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P25 Phase 2 CAP Testing Documents Finalized, 4 Labs Receive New Recognition

August 08, 2017 | Comments

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) finalized new documents that will allow Project 25 (P25) Phase 2 interoperability testing under the Compliance Assessment Program (CAP), and half the P25 CAP labs are now recognized by the new accreditation bodies.

ETSI Releases MCPTT Plugtest Report

August 04, 2017 | Comments

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) released a 40-page report summarizing results from the first mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) Plugtests event held June 19 – 23.

August 04, 2017 | Comments

Motorola Solutions reported higher revenue and earnings for the second quarter, and executives said they continue to see customers invest in Project 25 (P25) for the long term.

August 03, 2017 | Comments

Sierra Wireless entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Numerex in a stock-for-stock merger transaction. The transaction is valued at about US$107 million based on Sierra Wireless’ closing stock price Aug. 1 of US$29.65 per share and represents a premium of 17.5 percent to Numerex’s 20-day average share price.

August 03, 2017 | Comments

Simoco Wireless Solutions announced a partnership with communications equipment manufacturer RACOM as it expands its range of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and telemetry products.

August 03, 2017 | Comments

Europe’s CONCORDE and EPISECC projects are organizing a joint workshop on optimizing real-time information exchange in emergency and disaster management 11 September in Brussels, Belgium. Both projects are now coming to an end, and the workshop will present the projects’ results as well as reflect on the work that has been done during the past three years.

August 02, 2017 | Comments

Airbus will provide its newest generation of TETRA deployable radio solutions to the Ministry of Defence in Belgium.

Czech Communications Agency Joins TCCA

August 02, 2017 | Comments

The Czech Republic National Agency for Communication and Information Technology (NAKIT) announced its membership in TCCA.

August 02, 2017 | Comments

Hytera Communications argued that Motorola Solutions’ original complaint in a theft of trade secrets lawsuit shows it was aware of or should have been aware of the alleged theft of trade secrets many years before the U.S.-based company says it was.

August 01, 2017 | Comments

Harris reported revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 of $1.54 billion compared with $1.53 billion in the prior year. GAAP income from continuing operations was $166 million compared with $142 million in the prior year. Fourth quarter orders were $1.57 billion with a book-to-bill of 1.02.