SECA’s objectives were to determine the County’s needs and formulate a plan to put in place an interoperable radio system that would operate across the entire county in the event of mutual aid emergencies and disasters. With grant funding behind them, the team went out with an RFP and began the process of designing and selecting a system.

Like many organisations, MREW’s various teams were using analogue radio systems consisting of a range of portable and mobile radios, and associated base stations. These radios deliver robust and reliable communications but are limited to coverage and interference issues and the audio quality they offer is no longer the best available.