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Maine State Communications Network (MSCommNet) Radio Project Statewide Outreach Sessions Successful:

By Tom Driscoll

A series of outreach presentations were held around the State on March 26, 27, 28 and 30, to provide an update on the MSCommNet radio project.  The sessions, hosted by the Office of Information Technology (OIT), were held in Presque Isle, Orono, Augusta, and Portland, with over 100 attending in total.  See presentation slides from the March 2012 sessions at:   http://www.maine.gov/oit/services/radio/mscommnet/outreach/index.html .  Throughout the sessions, the MSCommNet project office team noticed significantly positive interaction between the State team, local and county partners, as well as the State agency customers in attendance.  The recent outreach sessions come at time when the project is no longer conceptual, with the “audience” focused on details of the pending implementation phases of the project.  MSCommNet will be a modernized and unified land mobile radio network for State law enforcement, public safety, and public service agencies, with continued interoperability between the State and county, local, and other public safety partners.  The new system will utilize portions of the State's existing communications infrastructure with a modern foundation that addresses current and future technical needs, regulatory compliance, and business requirements.  Partial implementation begins in the summer of 2012, with final cut-over to the new MSCommNet system scheduled for the summer of 2013.

About the project.  MSCommNet is OIT's Maine State Communications Network project.  The State of Maine is developing and will commission a modernized and unified land mobile radio network for State law enforcement, public safety, and public service agencies. The new system will utilize portions of the State's existing communications infrastructure with a modern technical foundation that addresses current and future technical needs, regulatory compliance and business requirements.  The requirement for interoperability with county, local, and other public safety partners will be fulfilled by the new MSCommNet system.   Partial implementation commences in the summer of 2012;  and final cutover to the new MSCommNet system is scheduled for the summer of 2013.