[Scan-DC] Delaware to deploy P25 network from Tyco ElectronicsWireless Systems

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Anyone know how common it is to have public safety systems linked via an IP 
network.


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Subject: [Scan-DC] Delaware to deploy P25 network from Tyco 
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http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/news/delaware-p25-tyco-system-0205/?smte=wr

Delaware to deploy P25 network from Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems

Feb 5, 2009 2:11 PM, By Mary Rose Roberts

Delaware to deploy P25 network from Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems

Delaware state officials chose Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems for
the design and installation of a statewide interoperable radio
communications system, said a Tyco Electronics’ spokesperson.

The statewide communications system will be built on Tyco Electronics’
VIDA (Voice, Interoperability, Data, Access) IP-based interoperable
radio communications platform that supports the Project 25 digital
radio standards, said Jim Magee, the company’s northwest regional
sales manager. The multi-site, 700 MHz system will leverage Tyco’s
NetworkFirst packet-switched voice communications technology to
interoperate with the state’s existing 800 MHz system, as well as
systems outside the state.

“The networks will link agencies with Delaware’s legacy 800 MHz radio
system to other local, state and federal agencies, including the South
East Counter Terrorism Task Force NetworkFirst system in New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, as well as Maryland’s Eastern Shore Network,” Magee
said.

It took a year-and-a-half to design the system, Magee said. Its
deployment involved piggybacking on the state’s existing microwave
system and related infrastructure and connecting to 10 tower
transmitter sites that hold four channels at each site. The system
includes an IP-management platform, IP consoles, and networking
technology that is compliant with both the P25 Phase 1 and Phase 2
standards.

“Delaware really wanted to leverage next-generation technology, P25
Phase 2, so they won’t have to worry about replacing the equipment
five-years from now,” Magee said.

The deployment is expected to be completed by September 2010, Magee
said.

© 2009 Penton Media, Inc.


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