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More than 10,000 government radio users have migrated to digital...

More than 10,000 government radio users have migrated to digital radios, the Miami-Dade County Information Technology Department said. The analog system was 18 years old, the county said, which called the new Harris Corp. technology “one of the largest Internet…

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Protocol based digital radio systems ever deployed in the Western Hemisphere in terms of user density and traffic.” Its Tuesday release added that users will now be able to access 800 and 700 MHz frequencies. The government agencies that migrated include Water and Sewer, Seaport, Aviation, Public Works and Waste Management, Transit’s Bus Operations, Fire Rescue’s operations and the Miami-Dade School Board, the county said. The Harris contract was first approved in 2010. The county has transitioned away from 16,000 old models in 2012 and will do so with another 14,000 in 2013, it said, noting that 24,000 of these 30,000 are acquired through negotiations with Sprint-Nextel as part of an FCC settlement.