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The Los Angeles Interoperable Communications System Authority (LA-RICS)...

The Los Angeles Interoperable Communications System Authority (LA-RICS) awarded a contract to Motorola Solutions to design, construct, implement and maintain its land-mobile radio system, said LA-RICS in a press release Tuesday (http://yhoo.it/18I3UAJ). The radio system will provide “mission-critical communications” for…

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the region’s more than 34,000 law enforcement, fire service and health service professionals and more than 80 public safety agencies, said LA-RICS. Motorola’s multi-year $280 million contract will use Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials Project 25 (P25) standards-based technology to enable interoperable communications support, and the system will use both UHF and 700 MHz frequencies for “robust capacity and flexibility on current and future spectrum regulations,” said the company. “The Los Angeles County region’s enormous size and challenging terrain will benefit from a new interoperable P25 standards-based radio system,” said Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown. “We recognize the region places a high priority on supporting public safety agencies and helping them address their unique emergency preparedness and security needs."