Headlines, PublicNet: 8 August, 2001
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract to provide a potential user base of 17,000 military and civilian personnel with BT’s Airwave digital radio communications service. The Airwave service features include secure communications by eliminating the problem of unauthorised scanning, digital voice quality, guaranteed coverage using the digital terrestrial trunked radio standard, and automatic vehicle and person location systems.The agreement allows potential users to contract the service for up to ten years by purchasing Airwave ‘off the shelf’ using a catalogue of MoD approved suppliers. This avoids a lengthy procurement process.
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