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What seems to be on the minds of everyone in the industry is convergence. When will an LTE network and LTE device provide not only data but also Mission Critical Push-To-Talk (PTT) Voice, replacing an LMR system and LMR device?

Ian Carr, CEO of Simoco said:" Comms Connect brings together the best of the international radio communications industry, offering a platform for discussion and debate on the developments that affect us and our customers.

Why coloured radios? According to TAIT Communications there are a number of reasons behind this, and it varies from organisation to organisation. From a visual perspective some may want coloured radios to distinguish end users in different departments

Mike Ridge, Avtec’s Director of Product Marketing, says: “Customers want proven, trusted and reliable solutions, and with the Tait–Avtec partnership, that’s what they will receive.

The STA has been formed in order to to promote New Zealand's expertise in the sector to overseas customers.

At the show, Simoco will exhibit its complete end-to-end DMR system; Simoco Xd, which includes base stations/repeater, mobiles and portables all built around an IP backbone.

"In Australia we have all those three technologies available to us, whereas in the US it is just P25 and DMR.

IP|Console also supports SMARTNET®, EDACSTM, MDC-1200, the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) standard, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) compatible solutions, and other systems.

There’s a fit for one, and there’s a fit for the other,” said Kindelspire. “It comes down to capacity and coverage, and it’s a huge spectrum issue.”

The future of radio according to Paul Ludvik, NSW business development manager for ComGroup Australia.

A recent technical paper also found fault with P25, noting its vulnerability to denial of service disruption

WAVE enables users of Lync to talk to land mobile radio users such as VHF, UHF, P25 and Tetra