NEWS

Harris Corporation has been selected to provide an enhanced county-wide public safety communications solution that serves more than 600 users in Orange County, Virginia.

John Suzuki, President and CEO of EFJohnson says, "JVCKENWOOD is transforming how the public safety market buys P25 radios."

Avtec, Inc., has deployed a new 17-position Scout console system utilizing the P25 Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) for the South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority in Hawthorne, California.

The orders for KNG-series portable and mobile radios are anticipated to be fulfilled in the second and third quarters of 2018.

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded two contracts totaling $26 million to upgrade the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) mission-critical communications to safeguard the nation’s borders.

The City of Portsmouth will deploy Motorola Solutions' ASTRO 25 radio system to provide state-of-the-art mission critical communications technology and interoperable coverage to its first responders.

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.

Miami Beach has selected Florida-based Harris to modernize its critical communications network – transitioning it from a legacy analog system to a new digital network that provides increased reliability & functionality for 1,000-plus first responders.

Motorola Solutions Australia will expand and upgrade the mission-critical radio network serving Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

Motorola Solutions powers advanced communication capabilities with LEX L11 LTE device, APX 8500HP mobile radio, and Capture Mobile Camera app.

The emergence of digital trends (5G, IoT, cloud, big data), meeting public expectations and heightened public safety issues (natural disasters and catastrophic incidents) are driving growth in critical communication solutions expenditure in Australia.

Avtec Inc. is launching a new portfolio of simplified Scout™ solutions that will be sold and supported through its network of authorized channel partners.

The Ministry of Home Affairs signed a contract with Motorola Solutions which will see the government’s radio system upgraded.

Certified partner products will be available through Codan and its authorized channels for LMR solutions including Codan’s MT-4E™, Cascade™, and Stratus™ product lines.

The County of Santa Barbara, California has awarded Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) a contract to provide consulting services in support of the County’s Public Safety Radio System replacement project.

Zetron will be demonstrating their MAX-Dispatch and ACOM Command and Control console system’s operation with the two major carrier’s network-integrated broadband PTT solutions.

The decision to choose Harris was made despite test results that showed the competitor’s handheld radios stood up better to adverse environments in which firefighters often work.

With the addition of Motorola APX-8000 based transceiver modules, the RT-7000 can cover any requirements for P25 trunking, including Phase 2 trunking and Motorola-proprietary radio network features.

JVCKENWOOD today announced the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the KENWOOD-brand NEXEDGE Series of professional digital two-way radios. To mark this occasion a white paper on the NEXEDGE Series is being issued.

According to IHS Markit’s Ryan Darrand, senior analyst, critical communications, the number of digital licensed mobile radio (LMR) users exceeded the number of analog users for the first time in 2017, with over 24 million digital users.