We are the guardians of the ETSI dPMR™ standard—the benchmark for highly efficient 6.25kHz FDMA digital radio. The Association supports a global ecosystem of manufacturers and developers, ensuring multi-vendor interoperability and promoting the benefits of true narrowband digital communications.
About Us..
Today, our membership unites the global leaders of the radio communications industry.
We are the driving force behind the independent validation and accreditation of dPMR products, ensuring seamless interoperability between different manufacturers.
Governed by a dedicated board of elected industry officers, the Association acts as the central authority for the technology's ecosystem, fostering a truly open market where professional users can invest with confidence.
Our core mandate involves upholding strict adherence to ETSI specifications and managing the rigorous interoperability testing and compliance program. We maintain brand integrity by controlling the dPMR trademark and quality seal for compliant equipment, all while actively championing the benefits of this open standard to a worldwide audience.
Membership structure
The dPMR Association aims to reflect the full extent of the dynamic radio communications industry and wider community. Membership is open to any person, company or organisation on condition that they have signed the dPMR Memorandum of Understanding dated 13 February 2007. This Memorandum of Understanding is available for signature on request by equipment manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, end user, regulator, accredited test house, standards organisations, application developers, solutions providers, radio equipment resellers and NGOs.
Membership is offered either under Full Member, Student or Observer categories:
Full members
- Radio equipment and infrastructure manufacturers
- The Association offers reduced fee membership to students of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Wireless Communications to provide access to the Association documents to students, assisting them in the preparation of papers and/or analysis of digital radio communications with the ultimate aim of publishing their work on our website and other media, whilst giving students experience of actual market conditions in a dynamic and progressive Electronics field. Candidates are invited to submit an outline of their planned work and following agreement with our members, will be admitted to the Association as a Student Member at an annual fee of 50 Euros/year, limited to a 3-year period. Please note that our members will not be able to offer personal tutoring as that remains the role of the college/university. Applications should be submitted to the Secretary.
- Application Developers, System Integrators, Solutions Providers, Resellers, Test Equipment Manufacturers and Test Houses, End users, Regulators, Operators, Educators, NGOs
Student members
Observers
dPMR Association Leadership Team
Aaron Camp (Chairman)
Aaron Camp was born and raised in Dunedin, New Zealand. He discovered the Japanese language in high school and found a natural affiliation to it. After hosting exchange students and finally going to Japan in 1990, he basically stayed, and has been there for over 30 years. After graduation university in Japan with a Bachelor of Commerce, he entered Icom in April, 2000. Initially starting in the Customer Satisfaction Department assisting with translation of technical documents, he has had experience in export sales and new business development. He has run Icom’s marketing, next generation project and sales promotion teams before being promoted to running the CEO’s office. His current position is Executive Officer and Chief of Staff at Icom overseeing the CEO’s Office, product planning, advertising and product design teams. Aaron was part of the founding participants in both the dPMR Association and NXDN Forum in the US, also holding the position of leader of the Promotion Working Group in the NXDN body. He has a deep knowledge of the history of the dPMR Association from its inception.
Mike Atkins (Chair Marketing Group)
Mike Atkins is Chairman of the dPMR Association’s Marketing Group and a Director of JVCKENWOOD UK. Mike has been involved in the sales and marketing of radio communications equipment and systems since 1978 in a career which has included roles at Dymar, Motorola and Kenwood.
Derek Love (Chair Technical Group)
Derek Love is Chairman of the dPMR Association’s Technical Group and a Consultant Engineer at CML Microcircuits / Applied Technology UK. An engineering graduate, Derek has held positions at Marconi, Maxon, Linear Modulation Technology (LMT) and Securicor Wireless Technologies.
Caroline Maragnon (Secretary)
Caroline Maragnon is Secretary of the dPMR Association, a position she has held since it was founded in 2007. In addition, for the past 26 years Caroline has been engaged in the Icom’s European office where she is involved in the approval of Icom products for the European market.
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About the dPMR Association
We are the guardians of the ETSI dPMR™ standard—the benchmark for highly efficient 6.25kHz FDMA digital radio. The Association supports a global ecosystem of manufacturers and developers, ensuring multi-vendor interoperability and promoting the benefits of true narrowband digital communications.
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