NEWS

The briefing covered progress to provide the interface standards essential to achieving interoperability and mobility through the continuous development of applications across a broad range of sectors.

First workshop for user equipment vendors planned for November.

The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Lab in Boulder Colorado, under the National Institute of Science and Technology procures Star Solutions LTE Band 14 IMPAC and COMPAC 3U deployable systems for testing and demonstrations to PSBN groups.

With revenues generated by the mission critical LTE ecosystem set to increase across all major sectors, there is a growing need for efficient and seamless options to interconnect TETRA networks with emerging critical broadband networks.

IHS Markit predicts increases across key vertical markets as critical communications industry moves towards a mix of broadband-capable network solutions

Consistent with the purpose and mission of the Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA), the PSTA Board of Directors identified the initial technical areas to be considered by the association in the form of an Initial Technical Roadmap.

The PMeV, the conceptual sponsor of PMRExpo, and the organizer EW Medien und Kongresse GmbH are continuing their successful cooperation at the international trade fair.

Secure mobile communication solution, Armour Blue, successfully demonstrated interoperability at Global Plugtest for mission critical services.

BroadWay has released a Prior Information Notice (PIN), inviting innovative suppliers to help the BroadWay Group of Procurers to better understand the state-of-the-art and market status of broadband mobile for public safety.

The LEX L11 has achieved several certifications over the last three months, including regulatory approval in the United States, the European Union and South Korea.

Accomplished solutions during the second international plug test in the United States enhance harmonization for multimedia mission-critical services.

The first versions of the MCPTT Open Source software development kit (SDK) and sample MCPTT app have been released by the Mission Critical Open Platform (MCOP) project, during the second ETSI MCPTT Plugtests ongoing this week in Texas.

Hytera announced that it has obtained the Network Access Permit (NAP) for its flagship Multi-mode Advanced Radio PTC760 to run in the first broadband shared network in Mexico

Mission Critical Push to Talk (MCPTT) specialists Nemergent Solutions have announced their membership of TCCA, the global representative organisation for critical communications.

The Board of the Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) announced the launch of the new alliance created to ensure open standards for all broadband wireless communications and related technology used by public safety and facilitate interoperability.

A new study from TCCA’s Security and Fraud Prevention Group (SFPG) highlights the need for robust processes and best practice to ensure there are no weaknesses in the interworking mechanism.

The 5G Public Private Partnership (5G PPP) is the 5G collaborative research program that is organized as part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program.

DSB (Directorate for Civil Protection) has prepared a short paper describing different alternatives for implementing a possible mission-critical broadband system inside commercial mobile networks in Norway.

First release of MCOP SDK to be available at CCW Berlin.

In a new white paper, the TCCA SCADA group announced today that emerging ‘backroom bearers’ for mission-critical SCADA applications are not yet proven.