Adams County: Bill Malone outlines LTE capabilities, future plans

The state of Arizona alters to Dec. 29 the deadline for vendors to submit bids to its request for proposals (RFP) to build and operate a public-safety LTE radio access network (RAN), if Arizona’s governor chooses to pursue the FirstNet opt-out alternative next year, according to a state official.

Motorola Solutions announces its purchase of the Mobile Assets Communications Systems (MACS) and related Integrated Communications Control System (ICCS) products from United Kingdom-based holding company Cyfas Systems that are expected to help European emergency-call centers transition to next-generation platforms.

Todd Perdieu, Harris' terminal product manager for RF communications, talks about key characteristics of the new XL-200P, a portable P25 multiband radio that enables broadband communications via Wi-Fi and an optional LTE modem.

Dereck Orr, division chief for the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program, talks about his organization's new initiatives—two of which involve mission-critical voice over LTE and LMR-LTE interoperability—that are being funded by $300 million in proceeds from the FCC's AWS-3 spectrum auction.