[TrunkCom] Re: Cincinnati Motorola $y$tem

Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:42:26 -0400

I'm sure they have been in Beta for some time. I'm sure there is an organized migration
plan that allows for "Fall Back" to  the previous system. I would not be surprised if they
do not simulcast for a while.

I know everyone is scared of the "Big Bad P-25 Monster" and his cousin the "800 Mhz
Bandit" but just repeat after me.......

Everything is going to be OK........

Harry Marnell wrote:

> Why don't they put the NON-safety folks online first and let them be the guinea pigs for
> a year or so. sheesh Harry
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: iDEN-i100
>      To: [email protected] ; [email protected]
>      Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 23:15
>      Subject: <800band> City of Cincinnati Awards Contract for Digital
>      Communications System to Motorola
>       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."
>
>
>
>
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