SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-The city of Hialeah, Fla., approved the $6.4 million purchase of a trunked, two-way public-safety radio system from Motorola Inc.’s Land Mobile Products Sector, announced Motorola.
Motorola’s SmartZone analog system will replace the existing VHF/UHF communications systems used by the fire/rescue and police departments and nine other local government department and agencies.
The new system will be a three-site, 10-channel system that uses simulcast technology, which is designed to provide improved coverage in high-traffic areas and inside buildings. Voice messages are transmitted from more than one site at a time, and the transmission is not handed off as cellular calls are, said the company. If the signal from one site is unclear or blocked, the signals from the other sites automatically will compensate.
“Hialeah’s new system also will provide interoperability with other surrounding municipalities,” said Hialeah police officer, Tom McGrath, who managed the project for the city. “We can enhance our crime detection and emergency management capabilities not just within the city limits, but over a much wider area.”
