Mission Critical Partners Guides Carnegie Mellons Radio System Upgrade
Summary
Interoperability issues also persisted because the city of Pittsburgh police department and Allegheny County sheriffs office had migrated to a Project 25-compliant digital LMR system. They also assessed the consoles used in the departments 911 center and the distributed antenna systems (DAS) and bidirectional amplifiers (BDA) that are in place in numerous campus structures to improve in-building coverage. After the assessments, the SMEs made numerous recommendations based on the findings and then provided guidance pertaining to multiple improvements that the department is pursuing. "The land mobile radio arguably is the most important tool that emergency-responders use," said Darrin Reilly, MCPs president and chief executive officer. Our comprehensive experience and vendor-agnostic approach helps us develop modernized solutions for our clients to maximize value and create optimal efficiency while mitigating risk.