Public Safety

JPS to distribute Etherstack P25 converter

Raytheon JPS has agreed to distribute a solution engineered and manufactured by U.K.-based Etherstack that can convert an analog base station into a Project 25-compliant digital base station

Texas county builds interoperable system

ORLANDO–Architects of an interoperable communications system deployed in southwestern Texas stressed the importance of cooperation, planning and teamwork during a session held this week at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference

TA asks public safety to get more involved in rebanding

ORLANDO–One week after the original negotiation deadline for Wave 1 NPSPAC licensees to sign 800 MHz rebanding agreements, only 5% of the deals are done and the Transition Administrator (TA) has not heard from more than half of the affected licensees

APCO supports 700 MHz reallocation

ORLANDO–The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials today announced its support for reallocating 30 MHz of 700 MHz spectrum—currently designated to be auctioned—so it can be used for a nationwide broadband data network for public safety, but run by commercial operators

Speakers: Nationwide broadband realistic for public safety

ORLANDO–Public safety has multiple options to deploy broadband IP-based data networks that leverage commercial technology to deliver information to the emergency-response community, according to speakers addressing the subject at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference here

Cisco introduces public-safety advanced technologies program

ORLANDO–IP-based vendor giant Cisco Systems announced its Solutions with Advanced Technologies (SWAT) program this week here at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference

Fed suggests interoperability liaisons in highest-risk cities

ORLANDO–A Department of Justice representative speaking yesterday at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference here proposed the creation of federally funded interoperability liaisons in the 10 cities at highest risk for a terrorist attack

Motorola adds TDMA spectral efficiency to P25 offering

ORLANDO–Motorola this week announced its next-generation platform for mission-critical communications, including an extension of its IP-based ASTRO 25 system that lets customers use their spectrum more efficiently

Data interoperability project nears completion

ORLANDO–A project begun in January to develop standards that would let a variety of public-safety agencies share data across multiple vendor platforms is scheduled to conclude next month, according to officials speaking yesterday at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference

New JPS interface transforms analog radios to SIP

ORLANDO–Radio interoperability solutions provider Raytheon JPS Communications yesterday unveiled its analog radio adapter, the ARA-1, which lets analog radio systems join the IP revolution by transforming the signal to work on a session initiation protocol (SIP) network

JPS to distribute Etherstack P25 converter

Texas county builds interoperable system

TA asks public safety to get more involved in rebanding

APCO supports 700 MHz reallocation

Speakers: Nationwide broadband realistic for public safety

Cisco introduces public-safety advanced technologies program

Fed suggests interoperability liaisons in highest-risk cities

Motorola adds TDMA spectral efficiency to P25 offering

Data interoperability project nears completion

New JPS interface transforms analog radios to SIP

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