Williams Communications, Inc.

Celebrating a long career at FWC & serving on the Florida State Radio System (SLERS) Joint Task Force for 13 years…We CONGRATULATE Mr. Bill Skukowski on your upcoming retirement

Florida Sheriff’s Conference-Summer 2024

Had a little visit from our friends from Golden Paws Assistance Dogs…GoldenPAWS.org

THANK YOU Bay County First Responders for all you do !

Cool photo of the day:

Our customer, Clay Electric Cooperative’s site in Salt Springs. Perfectly clear evening sky!

Photo taken by J. Russo

There is no other radio like the new L3Harris XL400 Fire Radio. It’s AWESOME!! Check the video out here:

Fire A complete fire solution, built to the industry's most rigorous standards.

When safety is top priority, choose the radio built to the most rigorous fire standards — our XL Extreme 400P.

We'll be at Fire-Rescue International for a live demonstration. Learn more here: bit.ly/3y4sJIP

***BIG NEWS!!!***
Very good news on the future of Florida’s Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS).

This new system will include P25 technology and extend a 15 year contract with L3Harris.

Williams has provided support of the existing system for half the state for 20 years. We are proud to be a partner with L3Harris and to support our first responders on the system.

https://urgentcomm.com/2021/04/30/florida-budget-awards-statewide-p25-deal-to-l3harris-without-bid-requires-firstnet-interoperability/

Florida budget awards statewide P25 deal to L3Harris without bid, requires FirstNet interoperability – Urgent Comms Citing the need for “emergency action,” Florida legislators are expected to approve a budget that would award L3Harris a 15-year contract to upgrade the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) to P25 Phase 2 technology without a procurement and require interoperability with the FirstNet b...

We have some very exciting news to share and look forward to continuing to work with Okaloosa County. Check out the story below:

Okaloosa County eyes major public safety communications system upgrades The investment will modernize outdated police, firefighter and EMS equipment and allow first responders from nine municipalities to communicate.

2021 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week was a success! We could not be more thankful for all our dispatchers and the critical role they serve in helping so many others every day. Here are a handful of photos from the week.

Williams is a proud supporter of our law enforcement and the Police Unity Tour VIII Golf Tournament held in Tallahassee today.

This organization brings awareness of law enforcement officers that have died in the line of duty and to honor their sacrifices.

For more information:
http://policeunitytourviii.org/page-118372

Williams Communications, Inc – Wireless Technologies Williams delivers personalized service and dependable products for professionals who rely on critical communication every day.

We’re proud to support our longtime law enforcement partners in the Tampa Bay area this weekend as they protect The Big Game.

Learn more about our public safety solutions at bit.ly/3pLaO5Q and about our support in the state of Florida at bit.ly/2KousVo.

Thankful for these incredible hero’s everyday.

Today and everyday, we thank you!

WIlliams is in the process of upgrading a large public safety communication system for Bay County, Florida to P25 700/800 MHz technology.
This system is being expanded from 5 tower sites to 9 tower sites.
The additional 4 sites and system will provide many enhanced technology features for users, and more coverage and capacity for first responders.

We are so proud to be recognized as one of the Top 3 Zetron dealers, with the coolest award ever! Zetron has been a solid partner to us, and a great product for our customers for decades!

Let us know how we can support your dispatch needs.

As we head into Memorial weekend, we remember and honor those that gave the ultimate sacrifice.

https://urgentcomm.com/2020/04/09/l3harris-offers-free-beon-service-to-healthcare-others-during-covid-19-crisis/

L3Harris offers free BeOn service to healthcare entities, others during COVID-19 crisis – Urgent Comms Healthcare systems and other entities wanting P25 push-to-talk functionality using cellular devices as part of their response efforts to the COVID-19 crisis can utilize the L3Harris BeOn solution at no cost for at least a 90-day period, according to officials for the company.

The safety and well-being of our customers and employees is our highest priority while continuing to maintain public safety communication systems and first responders.

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to affect our communities, Williams Communications has taken immediate steps to help protect the health and welfare of our customers and employees, including:

Ensuring Williams’ offices are stocked with cleaning supplies and increasing the frequency of regular cleanings and sanitization efforts across our offices, service centers, and equipment.

Recommending all employees take precautionary health measures, including frequent hand washing, social distancing, eliminating internal face to face staff meetings and replace with conference calls, eliminate non-essential work travel such as conferences and trade shows, traveling by car when appropriate, and work from home for many of our personnel.

The Williams Communications professional team (while taking the above additional protective measures) remains committed and fully available to provide continued support to our first responder community and the critical communications systems and equipment they rely on.

As everything is fluid right now, we will continue to update as needed.

Williams Communications prays for the safety of all our families and our communities.

Today, we recognize and honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On National Law Enforcement Day, Williams Communications, Inc. would like to take this opportunity to express our tremendous respect and appreciation for all the men and women in Law Enforcement for their tireless, selfless and brave service every day.
We hope that you “GO BLUE” today, and every day, to support Law Enforcement Officers across the country who protect and serve us all.

Our Technicians adding some finishing touches to The Gulf County Sheriff Office's new MRAP! It's always a pleasure getting the opportunity to work on projects like this.

We will never forget the 2,977 individuals who were lost on September 11, 2001. Today we honor and remember those First Responders who answered the call to protect the citizens of this beautiful country that we all call home.

Williams is fully prepared to support all of our customers and first responders during this time. We remain proactive and on call, and have all resources staged and ready to help. Our 24x7 response number is: 844-HELP-WCI

Our Technicians got the opportunity to install LED lights, a siren, and a spotlight on one of the US Fish and Wildlife Service patrol boats this afternoon!

The beginning of system staging for Camden County and St Marys, Georgia. A project containing Two Tait radio Networks (Including a P25 Phase 2 Trunked Network), Zetron dispatch consoles and an E911 call taking system.

It was truly an honor having their dispatchers visit our Headquarters Office in Tallahassee.

Here's a success story from one of our customers just down the road at Talquin Electric. In 2016 we implemented a Tait DMR Tier III radio network for them.

Talquin provides electricity, water and wastewater services to around 80,000 accounts across four counties in North Florida. With 190 employees, 110 vehicles, and multiple substations across their coverage area, a reliable radio communications system is critical to providing excellent service across their territory and in all conditions.

Talquin Electric Cooperative Client Story Talquin Electric Cooperative has implemented a Tait Communications DMR Tier III radio network after a competitive bid process. Talquin provides electricity, ...

A behind the scenes look at the staging of a Zetron Console for Camden County!

At Williams, we work hard to ensure that our radios effectively communicate when every second matters. Here's a couple of pictures from last week's software upgrades.