– PCTel toute d new public safety network testing capabilities this week at IWCE, saying that it is enabling the first automated uplink drive and walk testing solutions for P25 public safety networks. "The majority of public safety radio coverage issues occur on the uplink, which is the signal from a handset to the radio site," the company said, adding that its solution is "the first to incorporate uplink measurements into a drive or walk testing system." The outdoor uplink testing feature will be released in April and available as as update for PCTel's SeeHawk Touch software. "Until now, radio network managers had no practical or reliable way of testing the uplink channel across their coverage area," said James Zik, PCTel's VP of test and measurement product management. "This solution will help radio network managers deliver more reliable critical communications coverage for public safety and emergency response teams including police, fire, and EMS."