The Department of Interior (DOI) laboratory in Denver, which is on track to conduct Project 25 (P25) Inter RF Subsystem (ISSI) and Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) conformance testing, should be accredited by the first quarter of 2020. The lab partnered with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) and will use the Valid8 test tool to verify conformance for CSSI/ISSI users.

The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) announced 2,350 Project 25 (P25) trunked and conventional systems in countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

New Jersey Transit (NJT), the largest statewide transit agency in the United States, entered into a maintenance contract with PowerTrunk for an additional three years.

Airbus provided secure communications technology to French security forces during the social-economical and political G7 Summit, which took place in the Southwestern coastal town of Biarritz, France, 24 – 26 August.

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhstan passenger and freight rail operator company, certified the successful integration of Teltronic’s TETRA solution with the European train control system (ETCS) provided by Bombardier Signaling, responsible for the signaling application for the Zhetygen – Altynkol line.

Leonardo is providing the Warsaw Metropolitan Police headquarters with a Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) system that allows voice and data transmission through a web-based control center through 24 retransmission stations working in the LAN network, connected by microwave links.

The Project 25 (P25) Steering Committee established a requirements and priorities working group to develop a prioritized list of user challenges to be addressed through the P25 standards, increased user awareness, and/or manufacturer implementation.

The Philippines National Police (PNP) launched a Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) communications system during the Philippines Communications and Electronic Service 77th Founding Anniversary as part of an effort to strengthen PNP connectivity through digital transformation. A series of live demos were carried out during the celebration.

The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications Systems (LA-RICS) implemented an early deployment system consisting of key strategic LMR sites to facilitate communications for early users, while the balance of the network continues to advance in various stages of construction. The early deployment system contains eight interconnected LMR tower sites across the Los Angeles County region.

Communications International (Ci) and local partner CommTech were selected to supply and install a Project 25 (P25) Phase 2 digital public-safety radio system for Sumner County, Tennessee.