License-Free
Wireless Communications System for Police Officers
Portland, Texas
Police Benefit
from MDS Mobile Data Solution
Texas Police Chiefs Association,
Mid-Year Conference 2004, Corpus Christi, Texas - April
14, 2004: Microwave Data Systems (MDS), a world
leader in industrial, wireless, networking solutions
with applications in the supervisory control and data
acquisition (SCADA), public safety, telecommunications,
and online transactional markets, together with full-service
partner Twin Eagle Consulting, today announced it will
provide a wireless radio system to the Portland, Texas
Police Department.
This new mobile communications network
will have MDS iNET 900® radios installed in Portland's
police vehicles wirelessly connecting officers with
the City's network. The new system will streamline processes
and increase efficiency by enabling officers to submit
reports and complete other paperwork remotely from their
vehicles. In addition, the new system will allow officers
to spend more time in their vehicles and on the streets
protecting the citizens of this city.
"Research shows that crime
reduction occurs when the presence of uniformed officers
on the streets is increased," said Portland Detective
Terrell Elliott. "This new system will allow that
to happen."
An officer will now have access
to applications such as the department's computer aided
dispatch (CAD) and records management systems (RMS),
e-mail, real-time messaging system, and the ability
to look up license plates, drivers licenses and wanted
subjects, directly from the front seat of the patrol
car.
Several factors weighed heavily
in the selection of the MDS iNET, such as multiple levels
of security (including encryption and key rotation to
prevent eavesdropping and unauthorized access to a network),
data throughput of 256/512 kbps, long-range coverage
and cost.
"We needed an alternative to
CDPD and other cellular solutions that many cities rely
on," noted Detective Elliott. "Like most small
cities in Texas, as well as Oklahoma and New Mexico,
we needed a solution that works in a rural area that's
not connected by cell towers. This solution provides
the access and coverage with minimal infrastructure
and no recurring costs."
About Twin Eagle Consulting
Twin Eagle Consulting is a Colorado-based telecommunications
consulting company with more than 30 years of experience
in the telecommunications field. The company has extensive
experience in the operations, engineering, and maintenance
of wide area networks (WAN), local area networks (LAN),
microwave networks, wireless RF networks, and voice
systems (PBX).
About Microwave Data Systems
Microwave Data Systems Inc., headquartered in Rochester,
N.Y., designs and manufactures networked high-speed,
point-to-multipoint, and medium- and low-capacity point-to-point
industrial, microwave radios for use in oil and gas,
utility, lottery, traffic monitoring, public safety,
and telecommunication provider industries. Learn more
about the company at www.microwavedata.com.
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