Tyco Signs Another State for Radio Network

Within weeks of New York state canceling a multi-million radio project awarded to M/A-COMM, the state of Delaware has signed the company to a contract for a state-wide public safety radio network. In a press release, the company said the system would be built using the company’s VIDA (Voice, Interoperability, Data, Access) Network platform, “which will provide a unified solution to link voice and data communications over an Internet Protocol (IP)-based network.” The system will be based on 700 MHz P25-IP technology, with the ability to connect to the state’s existing, 10-site 800 MHz system. A company press release does not mention the “M/A-COMM” brand usually identified with Tyco’s radio products, and doesn’t mention the value of the contract or its duration.