How Can IDAS Work For You

IDAS digital trunking radios provide immeasurable benefits to our customers. Check back often as we add more market reports and case studies that demonstrate the success of IDAS radios.

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Benefits and cost comparison

System Configuration Benefits and Cost
This document demonstrates the benefits and costs of different IDAS system configurations for single site, single site trunking, multi-site conventional and multi-site trunking.
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Vertical Market Reports

Education Market Report
Driven by the need to ensure student safety while complying with tight budgets, districts and schools need communications equipment that is easy to operate, reliable and inexpensive. Meeting all these critical requirements, two-way radios are the ideal communications solution for the education market.
Read the Education Vertical Market Report (PDF)

Gaming Market Report
Icom America manufactures two-way radios that are relevant for the increasing onsite, mobility and secure communication demands of the gaming industry — built with product features and functionality that casinos require and understand. Icom radios provide compact design, light weight, ease of use and extreme durability as good as or better than comparable equipment. Icom radios are an ideal choice for casino operators.
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Transportation and Shipping Market Report
In the transportation and shipping industry, two-way radio supports the timely movement of goods and services. It promotes safety and enables companies to maintain efficient operations. The efficiency gains realized by a reliable mobile communications solution can counteract today's rising fuel costs and shore up a company's bottom line.
Read the Transportation Vertical Market Report (PDF)

 

IDAS Case Studies

Rosebel Case Study
Rapid expansion produced a unique set of challenges for the Rosebel Gold Mine in Suriname, including the need to keep up with the facility’s growing communications requirements. Icom’s IDAS system provided full coverage across the mine’s four operating pits and remote exploratory areas, plus is scalable to meet any future growth.
Read the Rosebel case study here (PDF)

 

Hunter College
New York’s Hunter College needed a reliable communications solution to connect its five geographically dispersed Manhattan campuses. A hybrid digital IDAS system combines conventional voting and IP connectivity to cost-effectively extend coverage across Manhattan’s highly urban landscape as well as inside the college facilities.
Read the Hunter College case study here (PDF)

 

American Medical Response
American Medical Response (AMR) needed to update its South Florida metro area radio system to meet the looming FCC narrowband deadline and improve communications reliability. AMR implemented a new IDAS narrowband system that exceeds FCC narrowband guidelines and provides a future-proof solution that allows the EMS provider to offer optimal patient care while maximizing its return on investment.
Read the AMR case study here (PDF)

 

Richmond County, Virginia
Richmond County, Va., needed to replace its outdated low-band radio system in-famous for spotty coverage and audio problems. After visiting an existing IDAS™ system at a nearby electric co-op, a top-of-the-line IDAS™ system was purchased.
Read how Richmond County uses IDAS  (PDF)

 

Northern Neck Electric Cooperative
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative (NNEC), a non-profit rural electric distribution cooperative located in Warsaw, Va., services 15,800 members in six counties across the state of Virginia. Northern Neck’s new IDAS narrowband system upgrades lead to a state-of-the-art solution that supports AVL.
Read more on the NNEC IDAS system (PDF)

 

Ho-Chunk Gaming – Wisconsin Dells
Ho-Chunk Gaming - Wisconsin Dells needed a reliable two-way radio solution that would provide instant, clear communications across its expansive facility and eliminate ongoing audio and coverage problems. IDAS™ provided a cost-effective, future-proof system that resolved nagging communications problems while increasing security and enhancing guest service.
Read the Ho-Chunk Gaming – Wisconsin Dells case study (PDF)