Wireless Products and Services for State and Local Governments

TESSCO delivers a vast array of wireless products and solutions for security, wireless internet, cellular, PCS, two-way radio, paging and in-building wireless systems for State and Local governments. See what TESSCO can do for you!

Featured Products

Be Prepared with Long-life Emergency Batteries

In emergency situations, sometimes you do not have time to change your batteries, yet you need a battery you can rely on. The solution is Multiplier high-capacity primary lithium batteries. These non-rechargeable batteries have a shelf life of 10 years, making them perfect for grab-and-go operations. They are lightweight yet pack a punch, lasting up to three times longer than alkaline batteries and up to two times longer than many rechargeable batteries. Keep your radio operational when you need it most.

Ensure Maximum Reliability for Emergency Service with a Wireless Redundant Ring

A municipality can interconnect all of its locations by creating a wireless redundant ring for its two-way radio systems and other networks. This means that should one link in the ring go down, the system will automatically reroute the traffic another way, maintaining critical communications. RAD's Megaplex and Airmux radio work together as a powerful unlicensed back-up system - in fact, many customers find the RAD solution so reliable they use it as their primary network!

RAD Megaplex Modular Multiplexer

The Megaplex-2100 is a flexible TDM Integrating Access Device for the integration of multiple dedicated data, voice, ISDN, video and LAN channels onto multiple main network links. The Megaplex 2100 features a traffic payload of up to 124 DS0 timeslots. The modular design and wide choice of I/O modules. Built-in, non-blocking, DS0 cross-connect matrix enables freely routing any channel's timeslots to any link so the Megaplex can maximize efficiency by splitting voice and data channels and redirecting the traffic, via separate links, to the appropriate service.

4.9GHz Airmux-200 Short Range, Complete Ethernet Link

The Airmux-200 provides high-capacity connectivity of up to 48Mbps and allows for the rapid deployment of Ethernet links at a fraction of the cost of laying fiber or of leased-line services. The Airmux-200 is a carrier-class, high-capacity and low-cost point-to-point broadband wireless transmission system, transporting Ethernet services over the 4.9GHz unlicensed band (2.4, 2.5 and 5.8GHz band models are available as well). Standard warranty includes 24x7 phone support and next business day replacement.

Looking for licensed redundancy? TESSCO offers powerful options from Nera - e-mail us with a brief description of your project and we'll contact you shortly to discuss.

PCTEL Antennas—Optimized for Public Safety

These low profile optimized antennas now provide 130 MHz bandwidth coverage of 740-870 MHz frequencies with no field tuning required. Optimized and qualified for operation with leading 700/800 MHz OEM radios, the antennas are less than 2.4-inches tall and provide outstanding 40 dBi gain performance on a 1- by 1-foot ground plane.

Government Mandates Might Force In-Building Cellular Projects

by Joanie Wexler, Network World

Even if you opt for Wi-Fi indoors and cellular outdoors for user communications - perhaps using some flavor of fixed-mobile convergence product or service - there still might be a distributed antenna system in your future. Why? Read the whole article.*

See how TESSCO's line of enterprise coverage products and solutions can help you.

* TESSCO thanks Network World for allowing us to present this important information.

DragonWave's New Horizon Duo Breaks Speed Barrier for Wireless Networks

DragonWave Horizon Duo, the latest addition to its Horizon portfolio of native Ethernet radios, Horizon Duo delivers industry-leading capacity of up to 1.6 Gbps per link and the lowest-cost-per-bit performance for wireless carriers and other organizations offering increasingly bandwidth-intensive WiMAX and 4G services. The Horizon Duo solution provides scalable, ultra-low-latency, wire-speed native Ethernet connectivity and is a highly reliable platform enabling 99.999% service availability. Horizon Duo supports integrated link aggregation, XPIC, 1+1 switching, adaptive modulation and an integrated regenerator configuration. Using an optional plug-in with Horizon Duo, a carrier could carry 16 E1/T1, two DS3/E3 or OC3/STM1 services back to the core fiber network over a single Gigabit Ethernet connection

Upgrade Your AirPair Radios

With a simple indoor-unit replacement, the installed base of DragonWave AirPair radios can be upgraded easily to Horizon Duo for a four-times boost in capacity without changing up-mast gear or cabling.

Portable Emergency 48VDC Generator!

Alpha is currently expanding its generator family to include a portable 3.0kW DC generator. The AlphaGen compact, lightweight generator is designed specifically for powering cable television, telecommunications, and broadband applications that do not have integrated generators as a primary component of the power system.

The portable generator incorporates several technological advantages including: 36 or 48V selectable dual voltage output based on Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) technology, 3000W of power, and oversized fuel tank for up to 20hrs of runtime at 25% load or 7.2hrs at 100% load

Featured Program: GSA Online Ordering

TESSCO now offers online searching and ordering of GSA products for Sate and Local Governments! You are eligible to buy from TESSCO's IT-70 (Information Technology) schedule.

Finding GSA products on TESSCO.com

Choose from the options below. :

The Advanced Search lets you filter products by GSA — type in your search words and use the "Additional Criteria" section to filter by GSA, then by IT-70.
You can also browse the IT-70 schedule exclusively - go to Information Technology. This works best if you don't have a specific search phrase in mind and want to see what TESSCO offers on this schedule
Each appropriate product has a GSA flag when you search (this flag is for all GSA products, not just IT-70).
The sub-menu under "Products" has a "GSA" option

Ordering GSA Products on TESSCO.com

Registered customers with TESSCO account numbers follow the same online order process as you have for other web orders.When you log in, the system will ask you to choose between your "GSAL program" and open market account. Find your products, add them to a worksheet and follow the orders process.

Ordering open market products as well as GSA

As mentioned, you may choose to log in to your TESSCO account on either the GSAL pricing program or your own open market account. The system tells you which account you're logged into. IT-70 and open market products may not be placed on the same order - the new order process will prompt you on how to handle orders where there's a mix of products. We make it very easy to build and place the second order online.

Learn details such as TESSCO's contract numbers or how to buy on open market as well as GSA - check out the How to Buy GSA page.

Katrina Panel Report Generates
FCC Back-up Power Requirement

by Richard P. Biby, P. E.

A major change for the siting industry comes in the form of an order from the FCC that may prove to be expensive for carriers and a boon for generator manufacturers.

The FCC has taken several initiatives that affect tower owners or its licensees or both.

The biggest change for the wireless infrastructure industry is found in paragraph 77 of an Order the FCC released on June 8.

The paragraph reads, "We will require all local exchange carriers (LECs), including incumbent LECs (ILECs) and competitive LECs (CLECs), as well as commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers to have... [Continue reading]

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Wireless Video Surveillance Training
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For more information or for complete course schedules contact TESSCO today!

Interoperability, Metro Wi-Fi, Video Surveillance and Custom Tool Kits!

Interoperability

Keep users of different radio systems in touch – when it counts

Metro Wi-Fi

Deliver wireless broadband in your municipal area, fast and cost-effectively

Surveillance

Complete solutions for remote monitoring and remote location surveillance

Tool Kits

Customizable tool kits for almost every technical application

Benefits of Buying from TESSCO

Delivery Options

Guaranteed 5-Day Delivery

Expedited Delivery Options

Emergency Orders on Weekends and Holidays

Service

Dedicated Government Sales & Service

24/7/365 Customer Service & Support

Technical Support

Certified Technical Support

Assistance with Site Survey/Design

Kitting & Staging (Maryland and Nevada)

Training

Application Training (Wireless Broadband)

Special Payment Options

Open Terms

All Major Credit Cards

Government Leasing

Government Purchase Cards

Special Project Payment Terms

GSA Schedule IT-70 lets state and local governments buy selected products at federally-negotiated GSA prices; these include security cameras, wireless broadband products, antennas, coaxial cable, connectors, amplifiers, tower/site support components and more. You can relax knowing GSA has already determined these prices to be fair and reasonable, synopsis is not required and you can issue new BPAs under the contract.

Purchase RFS Products from TESSCO Off the
WSCA (Western States Contracting Alliance) Contract

TESSCO is an authorized supplier on the WSCA Contract of RFS cable, connectors, antennas, and tower accessories. This means that all RFS products are available to all state and local Government buying entities at very aggressive pre-negotiated prices.

The primary purpose of WSCA is to establish a means by which participating states can join together in cooperative multi-state contracting to achieve cost-effective and efficient acquisition of quality products and services. All government entities within the WSCA states are welcome to use the approved agreements as well as authorized governmental entities in non-WSCA states.

Please contact your state central procurement organization for the status of your state or contact the
TESSCO Government Team at 1-800-472-8065.