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10th Sep 2005, 03:07 GMT
The city of Phoenix has been awarded the CIO 100 award, which recognizes companies and organizations around the world for excellence in the use of technology. Phoenix was recognized for its leadership in developing the Phoenix Regional Wireless Network, a wide-area digital radio network that will be used primarily by public safety personnel. The system allows participating agencies to communicate during emergency situations, something that took on even more significance following the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The new radio network is designed to improve communication between emergency personnel both within Phoenix and among 17 surrounding cities and towns. The network spans the Valley from Buckeye to Apache Junction and from Daisy Mountain to Ahwatukee. During critical incidents, police officers, firefighters and other emergency personnel will be able to use the system to talk to one another and coordinate their response. The network has become a model for how other cities around the country will address the need for interagency communications. So far, Phoenix police and four other municipal departments are using the system. The radio communications systems used by the cities of Mesa, Apache Junction and Gilbert also are fully integrated with the Phoenix system.
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