[MilCom] West Point & Ft. Sill TRS Contracts

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This news item on the M/A-Com site (www.macom-wireless.com): 
  

M/A-COM’s P25 Land Mobile Radio Communications Selected by U.S. Army Bases  



M/A-COM Systems to be Implemented at Fort Sill, OK and United States Military 
Academy at West Point, NY 



LOWELL, Mass. , May 23, 2005 - M/A-COM, Inc., a business unit of Tyco 
Electronics and a leading manufacturer of critical radio systems deployed around the 
world, was awarded two separate contracts by the U.S. Army for P25IP Land 
Mobile Radio communications systems. 



The U.S. Army CECOM Acquisition Center awarded M/A-COM a $2.4 million 
contract for Fort Sill, OK, for a UHF Project 25 Internet Protocol (IP) Trunked Land 
Mobile Radio system. The system will include M/A-COM’s NetworkFirst Switching 
Centers, Interoperability Gateway and IP consoles. M/A-COM is providing 
turnkey services, including system engineering, project management, installation 
maintenance and training. The system will provide radio frequency communications 
for over 2000 base support personnel. Interoperability between Ft. Sill and 
surrounding Public Safety first responders will be provided with the 
NetworkFirst Switching Center 



The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York awarded M/A-COM a $1.2 
million contract for a VHF P25IP Trunked Land Mobile Radio system. This system 
will include a NetworkFirst Switching Center, a Interoperability Gateway and IP 
consoles, as well as turnkey services including system engineering, project 
management, installation, maintenance and training. The system is designed to 
provide radio frequency communications for over 1500 base support personnel. 



Both the Fort Sill and West Point systems will be built on M/A-COM’s IP-based 
network solution, facilitating fully interoperable communications. P25IP 
combines the P25 air link standard with the power of IP packet technology in a 
trunked voice and data communications system, thus dramatically improving 
communications capabilities while providing a more secure, reliable and interoperable 
digital communications system. 



“Our end-to-end P25IP digital system is the technology of choice for mission 
critical communications,” said Chris Fauser, Regional Sales Manager, M/A-COM. 
“As these two organizations respond to issues of national defense, they 
require reliable, secure communications and M/A-COM’s fault-tolerant P25IP 
technology ensures full interoperability today and scalability for tomorrow’s growth.”