What Are The Benefits?
Managed Network
ISICS is a managed solution with enhanced levels of services that allow you to focus, not on how the communications network works or on keeping it running, but on your core competencies of delivering constituent services.
Reliability
ISICS has been designed to prevent equipment failures from affecting system performance. Individual system components are either fault tolerant or designed for redundancy, ensuring that communications will be continuous, most importantly in mission-critical emergency situations.
Interoperability
ISICS communities have real-time communications with each department, enabling life-saving coordination of operations and emergency response. They can also communicate and coordinate with neighboring agencies for support and response assistance without having to worry about technology compatibility.
Statewide Coverage
The ISICS network will host over 85 sites and provide 95 percent mobile coverage across Iowa. Roaming is seamless, with users able to go anywhere and talk to anyone, no matter where they are in the state. These sites will provide portable and in many cases in-building coverage that local agencies can start to use as the backbone of their land mobile radio system requirements.
Advanced Features
Text messaging, Over-the-air Programming, GPS Location and encryption are all supported on ISICS to provide your users with the critical information they need in the moments that matter.
Affordability
ISICS provides an immediate, affordable means of providing the public safety and public service solutions every municipality, county and government agency in Iowa needs. By sharing a common statewide infrastructure with other agencies, you avoid millions of dollars in network implementation costs. Deployment costs are minimal, and as an ISICS member, you can take advantage of pre-negotiated contracts to purchase radios and other equipment you may need at significantly lower prices.
Local Control
Becoming an ISICS member doesn't mean your control over your system will be compromised. The system is designed to encompass separate talk groups so each user agency is assured of local control and total security. How you want to administer and operate your services is entirely up to you. Motorola Solutions will also work closely with each subscriber to ensure the system will meet your agency's specialized communication needs.
Spectrum Efficiency
Because radio frequency spectrum is a valuable and limited resource, Motorola Solutions has designed the ISICS system's frequency plan to take maximum advantage of the 700 and 800 MHz frequencies available to public safety agencies.
Consistent Audio Quality
ISICS uses Motorola Solutions ASTRO 25 digital two-way radios that consistently deliver exceptional signal integrity for clear, easy-to-understand audio, even at the edges of your coverage area.
Advanced Security
ISICS is designed to provide the communications privacy and security capabilities needed by public safety agencies through the use of enhanced encryption technologies.
Flexible Migration
A critical component of ISICS is technological flexibility, with the goal of never inhibiting first responders from performing quickly and efficiently because of aging communications technology. The system includes continuous technology upgrades and a planned migration path for incorporating future technological advances.
Round-the-clock Support
Motorola Solutions leverages our network, equipment knowledge and radio expertise and leadership to provide 24x7, 365-day support to ensure mission-critical availability.
