See “What’s New” for P25 Products & Services in 2025. This PPT slide deck explores the latest solutions from members of the Project 25 Technology Interest Group. (PTIG).

The slides describe the user needs met, the benefits to Public Safety, and the relevance of the new product or service to the existing market. A matrix of PTIG member companies with links to thier websites is included.

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 P25 New Products and Services IWCE 2025

Join us at IWCE for 7 PTIG P25 Panels featuring the latest Updates,  Applications and Capabilities of P25 technology Including a P25 Standards Update followed by a one hour open forum “Ask the Experts” session on Tuesday.

Visit the Project 25 Technology Interest Group Booth (638).  Bring your questions and meet with P25 User agency directors and engineers from our P25 Industry members and consultants.

     See all the new P25 Products and services from 24 PTIG member Booths on the show floor.

PTIG P25 Panel Schedule

P25 Panel Summaries:

Defense in Depth-Is Your P25 System Really Secure?
Monday, March 17 | 11:30am - 12:30pm Room N260
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Service and Public Protection), Hermina Koshinski (Pennsylvania State Police PA-STARNet)

Today Project 25 offers multiple layers of Communication Security Services. The profile of each service will include a detailed definition of what is protected and how that benefits the First Responder. Keys to successful application including agency policies, radio programming, and encryption key delivery and management will be detailed

P25 Next: New Standards, Interoperability & Security for the Future
Tuesday, March 18 | 1:45pm - 2:45pm Room N258
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)Panelists: Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Service and Public Protection), Jeremy Elder (L3Harris), John Lambrou (Motorola Solutions)

Learn about the top priorities for the evolution of P25 from the P25 User Needs Working Group (UNWG). Get an Update for P25 Standards recently completed, new Standards in development, and their application for Public Safety Users, including LMR interworking with LTE.

P25 Questions? Ask the Experts
Tuesday, March 18 | 2:55pm - 3:55pm Room N258
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Jeremy Elder (L3Harris), Hermina Koshinski (Pennsylvania State Police PA-STARNet), Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Service and Public Protection), Brad Stoddard (State of Michigan), Cheryl Giggetts (CTA Consultants), John Lambrou (Motorola Solutions)

This panel offers access to the leaders of Project 25 through an "Open Forum" question and answer session. Bring your burning P25 questions and issues to our distinguished panel for answers.

Project 25 Revealed: How Standard Interfaces Create Interoperability for Transportation Users
Wednesday, March 19 | 11:30am - 12:30pm Room N257
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Scott Wright (State of Connecticut), Barry Crates (Tait Communications), Josh Cingranelli (Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection), Brad Stoddard (State of Michigan)

Come and see Project 25 Revealed through a concise overview and description of the Project 25 Standards, Interfaces and Capabilities in simple laymen's terms. Learn how P25 standard Interfaces create transportation agency interoperability links for planned large scale events, weather emergencies, as well as day to day operations.

Project 25 Case Studies: Real Systems. Real Users. Real World.
Wednesday, March 19 | 3:10pm - 4:10pm Room N259
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Stuart Sanz (Arlington County VA), Douglas Cochrane (Harris County Texas), Steve Ferguson (Next Generation Critical Communications- New Zealand Police)

Veteran P25 System Administrators and policy planners will offer a first-hand view of their experience with P25 technology. A description of their P25 Systems, architecture, and governance models will be shared. A detailed look at individual best practices and lessons learned to maximize interoperability. Case Studies: Washington NCR –Arlington County VA, Harris County TX-TXWARN, New Zealand Police Nationwide System

P25 New Products and Services for IWCE 2025
Wednesday, March 19 | 4:20pm - 5:20pm Room N259
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Cheryl Giggetts (CTA Consultants), Rick Burke (Televate), Rajit Jhaver (Federal Engineering)

See “What’s New” for P25 Products & Services in 2025. This panel will explore the latest solutions from members of PTIG. The slides will describe the user needs met, the benefits to Public Safety, and the relevance of the new product or service to the existing market. New products and services will be presented in an informational news format by veteran P25 Consultants.

New Testing Technologies for Compliance, Reliability, and Peace of Mind
Thursday, March 20 | 11:30am - 12:30pm Room N261
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Cheryl Giggetts (CTA Consultants), Ian Carpenter (Valid8), Stephen Jeffries (Viavi Solutions), David Adams (PCTEL), Don Root (APCO International), Chris Lougee (Compliance Testing LLC)

P25 Testing Technology has kept pace with the evolution of P25 Standards over the last 35 years; offering a broad array of new testing products, services, labs, and compliance assessment programs. These solutions are currently available to help First Responders assure the reliability of their Mission Critical Communications systems.

Visit the Project 25 Technology Interest Group Booth (638).  Bring your questions and meet with P25 User agency directors and engineers from our P25 Industry members and consultants.

See all the new P25 Products and services from 24 PTIG Members on the show floor.

The P25 User Needs Working Group (UNWG) recently published a new whitepaper titled "Global Positioning System (GPS) for Public Safety Location Services: Use Cases and Best Practices" The paper was published on the SAFECOM/NCSWIC website.  The full paper can be downloaded using one of the two links below:

GPS Public Safety Locations Services UNWG 2024

https://www.cisa.gov/safecom/project-25

An Excerpt from the Whitepaper Introduction:

•National Park Service

An excerpt from P25 Standards definition in whitepaper:

The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) met via Web on Thursday September 26 3:00 PM Eastern for the Annual Meeting. The Meeting was hosted by: Stephen Nichols, PTIG Executive Director; Brad Stoddard, PTIG Chairman; Cheryl Giggetts, PTIG Treasurer.

A Board of Directors and Officers was unanimously elected for the coming year 2024-2025.  Stephen Nichols was retained as PTIG Executive Director.

Retiring from the PTIG Board:

Doug Chapman,  Etherstack
Tom Bretthauer, State of Ohio MARCs system 
Siralal Gamini, New Zealand Police 
Nick Pennance, Tait
Ed Latimer, Viavi 

We offer our sincere thanks to these retiring members for their loyal years of service and participation on the PTIG Board.

New to the PTIG Board

Stuart Sanz, Interoperability and Radio System Manager for Arlington County, Virginia.
Barry Crates, Product Line Manager - P25 and Infrastructure,Tait Communications
Giles Gillison, Senior Product and Marketing Manager, Etherstack
Wayne Wong, Director, Radio Test, Viavi Solutions
Kerei Gray, Business Change Leader, Public Safety Network Programme, New Zealand Police
William DeCoste, Program Manager and Lead Engineer STARS,Virginia State Police

Officers for the coming Year:

Chariman: Brad Stoddard, State of Michigan
Treasurer: Cheryl Giggetts, CTA Consultants
Vice Chariman: Jim Holthaus, US Department of Justice
Secretary: Andy Davis, Motorola Solutions, TIA TR-8 Chair

PTIG Board of Directors 2024-2025

 PTIG Year in Review by Stephen Nichols:

Renewed growth and interest for Project 25 was evident over the last year. There is broad acceptance that P25 and LMR will remain the primary PTT communications technology for Government, Public Safety, Military, and Critical Infrastructure users for the next decade or more. P25 remains the primary Standard for Government and Public Safety LMR in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Our PTIG Mission continues with the development and sharing of information about P25 Standards, Benefits, Interoperability, Applications, and Market.

Highlights:
• New Mexico P25 System of the Month
• New P25 Trunking Systems List Update May 2024
• IWCE: 5 PTIG panels presented, Strong attendance, 10x20 booth
• APCO 1 PTIG panel presented, Strong attendance, 10 x 10 booth
• New Conference Participation: Comms Connect Australia, Comms Connect New Zealand, IAFC, IACP, APCO Canada.
• PTIG Website: Sessions up 136%,  File Download 5,700
• PTIG Whitepapers: How to Extend your P25 System for LTE Interworking published
• Updates underway for PTIG P25 FAQ and Capabilities Guide
• 4 New Members: Frequentis, Omnitronics, Altairis, EML Calibration

 Meeting closed at 5:00 PM.