In the article it says 95 percent coverage. Now, is this 95 percent mobile radio coverage or 95 percent portable radio coverage? And I would assume this is outdoor coverage. All these little Monday details make a difference for the end user.
So many systems have such poorly worded RFP's that are cut/pasted from Google searches by ID10T government mules who just don't care. Dealing with "walkie-talkie" problems is not interesting. They want it over with and "fast tracked" so it's off their calendar.
Oh they don't work? "I thought 95 percent was ok, that's what xxxx bought and it works fine there" No problem, put in a change order and find the money or cut something else and it will all be okay.
the problem isn't anymore the vendor than it is the customer. Fact is governments are run by corrupt "popular kids" in high school not the "nerdy outcasts" and this is what you get. In the words of the late George Carlin:
It's a club- and you and I ain't in it.
So a few million here, a few there. No matter, nevermind. No one cares, how much airtime does government waste get on corporate news? People want to hear what the Kardashian's are up to, or who we are blowing up to "fight terrorists".
Motorola is no angel, but they are hardly the only perpetrator. They are just a big rat who knows how to get the biggest chunk of the cheddar.