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Harris Wins $100M P25 Contract in Miami (3/22/10)
Miami-Dade County, Fla., selected Harris to upgrade the county’s public-safety and public-service communications system as part of an overall communications project for the county. The $100 million project includes a new Harris Project 25 (P25) 800 MHz radio communications system and radio terminals for the county to comply with the FCC’s 800 MHz rebanding mandate.
“When this project is complete, the county will have a modern, standards-based digital radio communications system that will last us well into the future and provide considerable cost-savings,” said Felix Perez, division director, radio, enterprise technology services department, Miami-Dade County. “Our current EDACS system has served us well for more than 18 years, but the FCC mandate and the trend toward P25 standard equipment led us to upgrade and modernize our radio communications infrastructure. Miami-Dade will have a reliable, modern P25 800 MHz radio system that will improve interoperability among our first responders and other radio system users.”
The new system will serve more than 80 agencies and 31,000 users throughout the county, including the Miami-Dade Police Department, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, and Miami International Airport. The new system will continue to interoperate with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s conventional UHF system. The new system will operate in parallel with the county’s existing EDACS system, providing a smooth transition for the county’s users during the upgrade to the digital system. The Harris customized migration plan allows for the reuse of existing shelters, towers and generators.
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