[TrunkCom] City of Cincinnati Awards Contract for Digital Communications System to Motorola

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City of Cincinnati Awards Contract for Digital Communications System to Motorola

City and Hamilton County to Share First Project 25 Platform in Tri-State Area, Ensuring
Direct Communication Among Public-Safety Personnel

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 23, 2002 � Motorola (NYSE:MOT) announced today that it has been
awarded a contract by the City of Cincinnati to design and install a $22.7 million, 800
MHz digital
communications system that will enable the city�s public safety agencies and local
government
entities to talk directly with each other. By sharing a common controller, the city also
will be able
to communicate directly with public safety agencies in Hamilton County, which is
installing an
enhanced Motorola communications system. These systems are part of Motorola�s extensive
portfolio of integrated communications and information solutions to address
mission-critical public
safety and security requirements worldwide.
"This new system provides true radio-to-radio interoperability and a wide area roaming
capability
that was not possible before," said Kent Ryan, project manager for the city. "The
technology will
help enhance coverage in tough-to-reach areas, such as within buildings and in the river
valleys,
making it easier to communicate in emergency situations, especially those which require
multi-agency response."
The Motorola ASTRO� 25 SMARTZONE� digital system complies with the Common Air Interface
(CAI) included in Project 25 digital standards for communications systems. Project 25 is
the
functional and technical standard for public safety digital systems adopted in 1995 by a
consortium of two-way radio user groups to ensure that public safety personnel would be
able to
communicate directly with each other.

The system will serve the city�s 2,200 public safety and public service personnel.
Cincinnati�s
1,600 police, fire and emergency medical services users will go online first, followed by
other local
government agencies including public works, traffic, engineering, sewer and water. City
officials
project the system will be online in late 2004.

The system�s features are particularly important to Cincinnati, with its challenging
78-square-mile
terrain, and 332,000 residents, making it the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio.

For instance, Ryan recalled that several years ago when tornadoes ripped through Hamilton
County, northwest of Cincinnati, police and fire commanders responding had to use four or
five
radios in order to communicate effectively with outside agencies. �Our new technological
solution
will enable a public safety worker to use just one radio and roam seamlessly through the
city and
county to manage emergencies, including natural disasters.�

A total of 23 Motorola CENTRACOM Gold SeriesTM consoles will be used at the existing main
dispatch center, located at Cincinnati�s police headquarters, and at a new back-up site
currently
under construction. Approximately 1,700 ASTRO XTS 5000TM digital portable radios will be
purchased for public-safety providers, as well as 150 ASTRO SPECTRA� mobile radios.

The 10-site system will include 20 channels and use simulcast technology to enhance
communications coverage throughout Cincinnati. The individual system sites are connected
by a
digital microwave system. Twenty-five towers, including the 15 towers in Hamilton County,
will be
used to cover the challenging topography of the area, according to Ryan.

�Motorola is pleased to be part of this cooperative effort between city and county
officials by
providing the advanced technology to address vital communications needs,� said Motorola
Communications and Electronics, Inc. Vice President Mark Schmidl. �By sharing a common
system, Cincinnati and Hamilton County will be able to streamline and better coordinate
their
emergency responses."