DHS Office of Emergency Communications "P25 Summit" Executive Summary
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The Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) and the Project 25 (P25) Steering Committee sponsored a P25 Executive Summit in Portland, Oregon, May 16 and 17, 2018. Leaders from P25 public safety user agencies at all levels of government and the P25 vendor community were invited to address P25 Land Mobile Radio (LMR) user concerns. Topics included P25 LMR interoperability successes and challenges and opportunities to collaborate to ensure the future sustainment of critical LMR capabilities.
This two day event included an opportunity for the user community to share concerns and lessons learned, and identify topics on specific agenda items to discuss with manufacturers as the Summit progressed. On the second day, both users and vendors met to address key P25 issues and concerns from both the user and manufacturer perspectives and develop collaborative approaches to effectively address the improving and sustaining LMR capabilities.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The primary goals and objectives of the Summit were to provide participants with a better understanding of how the P25 user community and the vendor community can develop an enhanced dialog outside of marketing pressures to resolve the challenges that face public safety, specifically to:
Address how disparate systems and manufacturers’ interpretations of the standards can negatively impact interoperability
Develop a process that will lead to an environment where all P25 compliant equipment, regardless of make or model, are interoperable upon delivery
Articulate the importance of interoperability and critical activities to improve user-to-user communications and user-to-vendor interactions
Obtain commitments from participants to support identified actions
The full Executive Sammary Report can be downloaded using the link below:
PTIG Publishes latest P25 Steering Committee Approved List of Project 25 Documents October 2018
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The Project 25 Technology Interest Group has published the latest comprehensive list of all Project 25 Documents approved by the P25 Steering Committee. The list was approved by the Steering Committee at their October 2018 meeting in San Antonio. A copy of the list can be down loaded using the link below.
The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) recently participated in an IWCE WEBINAR titled:
“Pick Me! What's the Best PTT Technology for Your Project?”
The PTIG portion of the panel presentation posed and answered the question:
“Why have so many PTT Users chosen Project 25?”
In Summary:
Project 25 offers “Public Safety Grade” Reliability, Voice Quality, Interoperability, and Security for PTT radio services.
The 2250 P25 systems and 37 State-wide P25 systems in the USA have been developed through 25 years of Standards evolution and product technology improvements.
P25 offers a robust PTT capability set including: Group calls, Individual Calls, Voice, Data, Location, all with optional full AES end to end encryption and authentication. And a robust, high power, direct mode for life saving communication links if the Infrastructure is not available.
The P25 standard was originally defined and continues to evolve based on Radio User input and direction.
There is broad support for the use of P25 Standards and Technology for Interoperable Communications from: DHS, SAFECOM, NPSTC, DoD, and 40 P25 Commercial Product manufacturers and Service providers.
The full presentation can be downloaded using the link below:
The Project 25 Technology Interest Group is pleased to welcome PCTEL as a new PTIG corporate member.
PCTEL Company Profile
PCTEL, Inc. designs and manufactures precision antennas and offers in-house wireless product development for customers, including design, testing, radio integration, and manufacturing capabilities. PCTEL antennas are deployed in small cells, enterprise Wi-Fi access points, fleet management and transit systems, and in equipment and devices for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
PCTEL provides RF test and measurement tools that improve the performance of wireless networks globally, with a focus on LTE, public safety, and emerging 5G technologies. Mobile operators, neutral hosts, and equipment manufacturers rely on PCTEL to analyze, design, and optimize next generation wireless networks.
In addition, PCTEL offers solution sets for a variety of critical telecommunications and infrastructure markets including:
PCTEL is a global company headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Bloomingdale, Illinois. Additional facilities are located in Maryland, Ohio, Beijing, and Tianjin, with manufacturing capabilities in the United States and China.
PCTEL Primary Contact:
Name: David Adams
Title: Senior Product Manager
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Phone: 301-444-2069
PCTEL Business Development Contact
Name: Juan Verenzuela
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The Project 25 Technology Interest Group is pleased to welcome CSS Mindshare LLC as our newest PTIG member.
Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, CSS Mindshare, LLC is a subsidiary of Communication Systems Solutions, Inc. (CSS). Its founding owners, have been in the two way radio dispatch markets since the mid 1990's and dispatch in particular since the late 90's. CSS has several product lines, Mindshare among them that are actively supported by its staff of engineering and manufacturing personnel.
Mindshare has a proven track record of engineering and manufacturing reliable, cost effective and scalable communications dispatch solutions. The Mindshare Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) radio interface and dispatch console technology has been proven in public safety, enterprise, utility, energy, transportation, and commercial applications of all sizes.
A partial listing of successful Mindshare VoIP projects include: U.S. Holocaust Museum, Nevada Dept. of Wildlife, Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, VA Hospital, Logan County WV, AMR (American Medical Response)
A network of trained Mindshare dealers are available to provide local sales, implementation and maintenance support services.
CSS Mindshare Primary Contact
Name: Ryan Phillips
Title: Technology Manager
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Phone: 402-261-8688 x206
CSS Mindshare Business Development Contact
Name: Jack Hines
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Phone: 563-387-7475
Company WEB site: www.css-mindshare.com
Mailing Address:
CSS Mindshare, LLC 6030 S 58th St. Lincoln, NE 68516
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