The Project 25 Technology Interest Group is pleased to welcome ACD Telecom as our newest PTIG member.
Founded in March of 1998, ACD Telecom, LLC.is an engineering and management communications consulting firm specializing in Public Safety Communications. ACD Telecom’s headquarters are in Lake Mary, Florida with two other offices located in Pennsylvania and California.
ACD Telecom has been involved and active in P25 since its inception in 1989. Ali Shahnami was a former APCO Headquarters' Director of the Frequency Coordination Department where he was involved and active within P25/TIA committees such as: Encryption Selection, Compatibility and Interoperability between various manufacturers (lockdown committee) and TSB88 documents development.
As a natural progression from working with public safety agencies nationwide it made sense to retain those core ideals and capabilities in Public Safety Communications. ACD Telecom has strong background, knowledge and experience in P25 system technology, FCC/FAA rules & regulations, spectrum management and licensing, project management, in-building/on-street coverage testing, RFP development and negotiation, and needs assessment.
ACD Telecom Business Development Contact
Name: Ali Shahnami
Title: Vice President
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Mailing Address: 103 Commerce Street, Suite 180 Lake Mary, FL 32746
New P25 Products and Services for 2017
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PTIG publishes a presentation of New P25 Products and Service for 2017
Project 25 has a vibrant ecosystem of users, manufacturers, consultants, and government support with a continuous flow of new products and services that leverage the latest technology.
This Power-point presentation highlights the latest New P25 Products and Services from the members of the Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG). Categories include P25 Mobiles and Portables, Pagers, Rpeaters, System Elements and Capabilities, Vocoder Devices and Services.
The slides describe whats new about the product or service, user needs met, benefits to Public Safety, and the relevance of the new product or service to the existing market. The products and services are presented in an informational news format.
Some Questions answered by the presentation include:
What potential sources and contacts exist today for Project 25 Products and Services?
What are the latest new P25 Products and Services that have been just released?
How do these new product and service offerings benefit Public Safety and Public Safety users.
PTIG Holds Annual Meeting and Elects New Chairman and Board of Directors
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Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) Elects a New Board of Directors and Officers.
The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) held it’s Annual Meeting in conjunction with the APCO International Conference in Denver on August 13th. At that meeting, a Board of Directors and Officers were elected.
Del Smith stepped down as Chairman. He will remain on the Board. Del was recognized for his many years of leadership, support, and service. Cindy Cast from Miami Dade County was elected as the new PTIG Chairman. Cindy Cast serves as the Radio Systems Manager in the Information Technology Service Department, Radio Communication Services Division of Miami-Dade County, She is responsible for the management, maintenance, repair, and uninterrupted operation of the 800 MHz/700 MHz P25 trunked simulcast radio systems. The 800 MHz Radio system has over 30,000 radio users. Ms. Cast holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Barry University and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from Florida International University (FIU).
With respect to the other PTIG Officers: Jim Holthaus from BK Technologies remains as Vice Chair, Jim is also deeply involved in the P25 standards process as TIA Private Radio Section and TIA TR8.25 chair. Chris Lougee from 5x9 Communications remains as treasurer. Chris was formerly a VP at ICOM and the TIA PRS chairman before forming his new consulting group. Andy Davis from Motorola Solutions remains as Secretary. Andy is also a leader in the P25 Standards development process as the current TIA TR-8 Chairman.
Departing the PTIG Board were Jim Junkins, Roy McClellan, and Sanjay Patel. Thanks and recognition were extended to them for all for their service. New on the Board are Chris Maiers, SWIC from the State of Iowa, Karthik Rangarajan from EF Johnson, and Dominick Arcuri from DVA Consulting.
Other P25 radio Users and practitioners returning to the PTIG Board include: Del Smith- Alaska ALMR, Christie Bielby-Texas DPS; Brent Finster-University of Hawaii, Scott Wright-State of Connecticut, Brad Stoddard-State of Michigan; Brandon Diemer-BLM NIFC, Eric Davies- DHS; Karl Larson-City of Portland; John Richards-State of Maine; George Crouch-State of South Carolina and Vice Chair Project 25 Steering Committee; Eric Linsley-Mobile County Alabama.
PTIG Board returning Commercial Members include: Andy Davis-Motorola Solutions, Chris Lougee 5 x 9 Communications; Jim Holthaus BK Technologies, Cheryl Giggetts-AECOM; Neil Horden-Federal Engineering; Doug Chapman-Etherstack; Robin Grier-Catalyst, Todd Perdieu-Harris.
Stephen Nichols was appointed to continue as Executive Director for the non-profit organization.
New P25 Standards Update from Chicago June Meetings
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TIA TR-8 Update Summary from the TIA meetings Chicago June 2017
Andy Davis, Chairman TIA TR-8
This document highlights TR-8 accomplishments and work in progress for 2017. The document will be updated after every TR-8 face to face meeting occurring in 2017. The filename reflects the date of the latest update. After the first 2017 version, each update will use blue font to indicate the updates.
A summary of the panel information and speaker list with topics is below.
P25 Foundations Panel
Steve Nichols PTIG:
P25 Resources
Dom Arcuri, DVA
P25 Basics, Interfaces and Terminology
Jim Holthaus, RELM
Conventional System Configurations, Interoperability and best practices
Karthik Rangarajan, EFJI
Trunking System Configurations, Interoperability, and best practices
Break
Todd Perdieu, HARRIS
ISSI CSSI Roaming Multi system deployment best practices, LMR-LTE interoperability
Andy Davis, MOTOROLA
P25 Roaming and IDduplication, P25 Standards Update, P25 Future work in progress including Benefits to users, P25 Encryption status. TIA lead-in to CAP
Sridhar Kowdley, DHS OIC
P25 CAP testing update.
Cheryl Giggetts, AECOMM
Using the P25 Standards and Capabilities Guide to develop an RFP
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