHz band, a government official told MRT... APCO: Cisco demonstrates ability to link disparate devicesBy: By Glenn Bischoff BALTIMORE--Interoperability, which generally has been defined as the ability of radios operating on different technologies and frequencies to communicate with each other, has been the stated—and often elusive—goal of the public-safety sector for years. At this week’s Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials annual conference, Cisco Systems gave interoperability a twist by demonstrating the ability to link analog and digital two-way radios, voice over IP phones, wireline phones, wireless phones and satellite phones... APCO: EFJohnson announces multisite P25 systemBy: By Donny Jackson BALTIMORE--EFJohnson today introduced multisite capability to its Trunked IP25 Infrastructure System featuring a fully distributive architecture that is designed to increase reliability and lower costs for first-responder agencies... APCO: M/A-COM announces P25 Phase II base stationBy: By Donny Jackson BALTIMORE--Mission-critical wireless solution vendor M/A-COM today unveiled its 700 MHz Master V base station, which is designed to provide customers a smooth transition path from P25 Phase I to P25 Phase II via a software upgrade... EFJohnson announces availability of enhanced P25 vocoderBy: By Donny Jackson Communications vendor EFJohnson is including the Enhanced Project 25 digital vocoder in its new P25 radios and will offer the capability as an upgrade to some existing customers, the company announced recently... Kenwood to acquire ZetronBy: By Glenn Bischoff Tokyo-based Kenwood Corp., the parent of Kenwood USA, announced yesterday that it would purchase Zetron, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed... IWCE: Kenwood, EADS to partner on public-safety systemsBy: By Glenn Bischoff LAS VEGAS--Tokyo-based Kenwood Corp., the parent of Kenwood USA, and EADS Secure Networks, a subsidiary of Arlington, Va.-based EADS North America, announced this week at IWCE 2007 an agreement to collaborate on scalable, Project 25, or P25, systems for state and local public-safety agencies... Tait sees success with systems strategyBy: By Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Long known as seller of radios and other LMR components, Tait Radio Communications is experiencing 50% annual growth since embarking on a strategy that includes the sale of complete systems, a company executive said here at IWCE... IWCE: M/A-COM announces new P25 radioBy: By Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Wireless vendor M/A-COM today introduced the P5400, a P25 radio that is among the smallest in the industry for a public-safety-grade LMR device, said Greg Farmer, M/A-COM product manager... |
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