Also known as: APCO, APCO International

APCO International (the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials) is the professional association for public-safety communications.¹ With the TIA it drove the creation of Project 25, sometimes called APCO-25.²

APCO International represents public-safety communications and drove the P25 requirements.

Overview

APCO represents dispatchers, radio managers, and agencies, and championed an open digital standard for interoperability among emergency services.

Relevance to SDR

APCO’s role explains the “APCO-25”/”P25” naming and the standard’s public-safety focus.

Sources

1. APCO International — the association’s official site, representing public-safety communications professionals. ↩

2. Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International — Wikipedia, for APCO’s role in the creation of P25. ↩

See also

• Project 25 (P25)
• Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
• Trunked radio

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