Teltronic supplied Indra, a technology and consultancy company, with a TETRA digital radio communications system at Duqm International Airport in the Al Wusta region of Oman.

Compliance Testing of Mesa, Arizona, completed the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and DHS Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) assessment process to add Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) Inter-RF Sub-System Interface (ISSI) and Console Sub-System Interface (ISSI) equipment testing to its ISO/IEC 17025:2017 scope of accreditation.

It is, as we are all too aware, a strange time for everyone, so I am extremely proud of the way TCCA, our members and partners have continued to support the enhancement and development of critical communications. The progress of key projects has continued uninterrupted thanks to a smooth transition to online working.

The Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs signed a four year framework agreement with Motorola Solutions reseller Centrul Pentru Servicii de Radiocomunicatii SRL to provide public-safety organizations in Romania with up to 40,000 TETRA radios. As part of the framework agreement, Romanian police, border control, gendarmerie and other organizations can order new handheld and in-car radio communication solutions for frontline staff.

TCCA and PMeV – Netzwerk Sichere Kommunikation (German Association and Network for Critical Communications) have agreed to cooperate on the development of a guide for connecting control rooms to mission-critical services (MCX) in 4G/5G networks. A number of international control center operators are also participating in this project.

RCA Communications Systems added North Mississippi 2Way Communications and Professional Technical Assistance to its network of authorized two-way radio dealers.

The future of the Florida Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) is still uncertain as the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) continues to negotiate with L3Harris on a contract extension and the state legislature on the budget for the new system.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking comments on the draft of its “ISSI/CSSI Conformance Test Tool Verification” compliance assessment bulletin (CAB).

The municipality of Padova, Italy, deployed more than 300 Sepura SC20 radios for the city’s police force. These are the first Sepura radios to be deployed in the Padova region, with the radios being chosen to replace existing TETRA units after a successful user trial.

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications and Public Safety and Homeland Security bureaus announced that they will decommission a pair of optional private LMR application filing tools Dec. 18.