DALLAS, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- First responders,
transportation agencies and public departments depend on
interoperable Land Mobile Radio (LMR) solutions to connect and
communicate.
AT&T* understands this need and now supports Inter-RF
Subsystem Interface (ISSI), an IP-based, open-standard connection –
APCO Project 25 (P25). APCO P25 is the standard for
connectivity among public sector and public safety networks.
This follows closely on the heels of our support for CSSI.
Announced earlier this year, CSSI lets customers connect dispatch
console systems.
Customers can connect their LMR networks to AT&T Enhanced
Push-to-Talk to extend coverage and communications nationwide.
AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk also meets the requirements of the
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2.
FIPS is a U.S. government computer security standard used to test
and validate product security.
The end-to-end solution also integrates AT&T Dynamic Traffic
Management to provide priority call treatment and network access
based on Quality of Service network technology.
"With ISSI, the geographic and technological restrictions of LMR
are a thing of the past," said Walt
Rivenbark, associate vice president of Advanced Mobile
Solutions, AT&T. "We're the first major U.S. wireless carrier
to offer ISSI and CSSI connectivity to more than 2,500 public
safety networks."
"We expect this solution to change how public entities think
about their radio services. They can now communicate virtually
whenever, wherever they need to. And the solution complements their
existing systems with Enhanced Push-to-Talk's cost-effective and
user-friendly functionality," Rivenbark said.
We're piloting ISSI with several customers, including the city
of Richardson. The Texas city is deploying LMR interoperable EPTT
devices to its mission support teams.
"AT&T's unique offering is simple, scalable and reliable,"
said Steve Graves, chief information
officer, City of Richardson,
Texas. "It's the next evolution of Land Mobile
Radio. It's a cost effective solution that's removing the most
expensive part of the radio system, the radio itself! ISSI is
empowering us to communicate on an open standard interface and
making it easier to integrate AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk."
Customers can also use Radio over IP to achieve
interoperability. It's also built into our Enhanced Push-to-Talk
network to further support IP interoperability.
For more information, visit www.att.com/eptt. You can also catch
a demonstration of ISSI at the AT&T booth (#1363) at APCO.
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