APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) titled 700 MHz Deployable Public Safety Trunking Systems.
APCO Discusses Public Safety Priorities with FCC Leaders
On May 16 and 20, APCO met with representatives from the Offices of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioners Carr, Starks, Simington, and Gomez to discuss several public safety issues.
Interoperability Resources
Interoperability Channels
SIECs & Other Regional Interoperability Bodies
Interoperability Standards
Project 25
ASAP to PSAP
Unified CAD Project
Federal Report Estimates Extent of Interoperability Challenges for 9-1-1
This won’t come as news to anyone working in public safety communications, but 9-1-1 faces significant interoperability challenges. While ECCs are generally able to transfer basic voice 9-1-1 calls to neighboring ECCs, they often cannot share other types of communications and data important for emergency response.