Harris declares plan to protest Florida intent to award large P25 contract to Motorola Solutions
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- Harris declares plan to protest Florida intent to award large P25 contract to Motorola Solutions
- Harris declares plan to protest Florida intent to award large P25 contract to Motorola Solutions
- Harris declares plan to protest Florida intent to award large P25 contract to Motorola Solutions
- Harris declares plan to protest Florida intent to award large P25 contract to Motorola Solutions
Harris declares plan to protest Florida intent to award large P25 contract to Motorola Solutions
Few believe public-safety agencies will use MCPTT to replace LMR systems soon after its introduction. However, if MCPTT services prove to be reliable, an increasing number of first responders are expected to use the broadband push-to-talk alternative during the next several years, particularly in locations where AT&T provides good FirstNet coverage.
Exactly how long it will take public-safety users to be comfortable enough with MCPTT and the FirstNet system to use MCPTT as a replacement for LMR has been a topic of considerable speculation within the public-safety community. Most speakers addressing the topic at IWCE 2018 stated that they believe the transition to MCPTT would happen within 5-10 years, citing a variety of technical and economic reasons.
Under the Florida RFP, the state would be committed to fund the proposed P25 system at least through 2036.
When asked to comment on this article, Motorola Solutions reiterated the statement it issued last week, when the state of Florida announced its intent to award the P25 contract to the company.
“Florida’s selection of Motorola Solutions to build a new statewide public safety radio system is a vote of confidence in our decades of successfully building mission-critical communications solutions throughout the state and nation,” according to the statement. “Motorola Solutions is thrilled at the opportunity to work with the State of Florida and eager to deliver state-of-the-art interoperable communications to the state’s first responders and the people they protect throughout Florida.”
I love how the author is
I love how the author is espousing that first responders are anticipated to flock to firstnet. The good news is most in public safety know better and will not fall for the line of BS and will not trust mission critical communications to a cell phone network and teenager designed cell phone devices. The good news is I was at IWCE this year, and the sediment was pro LMR networks and a whole lot of apprehension about firstnet.. and rightfully so. Firstnet is a data network, plain and simple. It provides nothing more than what is currently available by any cell phone vendor, except that it is funded on the backs of the taxpayers.
“Firstnet is a data network,
“Firstnet is a data network, plain and simple. It provides nothing more than what is currently available ” Oh wow this is fake news! Why are so may LMR techs scared of technological advances?
No one even mentioned the
No one even mentioned the State system used to be a Motorola system and the State threw them out for failure to meet contract obligations and wanting to charge an astronomical amount of money to fix their mistakes.
A lot of this is more about
A lot of this is more about politics than performance!
This is simply turn-about is
This is simply turn-about is fair play. M/A-Com (Now Harris) system was developed as they were building out the state with MANY, MANY do overs. The Simulcast coverage was horrible and interference issues because they all the flux in ownership and little money at the time it was being installed. The state is frustrated from M/A-Com’s original project where they proposed only 137 sites to cover the entire state (mobile coverage to 95%) with some portable coverage in metros. The users should have the most input as to what is needed and not the vendor. I know this to be the case.
Keep in mind because Harris
Keep in mind because Harris has a proprietary system it is not the national standard P-25. That means repalcement radios/equipment can’t be put out to bid. The state MUST buy from Harris because the system is proprietary.
Because of the Harris system
Because of the Harris system in Pa I’m not surprised Flordia is bailing out.
P25, the biggest gravy train
P25, the biggest gravy train in Public Safety going in the western world for the last 10-15 years and unjustifiably so. Look at DMR with it’s thriving app developer community and faster to market movement in terms of innovation and feature development. What’s the latest to come from the P25 standards people? TDMA control channels? From a coverage perspective there is little separating the two technologies yet a belief that only P25 will do for Public Safety. All LMR vendors are shaking in their boots at the prospect of their over priced handset and system business being cannibalised by LTE. It’s simply an evolution to another radio technology, nothing more nothing less. Current issues and roadblocks such as direct mode will be solved because that’s what humans do, they solve problems once they’re fully understood. It’s only a matter of time folks. We should embrace and move unless we’re keen on another Kodak moment.