PRC school district approves purchase of new radio communication system

During the June 13th meeting of the Pearl River County School District, Lisa Beech, Director of Transportation, addressed the board about the need for a new radio communications system for the district.

Beech stated that Hurricane Katrina caused a total loss of towers that had been used for radio communications. The systems that they have been using after the storm lack coverage in many areas of the County which led to bus drivers being unable to communicate possible dangerous situations.

The new system, known as MSWIN (Mississippi Wireless Information Network was designed with a simple, straightforward objective; get the right information to the right people, in the right place, at the right time. With this objective in mind, the MSWIN system uses a robust architecture with disaster recovery features that will provide reliable communications under extreme conditions such as hurricanes, ice storms, and floods.

MSWIN is a P-25 700 MHz LMR public safety communication system which is designed to provide 97% mobile area coverage statewide via multiple sites. MSWIN is the only statewide interoperable emergency communication voice and data network available for use by both state and local public safety entities.

MSWIN is designed to allow any manufacturer’s P-25 compliant radios to operate on the system.

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