Z-Series 4.9.0 Introduces DFSI and Supports New Hardware Platform

Z-Series 4.9.0 Introduces DFSI and Supports New Hardware Platform

JPS Z-Series software continues to improve and add features. Release 4.9.0 includes an initial rollout of DFSI, Talker Id display, a SIP RX Sensitivity feature, and support for updated RSP-Z2™ hardware. Initial DFSI Rollout JPS begins its initial rollout of DFSI...

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Stadium Coverage: JPS Gets Drafted for High-Profile Event

Stadium Coverage: JPS Gets Drafted for High-Profile Event

In late April 2025, the JPS Sprinter was deployed to Wisconsin to work with the Green Bay Fire Department to assure communication between the various public safety agencies detailed at an annual, high-profile sporting event. Challenge Given the size, complexity, and...

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Z-Series 4.8.1 Introduces RoIP+ and Adds New Operability

Z-Series 4.8.1 Introduces RoIP+ and Adds New Operability

Z-Series 4.8.1 software for the RSP-Z2™, Z-Series Controller™, and ACU®-Z1™ adds Broadcast Groups, a new RoIP+® protocol & resource type, Operator Actions & Double-Click Shortcuts in the UI, and a new T-Mobile Direct Connect resource type. Broadcast Groups The Z-Series lets...

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Going Where the Wildfires Are: the JPS Z-Series

Going Where the Wildfires Are: the JPS Z-Series

In this use case, we’ll discuss several general wildfire-fighting communications interoperability requirements and solutions. Wildfires happen. A tourist pulls off the road to take a quick picture, the grass is long and dry, the heat from the car’s engine starts...

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Benefits of Upgrading from Legacy JPS to Z-Series

In this article, we discuss the benefits of upgrading legacy JPS equipment. JPS Wide Area Interoperability Solution (WAIS) software and the legacy JPS equipment it supports exemplified the capabilities and benefits of communications interoperability and is still being used by...

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County Firefighters Gain Radio Coverage, Keep Pine Trees

County Firefighters Gain Radio Coverage, Keep Pine Trees

Sometimes, pine trees just get in the way of LMR communications. That’s part of why a rural county’s fire department turned to JPS for a solution. Challenge: Pine Trees Obstruct LMR Pine trees - especially the longer-leafed variety common to the...

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Partner Spotlight: IP Access International

Partner Spotlight: IP Access International

JPS and IP Access International - Expanding Mission-Critical Connectivity   Together, our partnership has provided and supported operational implementations in markets including public safety, military, and the private sector. The combination of IP Access’s superior backhaul capabilities with our legacy and...

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Upgrading the Communications Capabilities in Mobile Command Vehicles

Upgrading the Communications Capabilities in Mobile Command Vehicles

This case study highlights solutions adopted by four different agencies. Mobile Command Vehicle Communications Mobile Command Vehicles (MCVs) provide the capability for on-site communications links during emergency response, multi-agency management activities, enforcement or support scenarios, and more. They do this by...

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Z-Series 4.7.0 Update Transforms ACU-Z1

Z-Series 4.7.0 Update Transforms ACU-Z1

Z-Series Software Update 4.7.0 Transforms ACU-Z1 Adds New Features to All Z-Series Products The release of Z-Series software update 4.7.0 transforms the ACU-Z1 and continues to provide new features for the RSP-Z2 and the Z-Series Controller. New Alert Management settings work...

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What’s New in Z-Series Software v4.6.0?

What’s New in Z-Series Software v4.6.0?

Use your computer or device's speakers to listen to any audio flowing through your RSP-Z2 or Z-Series Controller. Manage, maintain, and control distributed RSP-Z2s from a Z-Series Controller. See more resources at once or use a smaller screen more comfortably. Listen to...

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