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VP8000 NXDN confirmed
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fire_master_21
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This is what was sent out this morning. I won't post the whole email, but the section that talks about NXDN.
mmckenna
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This is welcome news for us. Solves a number of upcoming challenges.
KenwoodGuy1710
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Did the email happen to give any sort of timeline for NXDN?
fire_master_21
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It did not. Everything I have seen so far has alluded to Q4. It is important to note that JVCKenwood operates on a completely different fiscal cycle than most of us are accustomed to, running from April1 to March 31st I believe. I am not sure if the EFJ side fell under that same fiscal cycle or not when they got bought. At this point it is a waiting game for all of us, but at least it didn't say NXDN is on the road map.
Project25_MASTR
Millennial Graying OBT Guy
Multiband with DMR solves theoretical problems for us…but no one is concerned. The bigger concern is getting everyone multiband radios to begin with.
kayn1n32008
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JVCKenwood making Motorola less relevant every day.
Once it can do P25 P1 & P2, DMR Tier 3 and NXDN Type C gen 2.0, they will probably capture even more market share. Plus their engineers are VERY receptive to fixing bugs and adding functionality.
They are definitely doing some great things with the viking series.
Once it can do P25 P1 & P2, DMR Tier 3 and NXDN Type C gen 2.0, they will probably capture even more market share. Plus their engineers are VERY receptive to fixing bugs and adding functionality.
They are definitely doing some great things with the viking series.
MTS2000des
5B2_BEE00 Czar
Except they have no path for LTE/broadband integration and this is where like it or not, MSI leads the way. N70s are being pushed the way US cellular companies give away iPhones.
And I can confirm that until they do a hardware refresh on the VP8k (which won't be for another 5-7 years), it won't support LTE. EFJ is exploring the VP paired with a secondary device to provide LTE connectivity, but the radio doesn't have the hardware internal to support LTE.
For folks that have no plan to have any form of LTE augment their coverage, the VP8K is a great solution, and believe it or not, a lot of those people exist.
EFJ is knocking it out of the park with multi-protocols, armada, and subscriber tech support.
mmckenna
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That is a disappointment.
Not sure why/how they didn't see the LTE integration coming, it's been on the horizon for a long time.
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