MCX Ecosystem

Told in Their Own Words: SCL3 Broadband Hand-Portable Radio from Sepura

Told in Their Own Words: SCL3 Broadband Hand-Portable Radio from Sepura

Sepura is known as a leading supplier of TETRA devices. But the company's recent progress on the 3GPP Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MC-PTT) front arguably makes it the top-of-class option for early movers to MC-PTT services.

Samsung Networks & Etherstack Trial 3GPP MCX in Australia

Samsung Networks & Etherstack Trial 3GPP MCX in Australia

Samsung Networks and Etherstack are trialing the Mission Critical Push-to-X (MCPTX) solution in Australia. A first for the region, the trial includes the incorporation of Etherstack standards-based P25 Interworking Function.

Starting Gun Sounded for 3GPP MC-PTT Conformance Testing

Starting Gun Sounded for 3GPP MC-PTT Conformance Testing

The GCF and TCCA efforts to create a foundation for 3GPP MC-PTT conformance testing have borne fruit, and test laboratories can now begin issuing conformance marks. This progress is an essential driver for economy-of-scale and broad interoperability. But the impact may vary depending on national priorities.

Told in Their Own Words: Live 5G sidelink demonstration from Alea, Qualcomm, and Softil

Told in Their Own Words: Live 5G sidelink demonstration from Alea, Qualcomm, and Softil

Alea, Qualcomm, and Softil provided live demonstrations of 5G Sidelink as a direct mode solution at the ETSI Mission Critical Services (MCX) Plugtest and the TCCA CCBG meetings in Krakow.

Vision 2023 FirstNet Users Summit Showcases Progress

Vision 2023 FirstNet Users Summit Showcases Progress

The second FirstNet Users Summit, Vision 2023, brought together end users, AT&T, FirstNet Authority, and vendors supplying solutions that enhance or operate on FirstNet. The Las Vegas event showcased progress even though mission-critical services device approvals linger.

Told in Their Own Words: Band 68 Ecosystem Progress from Ericsson, CROSSCALL, Qualcomm, & STREAMWIDE

Told in Their Own Words: Band 68 Ecosystem Progress from Ericsson, CROSSCALL, Qualcomm, & STREAMWIDE

The progress in building a Band 68 ecosystem was highlighted at the Ericsson, and Nokia stands at Critical Communications World 2023. At its stand, Ericsson showed the elements of the Ericsson radio ecosystem supporting Band 68 and the CROSSCALL CORE-Z5 handset, the Qualcomm QCM6490, and the STREAMWIDE Mission Critical Services core network server support.