New York, Northrop Sign Wireless Data Deal
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New York has signed a $500-million contract with Northrop Grumman Corp. to build a high-speed wireless data network for emergency services.
The Citywide Mobile Wireless Network would give police and firefighters responding to emergency situations high-speed data access to share information such as federal and state anti-terrorism databases, fingerprints, mug shots, maps and video, the statement said.
The deal is the latest sign that big defense contractors are moving into the lucrative civilian security market that has grown rapidly since the Sept. 11 attacks.
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