If you had any doubt about the value of public safety communications systems, consider the huge, $500 million contract just signed by Northrop Grumman with New York City to build and operate a broadband mobile data system over the next five years. The first segments of the network will be operational in Jan. 2007, and allow field units to share maps, diagrams, video and other high-bandwidth information with command sites. The underlying technology is based on UMTS, a transmission standard that now offers speeds of 384 kbps, and up to 2 Mbps eventually. Northrop is working with IPWireless to implement the system.
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