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Communications Technology Laboratory

Public Safety Communications Research Division

Next-Gen MCPTT

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Seed and Progress Award

Progress Round Amount: $70,000

Seed Round Amount: $30,000 

Challenge Award 

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Project Summary

We dramatically improve the efficiency of MCPTT. We enable store, pause, and replay of messages, SMS, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech. Users may speak without waiting for the floor – the app sends messages when the floor becomes available. A map function allows dispatchers to view the geo-location of units and manage groups dynamically. We will distribute apps to first responders in training exercises, Google Play Store, and FirstNet App Catalog.

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Advanced communications, Public safety and Public safety communications research
Created August 4, 2020, Updated December 23, 2022
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