| State |
Location |
Contract Award |
Go Live Date |
Status |
Comments |
| Arizona |
Central Arizona Project |
2008 |
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Upgrade existing EDACS
7 sites
narrowband (12.5 kHz) channels
1,400 users
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| California |
Orange County |
1998 |
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Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) |
| California |
Sacramento and Placer Counties |
December 2005 |
Cancelled |
Not accepted; implementation cancelled |
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
900 square mile service area; 550,000 customers
Voice and Data in 900 MHz, two-slot TDMA with 12.5 kHz channels
More than $6 million spent.
Reportedly, the contract was terminated in 2009 with an undisclosed settlement
and a one-year non-disclosure agreement (which has now expired).
SMUD is using a new Motorola system.
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| Florida |
Palm Beach County |
April 2001 |
April 15, 2010 |
Partially operational |
Municipal Public Safety Communications Consortium (MPSCC)
- Town of Palm Beach
- City of Palm Beach Gardens
- City of West Palm Beach
- Village of Atlantis
- Town of Jupiter
- Town of Juno Beach
Phase 1 to use five repeater sites $18 million
Palm Beach Police Department has been on the system full-time since April 15, 2010.
As of June 2010,
Palm Beach Gardens and the Town of Palm Beach are on the system.
The West Palm Beach Fire Department determined that OpenSky had not been
used successfully in any fire department in the country.
Jupiter went live on the system on May 5, 2011.
As of June 2011, West Palm Beach has spent $3.6 million on equipment and
$465,000 in maintenance. The city is awaiting final approval to purchase
400 radios for $1.6 million.
Jupiter Police Department transitioned to OpenSky on May 14, 2012.
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| Georgia |
Jackson |
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EMC |
| Georgia |
Jackson County |
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Water Authority |
| Georgia |
Macon |
November 2012 |
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$8 million contract
Three-site P25 system with an OpenSky "overlay" for data |
| Georgia |
Marietta |
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| Georgia |
Newton County |
2006 |
October 2008 |
Complete |
$4.5 million
7 repeater sites
575 users (initial)
1,300+ users (expansion) |
| Illinois |
Cities of Aurora and Naperville |
2008 |
December 1, 2010 |
Operational |
Aurora: $15.9 million
Naperville: $10.1 million
Press reports indicate the system has experienced almost 800
malfunctions between December 2010 to March 2011.
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| Illinois |
Peoria County |
December 2007 |
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$11.2 million |
| Indiana |
Steuben County |
May 2007 |
January 12, 2011 |
Under Review |
$5.6 million
Eight channels, six repeater sites, 800 MHz
System went live January 12, 2011.
Experienced a total failure on April 5, 2011.
County Sheriff issued a statement of "No Confidence" and
ordered a return to the old EDACS network while the County Commissioners explore
options.
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| Indiana |
Merrillville |
|
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Reportedly operational |
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)
Report of sites going in to Baily and Michigan City power plants.
These are two channel, four slot sites.
|
| Michigan |
Detroit |
2002 |
|
Apparently operational
(No local reports) |
Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Single-site UHF (possibly call sign KZI382) for buses |
| Michigan |
Oakland County |
February 2002 |
|
some agencies active on the system |
$33 million
Connect more than 80 agencies; 6,000 users
Courts and Law Enforcement Management Information System (CLEMIS)
Originally slated for completion in late 2004.
As of August 2008, operating in Troy, Farmington and Clawson.
Final system to use more than 40 frequencies; 35 repeater sites
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| Nevada |
Clark County |
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| Nevada |
Las Vegas |
February 2006 |
January 2011 |
Reported as unacceptable in October 2012 |
Serves Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD)
Original (2006) contract cost of $8.9 million
As of 2011, the "DesertSky" system uses 28 repeater sites
and claims to support more than 12,000 users.
In August 2011, reports of audio quality problems.
In October 2012, LVMPD officially informs Harris that the "Desert Sky" system
cannot meet department needs, after an expenditure of $42 million.
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| New Jersey |
statewide |
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initiative in 2006 |
New Jersey Transit |
| New York |
Statewide |
2004 |
Cancelled |
Contract terminated January 2009 |
$2 billion |
| Oklahoma |
Broken Arrow |
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Three sites licensed: two in Broken Arrow and one in Jenks.
Frequencies:
[Broken Arrow (Kenosha Street)]
854.0375, 854.1625, 854.3625, 854.4125, 854.4375,
856.7875, 856.8375, 857.7875, 857.8375, 858.7875, 858.8375, 859.7875
[Mobile]
854.0375, 854.1375, 854.1625, 854.1875, 854.2125, 854.3125,
854.3625, 854.4125, 854.4375, 854.4875
[Jenks]
856.2625, 857.2625, 858.2625, 859.2625
[Broken Arrow (South Hickory)]
854.1375, 854.1875, 854.2125, 854.3125, 854.4875
Equipment installed in 2010 into police, fire and emergency medical service vehicles.
Includes mobile data connectivity.
|
| Pennsylvania |
Allegheny County |
August 2004 |
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| Pennsylvania |
Cumberland County |
August 2000 |
|
Operational |
Poor or no signals in some areas |
| Pennsylvania |
Lancaster County |
December 2000 |
Cancelled |
Contract terminated March 2008 |
Originally a $35 million system Spent $13.8 million |
| Pennsylvania |
Statewide |
1999 |
|
Partial operation Still not working as planned
In April 2011, State Police report an average of 161 service outages each month.
|
$368 million spent as of June 2008
($179 million appropriated by the State in 1996; an additional $189 million appropriation)
Annual operating cost of $22 million
Original plan for statewide coverage called for 268 repeater sites. As of April 2010
the State has deployed over 800 sites in an attempt to provide adequate coverage.
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| Texas |
Dallas |
May 2009 |
|
Proposed |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
3,000 radios
existing DART 800 and 900 MHz frequencies |
| Texas |
Houston |
|
February 2010 |
Operational |
Continental Airlines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport |
| Texas |
Houston |
August 2010 |
|
Contract Award |
CenterPoint Energy
Will replace the current analog trunked radio system and a Data Radio UHF system.
Special Temporary Authority (STA) granted as call sign WQOU588 in February 2012, due to expire at the end of July.
The STA covers operation from three sites, located in Houston, Waller and Pinehurst,
transmitting on 859.8625, 855.1625, and 859.3375 MHz.
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| Washington, D.C. area |
Washington Gas |
August 2009 |
|
Contract award |
20-site, 900 MHz
two-slot TDMA in 12.5 kHz channels
Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia
A November 2012 press release indicates the system now uses OpenSky2
technology, has 22 sites for 900 MHz OpenSky operation, and operates
the P25 system in West Virginia as well.
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| Wisconsin |
Ozaukee County |
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Operational |
Data-only
Meeting minutes in 2004 indicate the county stayed with EDACS rather than go to OpenSky
due to "problems with voice over IP" and
"Open Sky is still good for data, but still not up to speed with voice."
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| Wisconsin |
Milwaukee |
2003 |
September 2010 |
Police operational as of February 2010
Data services working for Police and Fire
Local reports of police cars and officers equipped with OpenSky radios
as of Summer 2009
Media reports indicate it was fully operational
as of September 2010, although system-wide failures continue to occur
(October 7, 2010, for at least 30 minutes).
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Cost: $15 million
Planned project phases:
- Data services
- Police
- Fire and EMS
- Health and Public Works
Missed deadlines:
- November 2005
- January 2006
- June 2006
- August 2007
Allegations include:
- Sufficient capacity for the city on the county trunked system
- Motorola withdrew from the bidding process, claiming it was rigged for M/A-COM
- The city did not hire an outside radio consultant; the specifications and
Request for Proposals came from city committee
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| Various |
FedEx |
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19 regional systems linked together |