OpenSky
OpenSky is a registered trademark of
In the mid-1990s
M/A-COM presented their concept, and won the business. They delivered a standards-based infrastructure that attempted to leverage open systems to the largest degree possible, while adapting specific input/output to meet the customer's exact requirements.
OpenSky received the direct attention of
On January 15, 2009, the State of New York terminated its contract with M/A-COM due to ongoing and unresolved deficiencies with the OpenSky system.[2] On February 13, 2009, Tyco Electronics filed a complaint against the New York State Office for Technology (NY-OFT), in the New York State Court of Claims, disputing the claims made by the OFT. In the complaint, Tyco Electronics disputed many of the NY-OFT's public criticisms of both the company and the system, maintaining that SWN (which included OpenSky) ‘worked as contracted.’ The complaint also claimed the state hindered the company's ability to build the system in a timely manner, defamed the company by stating that its technology did not work, and that the state inappropriately drew $50 million from the standby letter of credit the company established for the project.[3]
On May 29, 2009, Harris Corporation purchased Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems, including its OpenSky and other wireless communication technologies, from Tyco Electronics for
As of the end of 2014, it was announced that, due to ongoing problems faced by the State Police and other users, the Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network will be replaced by a Project 25 Phase II system. It will be VHF/UHF/800 multi-band and is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2021.[5]
References
- ^ Trademark Registration. "OpenSky Trademark". US Patent and Trademark Office.
- ^ Office for Technology Finds M/A-COM in Violation of Statewide Wireless Network Contract (OFT) - January 15, 2009
- ^ M/A-COM Lawsuit: New York System Worked as Contracted - May 31, 2009
- ^ Tyco Electronics Completes the Sale of Its Wireless Systems Business - June 1, 2009
- ^ "PA-STARNet P25: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network Trunking System, Statewide, Pennsylvania - Scanner Frequencies".