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Tyco Electronics' M/A-COM Unit Selected by Florida Consortium of Municipalities for New Public Safety Communications System
URL(s): www.opensky.com
M/A-COM's OpenSkyŽ Wireless Private Network Provides
Integrated Voice and Data over an IP Backbone
Lowell, MA, April 20, 2001 - Tyco Electronics today announced that its
M/A-COM unit has been selected by Florida's Municipal Public Safety
Communications Consortium, Inc. ("MPSCC") of Palm Beach County, to provide
its OpenSky Wireless IP (Internet Protocol) Network to fulfill public safety
communication needs. The M/A-COM OpenSky Wireless Private Network will be
deployed in up to 30 municipalities in Palm Beach County, Florida. Palm
Beach County is the largest county in Florida, and in most of the eastern
United States, with a population of more than 1 million people and covering
2,578 square miles.
"The municipalities that comprise the MPSCC have shown great vision in
forming an alliance for the procurement of a state-of-the-art wireless
network to serve the public safety professionals and citizens of Palm Beach
County," said John Vaughan, vice president and general manager of M/A-COM's
Wireless Systems Business. "We are proud that OpenSky technology has been
selected by the MPSCC to provide the coverage, spectral efficiency, speed
and scalability required by these populous cities."
"Our search for the right public safety communication solution for MPSCC
led us to evaluate the advanced technology of the OpenSky network. We
selected this system because of its technical performance, its flexibility
in meeting our growth requirements, and M/A-COM's commitment to the business
relationship," said Wayne English, executive director of the MPSCC. "We
were impressed by demonstrations of the OpenSky network's interoperability,
a feature that allows us to form a bridge to other systems that are now in
use in Palm Beach County. This is an important feature to us as we seek to
implement a network that can be of immediate and real value to our member
municipalities."
The agreement, which includes two phases spanning the next 18 months, calls
for M/A-COM to provide OpenSky infrastructure equipment, subscriber
equipment and implementation services for a countywide, digital voice and
data wireless network. Phase I of the contract will be approximately $8
million.
The OpenSky system uses M/A-COM's Wireless Internet Protocol (IP) and TDMA
technology to increase spectrum efficiency while providing the benefits of a
packetized data solution.
M/A-COM, a unit of Tyco Electronics with headquarters in Lowell MA, is a
leading supplier of radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave
integrated circuits and IP Networks to the wireless telecommunications and
defense-related industries. M/A-COM's products include semiconductor
devices, RF integrated circuits, passive and control devices, antennas,
subsystems and systems. M/A-COM has offices and manufacturing facilities
worldwide.
Tyco Electronics is one of the major business units of Tyco International
Ltd. Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, Tyco Electronics is the
world's largest passive electronic components manufacturer, and a world
leader in cutting-edge wireless technologies, fiber optic active components,
and complete power systems. The company has facilities located in 56
countries serving customers in the aerospace, automotive, computer,
communications, consumer electronics, industrial and power industries. Tyco
Electronics provides advanced technology products from over thirty
well-known and respected brands, including Agastat, Alcoswitch, AMP, AMP
Netconnect, AXICOM, Buchanan, CoEv, Critchley, Elcon, Elo TouchSystems, HTS,
M/A-COM, Madison Cable, OEG, Potter & Brumfield, Raychem, Schrack, Simel and
TDI Batteries.
Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC; LSE: TYI; BSX: TYC) is a diversified
manufacturing and service company. Tyco is the world's largest manufacturer
and servicer of electrical and electronic components; the world's largest
designer, manufacturer, installer and servicer of undersea
telecommunications systems; the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and
provider of fire protection systems and electronic security services; and
the world's largest manufacturer of flow control valves. Tyco also holds
strong leadership positions in disposable medical products, diagnostic
imaging, bulk pharmaceuticals, wound closure, plastics, and adhesives. Tyco
operates in more than 100 countries and had fiscal 2000 sales of $28.9
billion.
OpenSky is a registered trademark of M/A-COM, Inc.
For more information about the OpenSky Wireless Private Network, please
visit http://www.opensky.com or call 1-877-OpenSky (673-6759).
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