To this day I am utterly stupefied that Florida elected to, at the time, sign the largest radio contract in HISTORY with the company that, at the time, was Comm-Net, AFTER Ericsson had picked up their toys and left the game. The company at the time was TINY, with Ericsson being out of the picture. If I recall correctly, Comm-Net had something like sixty employees at the time. (?) WHY would a responsible state government choose to entrust 2 BILLION dollars to a company that was left holding the bag after its big name partner just packed up and left?
One thing that any good, super-rich investor will tell you is to watch out for companies that are bought and sold frequently.
To follow the history of the GE legacy, here is the list of names that this radio family has gone through, in order:
General Electric (GE)
Ericsson/GE
Ericsson
Comm-Net/Ericsson
Comm-Net
Tyco/ M/A-Com
Tyco (they dropped the M/A-Com name late in the game)
and now, HARRIS.
Eight names, six changes of ownership in about 20 years.
But to be fair about it, now that Harris owns it, that's a good thing for the company as Harris does have
the resources and expertise needed to compete strongly against Motorola.