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Brazos County approves $1.695 million radio replacement with encryption after public safety debate
Summary
After extended public comment and commissioner questions, Brazos County approved a seven‑year, $1,695,000 radio replacement and subscription package with Motorola Solutions that includes hardware encryption to secure public‑safety communications. Commissioners asked for more briefings before future large procurements.
Brazos County Commissioners on Dec. 9 approved a $1,695,000 radio replacement and subscription package with Motorola Solutions intended to update the county’s public‑safety radio fleet and add cellular and Wi‑Fi capability.
Eric Colwell, head of information technology, told the court the system will allow radios to use radio, cellular and Wi‑Fi networks and that encryption capability was built into the hardware "and so it was we were capable of,…
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