UK police awarded a £25 million no-bid contract extension to Motorola and Sepura to maintain the legacy Airwave TETRA radio system for emergency services. The planned 4G-based replacement (Emergency Services Network) is 12 years behind schedule and £3 billion over budget, with deployment expected in 2029. Supporting dual systems has cost £11 billion over a decade.
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Cops hand Motorola £25M no-bid deal to keep 2000-era radios alive
Motorola pockets another £25M to keep ageing Airwave radios running as UK's Emergency Services Network replacement stumbles toward 2029, now £3B over budget and 12 years late.
Thursday, April 16, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline
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