The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) held it’s Annual Meeting on Thursday October 28^th

The meeting was presided over by: Cindy Cast, Chair PTIG, and Radio Systems Manager- Miami Dade County Florida, Steve Nichols, Executive Director, Project 25 Technology Interest Group, and Cheryl Giggetts, Treasurer PTIG, and Principal- CTA Consultants.

A Board of Directors and slate of Officers were elected including some returning members and a number of experienced new members from the P25 Community.

The Officers for the coming 2021-2022 year include: Chair: Cindy Cast, Radio Systems Manager: Miami Dade County; Vice Chair: Jim Holthaus, Contractor USDOJ; Treasurer: Cheryl Giggetts, Principal, CTA Consultants; Secretary: Andy Davis, Motorola Solutions, Chair TIA TR-8.

Incoming New PTIG Board Members Include: Rick Schmahl, MARCS Program Director and SWIC, State of Ohio; Siralal Mallawa Arachchi, Principal Technical Advisor, New Zealand Police, Nina Koshinski Chief, Radio Applications & Networks, P25 System Administrator & Program Manager: Pennsylvania State Police; Amy Lawrence, Marketing Program Manager, Viavi Solutions; Michael Schafer, President, Compliance Testing; Nick Pennance, Chief Revenue Officer, Tait; Robert Kwapisz, LMR Solutions Manager, Zetron (a Codan Company); Rich Cagle, Senior Vice President of sales JVCKenwood/EFJohnson

Returning PTIG Board Members Include: Brad Stoddard, State of Michigan; Brandon Diemer BLM NIFC; John Richards, State of Maine; Scott Wright, State of Connecticut; Chris Maiers, State of Iowa; Justin Evans, Montgomery County TX; Mark Ketchum, City of Broken Arrow OK; Sonia Kendall, US Coast Guard; Eddie Reyes, Prince William County VA; Doug Chapman; Etherstack; Robin Grier, Catalyst; Dominick Arcuri, Televate; Jeremy Elder L3Harris.

A number of PTIG Board Members retired this year including: Del Smith (Chairman Emeritus), Neil Horden, George Crouch, Eric Davies, Christie Bielby, Karthik Rangarajan. They are recognized and thanked for their years of loyal participation and service to P25 and PTIG.

Stephen Nichols was elected to continue as PTIG Executive Director for the coming year.

The Project 25 Technology Interest Group meets via web MS Teams Meeting on the 4^th Thursday of each month at 3:30 PM Eastern. If you would like to become a member, contact Stephen Nichols: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Project 25 Technology Interest Group is pleased to publish the PPT presentations for PTIG P25 panel sessions at the recent IWCE 2021 Conference in Las Vegas.

P25 FOR THE FUTURE: NEW STANDARDS, APPLICATIONS, INTEROPERABILITY AND SECURITY

The presentation can be downloaded using the link below

P25 For the Future IWCE 2021

• Review P25 technology, P25 standards updates, and priorities going forward.
• Examine LMR interworking with LTE and Mission-Critical PTT.
• Explore P25 Inter-System Interface (ISSI) capabilities and best practices for interoperability through roaming and sharing region-wide, and state-wide.
• See P25 Location Services Standards and real-world Applications
• Review improved Security and Encryption capabilities including a new P25 Link Layer Encryption standard, and improved Key Management Interoperability for AES encryption.
• Get an Update on the DHS CAP Testing Program and Service offered by Independent P25 Test Labs
• See P25 Success Stories and Case Studies for the FBI, State of Connecticut, State of Michigan, and Montgomery County Texas
• See what's new for P25 products in 2021 including a broad group of Testing products and services for P25.

HARMONY FOR FUTURE  PTT SERVICES? P25 AND LTE

The presentation can be downloaded using the link below

PTT Harmony? Project 25 with LTE - IWCE 2021

• Project 25 has a large established base of over 2900 systems on the air today. As the new First-Net Broadband data system rolls out; many radio users and technologists question what type of Mission Critical PTT interoperability and sharing will be available between the two systems.
• TIA and ATIS have an ongoing Working Group to develop guidelines for MCPTT inter-working between P25 and LTE systems.
• A study document is complete that contains scenarios and considerations for the use of a 3GPP Release 15 Interworking Function (IWF) to enable interoperability of common standard services between a 3GPP MC system (First Net)and a TIA-based LMR system (P25). Three distinct TIA-based LMR systems are examined: P25 trunking, P25 conventional, and TIA-603 analog conventional FM.
• Business Models of potential LMR/LTE Applications will be explored along with Public Safety User Expectations for PTT Operation and Interworking between the two services.

P25 ON STEROIDS: HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR P25 SYSTEM

The presentation can be downloaded using the link below

P25 on Steroids - IWCE 2021

• A panel of veteran P25 System Administrators offered a first-hand view of their experience with P25.
• A description of their P25 Systems including individual best practices and lessons learned to maximize interoperability, performance, and cost-effective communications for their member agencies will be detailed.
• Profiles Included the Michigan State-wide (MPSCS) with over 120,000 P25 subscribers; Miami Dade County regional P25 system including details of their coordinated Multi Agency Response capability for major events and hurricanes; The State of Connecticut's successful integration of small municipal stand-alone agencies into their P25 State-wide Network; Prince William County Virginia’s Interoperability with the National Capitol Region; and finally, Montgomery County Hospital System in Texas with a working system to system (ISSI) P25 interface between two different P25 manufacturers systems and details of their recent COVID response.

PTIG Member, Canyon AeroConnect announces a new Corporate Identity as an Independent company.  The business has been a long term Supplier of Project 25 Radio Communicaions Equipment for Aircraft under the Cobham and Wulfsberg brand names. 

For additional Information contact:

Jim Buehring

Certification Supervisor | FAA MIDO/ACO Accountable Manager

Canyon AeroConnect

T : +1 928-708-1527

C : +1 928-713-2397

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www.canyonaeroconnect.com

A Copy of the Canyon AeroConnect Company Announcement with Details on the new organization is Below:

"Prescott, AZ –. As a result of the acquisition of the Cobham Aerospace business by Transdigm Group in January 2021 we are excited to announce today the new brand and corporate identity of our business as Canyon AeroConnect. “We are now an independent company delivering the same performance, reliability and service that customers have come to expect from us. We are the global leader in aircraft communication equipment for Air Ambulance, Law Enforcement, SAR, EMS, Electronic News Gathering, Military and Marine applications. Customers worldwide can continue to count on us wherever their missions take them in the future. ” says Vince Ciolli, President of Canyon AeroConnect.

The new brand identity and logo reflects our long-standing commitment to our customers, employees and the central Arizona region. The unique color scheme and icon reflects our uniqueness as a solutions-provider in the aerospace industry and the unique nature of every customers mission. We will also deploy the trademarked tagline “Every Mission Matters” to help us communicate our unique commitment to our customers. The rebranding initiative coincides with investments in the company’s infrastructure, processes and capabilities.

Our first infrastructure investment, a new website also launched today at www.canyonaeroconnect.com. “Our customers will be able to find detailed information about our products and access technical documents that help them operate mission-critical equipment. Our users will find support opportunities with downloadable datasheets, training modules, technical document, troubleshooting and application notes. Job applicants can also explore our open positions and apply for positions right on our website.”, adds Ciolli

We look forward to bringing continued innovation in terms of new products and service offerings in the near future."

PTIG “P25 For the Future” Webinar

 

The Webinar was held Wednesday, June 16, 2021. IWCE with Urgent was the Host. A lively Q&A period followed the panel presentations

The Webinar can be viewed today using the links below

Link to the On-Demand version for those who previously registered for the Webinar
https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3181127/DC474D3181C9BCD9D857DDB5F5A9C136

Link to the On-Demand version for New Viewers
https://urgentcomm.com/2021/05/18/p25-for-the-future-june-16-2021-at-2-pm-et/

Thanks to the PTIG Member Companies who Sponsored this P25 WEBINAR: 

       

WEBINAR Agenda:

Stephen Nichols – Moderator Executive Director, PTIG

• •What has recently been completed and what is ahead for the P25 Suite of Standards
• •What new capabilities and applications will be available
• •The benefits of Project 25 as a Public Safety Grade communications technology
• •Full library of P25 resources available from The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG)

David Adams – Director Business Development, PCTEL, Inc.

• •Many are asking “How can I test P25 radio signals and coverage inside buildings and structures?”
• •The latest P25 Testing technology applications will be offered by PCTEL.

Robert Kwapisz, P.Eng - Product Manager LMR Solutions, Zetron 

• •The P25 Digital Fixed Station Interface (DFSI) can maximize integration with data-driven technologies like video, MCPTT, and AVL over LTE networks.
• •A description of what Quality of Service means in the context of P25 and LTE and discuss what performance metrics may be most important will be covered by Zetron.

Robin Grier - President, Catalyst Communications Technologies

• •Many are asking “What Interworking will be available between my P25 system and the new LTE MCPTT Systems?
• •To that end, a view of future Interworking Standards between P25 LMR systems and Public Safety LTE Systems will be covered by Catalyst.