Competition for Emergency Networks
SEWELL CHAN (NYT)
Published: May 10, 2006
Two companies, Northrop Grumman and Motorola, will install competing wireless networks in Lower Manhattan to enable police officers and firefighters to download maps, building plans and information from criminal databases under a six-month, $2.7 million pilot project, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced yesterday. The networks will also be shared with city safety inspectors and maintenance workers and will create high-speed links to existing city databases and emergency-response systems. After a 12-week demonstration, the city will either select one network or cancel both and start over.
