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The hope - and reality - of Project 25

Published Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Conventional wisdom says that land mobile radio dealers stand to profit handsomely as their first responder clients migrate to radios compliant with APCO's Project 25, or P25, digital communications standard. Currently, however, P25 sales to these clients are being hampered by the absence of an all-encompassing set of standards; the high cost of P25-compliant equipment; and the perception amongst smaller first responder agencies that — despite the considerable expense — P25 technology lacks value-added benefits that might justify the cost. While some believe that the work on P25 never will be completed, because the standard will continue to ...

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