For People Who Make Smart Choices
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NYC Transit
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a customized database enabling them to
track each radio and all of them include
safety features like a man-down function.
And, as requested, Icom will be training
NYC Transit’s technicians to repair the ra-
dios, as well as providing spare parts and
300 printed circuit boards for swapping.
“This is what we do, it’s what makes
Icom special,” explains Lougee. “We are a
big enough company that we can deliver
top-of-the-line equipment at a competi-
tive price. But we’re also nimble enough
that we can customize any aspect of an
order to meet a client’s unique needs.
Further, because so many of our opera-
tions are domestic, we have relationships
with vendors who can do everything from
engraving to custom leather carrying
cases. That’s what makes us different.”
Indeed, as big as this project was, it
is right in line with what Icom has done
for clients all over the world, in both the
public and the pri-
vate sector. Icom
has put together
similar
packages
for the public and
private
sector
alike:
The
US
Army and Marine
Corps, the Afghan
National
Police,
Iraqi Minister of
the Interior, the US
National Park Service and JC Penney,
among others.
The NYC Transit project, as many
of Icom’s projects have been lately, is
geared towards migrating existing com-
munication systems to meet or exceeds
the FCCs narrowband regulations that
go into effect in 2013. These new radios
not only meet the narrowband standards,
but are interoperable with existing legacy
systems and upgradable to P25 digital
in the future. This makes it possible for
organizations of all sizes to upgrade at
a pace that is feasible while building a
system that will last well into the digital
future.
Interoperability with an eye to the
future is a hallmark of Icom equipment,
which is also used by Amtrak and other
AAR carriers like BNSF, CSX and other
major transport companies.
“This is a great time for all of
us,” says Lougee. “The switch to
greater efficiency is an obvious
win for operators, and because
of our relationships and atten-
tion to detail, we’ve seen clients
create systems that seemed
out of their reach just a short
time ago. It’s very rewarding for
us to be able to do this.”
Each radio was customized
for the operator who was
assigned to use it. That
included custom engraving
on each radio, each radio
leather case, and custom
package ID stickers.
Above: Taking the A train
under the streets
of Manhattan.
Center: Inside Manhattan’s
Grand Central Terminal.
Below: A typical MTA bus
makes its way thru the city.
