<s>
Etherstack	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
wireless	O
communications	O
software	O
to	O
the	O
Professional/Land	O
Mobile	O
Radio	O
and	O
defence	O
industries	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Asia	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
products	O
cover	O
wireless	O
protocol	O
stacks	O
,	O
IP-based	O
communication	O
networks	O
,	O
cryptographic	O
communication	O
solutions	O
,	O
Software	B-Architecture
Defined	I-Architecture
Radio	I-Architecture
(	O
SDR	O
)	O
and	O
Software	O
Communications	O
Architecture	O
(	O
SCA	O
)	O
compatible	O
waveforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etherstack	B-Protocol
provides	O
these	O
software	O
technologies	O
to	O
defence	O
organisations	O
and	O
commercial	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Icom	O
,	O
Inc.	O
;	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Defence	O
Material	O
Administration	O
;	O
and	O
Raytheon	O
JPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etherstack	B-Protocol
originated	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
hardware-independent	O
protocol	O
stacks	O
,	O
including	O
MPT-1327	O
,	O
TETRA	O
and	O
APCO	O
P25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
abstraction	O
of	O
the	O
TETRA	O
protocol	O
stack	O
developed	O
by	O
Etherstack	B-Protocol
was	O
used	O
by	O
Racal	O
(	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
Thales	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
covert	O
TETRA	O
radio	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
police	O
and	O
special	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Etherstack	B-Protocol
joined	O
with	O
Aeroflex	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
market	O
products	O
for	O
performing	O
conformance	O
tests	O
against	O
the	O
TIA	O
P25	O
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Icom	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
signed	O
a	O
long-term	O
MOU	O
with	O
Etherstack	B-Protocol
to	O
work	O
together	O
on	O
digital	O
radio	O
projects	O
for	O
various	O
professional	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etherstack	B-Protocol
began	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
safety	O
and	O
security	O
business	O
unit	O
of	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
public	O
safety	O
radio	O
network	O
infrastructure	O
products	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
responder	O
segment	O
of	O
North	O
American	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Etherstack	B-Protocol
signed	O
a	O
second	O
contract	O
with	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Defence	O
Material	O
Administration	O
for	O
the	O
continued	O
development	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
a	O
TETRA-based	O
mobile	O
station	O
using	O
Etherstack	B-Protocol
's	O
TETRA	O
SCA	O
waveform	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
Swedish	O
JTRS	O
co-operation	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
National	O
Law	O
Enforcement	O
and	O
Corrections	O
Technology	O
Center	O
Communications	O
Technologies	O
Center	O
of	O
Excellence	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
launch	O
a	O
pilot	O
of	O
the	O
APCO	O
P25	O
radio	O
network	O
in	O
Cape	O
May	O
County	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey	O
,	O
that	O
would	O
integrating	O
Etherstack	B-Protocol
's	O
Land	O
Mobile	O
Radio	O
network	O
controller	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Etherstack	B-Protocol
and	O
Alcatel-Lucent	O
demonstrated	O
a	O
world	O
first	O
of	O
integration	O
of	O
a	O
native	O
P25	O
PTT	O
call	O
over	O
an	O
LTE	O
cellular	O
network	O
through	O
to	O
a	O
traditional	O
narrowband	O
P25	O
network	O
using	O
the	O
ISSI	O
standard	O
at	O
the	O
Bell	O
Labs	O
facility	O
in	O
New	O
Jersey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etherstack	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
incorporated	O
since	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
corporate	O
headquarters	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etherstack	B-Protocol
produces	O
SCA	O
Software-defined	B-Architecture
radio	I-Architecture
(	O
SDR	O
)	O
waveforms	O
,	O
Land	O
Mobile	O
Radio	O
(	O
LMR	O
)	O
protocol	O
stacks	O
,	O
test	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
encryption	O
solutions	O
for	O
the	O
P25	O
,	O
TETRA	O
,	O
and	O
MPT-1327	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
