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.

As a result of the aquisition, JVC Kenwood is now able to strengthen the lineup of DMR solutions for the private sector.

Freedom Communication Technologies will be demonstrating an industry-first at PMRExpo, Cologne, Germany: A comprehensive TETRA TMO handset test solution in an affordable, fully portable (6kg) instrument.

Catalyst Communications, a market leader in providing radio control over IP solutions, recently introduced FIRE, a deployable incident command solution.

Zetron confirmed a successful test of the MAX Dispatch console on the Alberta First Responders Radio Communications (AFRRCS) network. Testing took place the week of Oct. 7, 2016 at AFRRCS test lab in Alberta, Canada.

Cobham announced today that fully automated test and alignment capabilities for Kenwood NX-5000 portable and mobile radios are now available on the Cobham 3920B Radio Test Platform.

Two leading providers for mission-critical communication solutions, Zetron and Harris Corporation’s Public Safety and Professional Communications (PSPC) business, have teamed up to provide industry-leading technology in North America.

Harris signed an agreement with Tait Communications to become Tait’s exclusive distributor in North America on P25 and DMR communication solutions.

Beisdes P25 Solutions, Tait will be showcasing its complete DMR Tier 2 and DMR Tier 3 portfolios, including the new slimline TB7300 base station with an energy saving 1U high design with powerful 50W coverage.

The Digital TETRA Radio Trunking System is expected to serve the communication requirement of all coordination, crowd management and law and order activities during SIMHASTHA 2016, the largest human aggregation on earth.

The company has a long history of supporting open standards, and is a member of the P25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) and Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Association

Bruce Marcus, a 45-year veteran system disigner and two way radio expert discusses the possibility of introducing non-P25 digital radio technology for Public Safety

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.