[FedCom] FW: NNSA Dedicates $18 Million Communication System
Robert Wyman
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NNSA Dedicates $18 Million Communication System
Date(s): 6/7/2002 11:02:00 AM
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LAS VEGAS, Jun 7, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- At 9
a.m., Thursday, June 13, the National Nuclear Security
Administration Nevada Operations Office (NNSA/NV) in conjunction
with Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and WebLink Wireless, will host a
dedication ceremony for the recently installed Base Support Trunk
Radio and Paging system. The dedication ceremony will take place
at the NNSA/NV's Nevada Support Facility, located at 232 Energy
Way, North Las Vegas, Nevada.
"We are pleased to partner with Motorola and WebLink in this
first-of-a- kind communication system in the state of Nevada, that
has resulted in mutual benefits for Nellis Air Force Base and
Nevada Highway Patrol," said Kathleen Carlson, Manager, NNSA/NV.
She added that the primary advantages of the system are faster
access, better channel efficiency, user privacy, and flexible
expansion.
As part of a Congressional mandate to reduce the bandwidth of the
federal wireless radio channels, the NNSA/NV embarked on an $18
million project to replace and modernize the two-way radio and
paging systems. The paging system portion of the project resulted
in the installation of a new messaging computer, 14 transmitter
and receivers sites, and antenna systems working in communication
with a satellite downlink. The resulting network provides not only
local coverage but nationwide, state-of-the-art, advanced
messaging services. The two-way radio network replacement provided
the engineering, design, installation, and site support for 10
mountain-top sites for the communications system. This trunking
design is the mutual sharing of a small number of communications
paths by a large number of users covering the Nevada Test Site and
the metropolitan Las Vegas area.
The radio system is part of Motorola's extensive portfolio of
integrated communications and information solutions to address
mission-critical public safety and security requirements
worldwide. Motorola is a leading provider of integrated
communications and information solutions with 65 years of
experience in meeting the mission-critical requirements of public
safety, public service, government and enterprise customers
worldwide. The company's extensive public safety and security
portfolio includes: interoperable two-way radio communications
solutions with encrypted security capabilities; command and
control equipment and software applications, including computer-
aided dispatch, 9-1-1 and 3-1-1 systems, and automated records
management systems; identification and tracking solutions,
including palm/fingerprint and photo- imaging systems, as well as
comprehensive information management capabilities for criminal
justice and civil needs; and physical security and monitoring
solutions, including remote monitoring and diagnostics.
"When work first began on this new digital communications system,
the challenge simply was to design a wireless communications
system that would provide the features, capabilities, security,
and technological flexibility that the Nevada Test Site thought it
might require for years to come," said Jim Tucker, Motorola
Communications and Electronics Vice President and Area Manager,
U.S. Federal Government Markets Division. "Obviously, no one at
that time knew how the Sept. 11 tragedy would alter the importance
of mission- critical and interoperable communications. Yet, what
we have learned is that this robust system provides the Department
of Energy the platform it needs to meet the unknown challenges of
the future. Motorola is extremely pleased to have been part of the
team effort that has made this system a reality."
WebLink Wireless, Inc., a leader in the wireless data industry,
operates the largest ReFLEX network in the United States. The
Dallas-based company provides 2way wireless messaging, wireless
email, mobile Internet information, customized wireless business
solutions, telemetry, and paging to more than 1.5 million business
and retail customers. WebLink Wireless is the preferred wireless
data network provider for many of the largest telecommunication
companies in the United States who resell services under their own
brand names. WebLink's reliable multicast network covers
approximately 90 percent of the U.S. population and, through
roaming agreements, extends throughout most of North America. For
more information on WebLink Wireless please visit us on the
Internet at www.weblinkwireless.com .
Representatives from Motorola, WebLink Wireless, Nellis Air Force
Base, and the Nevada Highway Patrol have been invited to attend
the June 13 dedication ceremony.
FACT SHEET
System Name U.S. Department of Energy
Nevada Test Site
Customer Name U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security
Administration/
Nevada Operations Office
(NNSA/NV)
Customer Contact Bill Donahoe
Communications Supervisor
(702) 295-4321
Application
The new Motorola, Inc. digital communications system will be used
for a wide-range of communications/information applications
ranging from high-level security to day-to-day maintenance
operations throughout the facility's 1,400 square miles.
System Description
-- Value: $14 million
-- Digital technology
-- UHF band
-- SmartZone(R) technology to deliver wide-area coverage
-- Multicast technology to enable transmission from selected
system
sites.
-- Ten sites, 58 radio channels
-- Trunking to maximize use of limited channels
-- Option to organize individuals into pre-determined talk
groups.
-- Motorola XTS 3000(TM) portable radios and SPECTRA(R)
family of mobile
radios. Initial loading projected to be 2,000 units.
-- 17 Motorola CENTRACOM Gold Elite(TM) dispatch consoles
Users
U.S. Department of Energy NNSA/NV Test Site; Bechtel NV, the
facility's general contractor; and other government and private
testing laboratories within the test site. Near by Nellis Air
Force Base will be added in the future.
System Milestones
-- Contract awarded 1999
-- Installation 1999-2002
-- System acceptance March 2002
Motorola and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent
& Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the
property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Motorola, Inc.
CONTACT: Steve Gorecki of Motorola, 847-538-0368,
[email protected] ; or La Tomya R. Glass, 702-295-3521,
[email protected] , or Kirsten L. Kellogg, [email protected] ,
both of U.S. Dept. of Energy's NNSA-NV /Photo: NewsCom:
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or 212-782-2840 URL: http://www.weblinkwireless.com
Copyright (C) 2002 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.
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