Motorola announces radio system contract

Motorola Inc. today announced a $2.9 million contract with the Orlando Utilities Commission to provide a suite of dispatch consoles, control stations and portable and mobile radios for a new radio system utilizing Orange County's existing Motorola Smartzone interoperable network. By using the existing county network infrastructure, OUC, one of Florida's largest municipal utilities, will reduce costs while improving communications with a fully interoperable system.

As part of the agreement, OUC will deploy eight Motorola Centracom Gold Elite consoles, 15 control stations and a combination of 700 digital portable and mobile radios. The Gold Elite dispatch consoles, which will be installed at OUC's Pershing Dispatch Center and two remote locations, provide communications between two-way radios, telephones and auxiliary resources.

"Motorola's communications solutions have a proven track record of meeting the needs of critical public safety and municipal organizations," said Rich Steiner, supervisor of communications for Orange County. "The increased coverage area and interoperability between OUC and Orange County will play a significant role in improving our ability to communicate across agencies, while the additional features and functionality will help to strengthen the county's core systems."

Motorola's Gold Elite consoles can be easily customized, giving dispatchers the tools they need to manage data more productively. The Motorola consoles and portable and mobile radios are part of the MOTOA4 mission critical portfolio of products that offer seamless connectivity and real-time information in the hands of users. Motorola's broad portfolio of mission critical radios and networks deliver advanced voice and data with industry-leading reliability.